LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 33, 13 June 1913, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Terra Nova lias arrived at the Scilly Islands.

Illinois State lias adopted women’s suffrage by a small majority. The Bill awaits the Governor’s signature.

Burglars entered the office of the Sumner Borough Council, but encountered the brick wall of the strong room and abandoned tho attempt.

A Press Association wire from Wellington states; The Defence authorities advise that the examinations for the first appointments have been postponed until early in September.

The Borough Council workmen have now nearly completed the metalling work on Opunake Road from the Borough boundary to Broadway. The Council’s road roller, has been used

on the stretch, about a mile, and a fine surface has been secured.

A speaker at the Casein Company’s luncheon yesterday in New Plymouth stated that his company, who hat taken up casein manufacturing, was paying out 11 per cent more to suppliers than would be the case were the company makiny either cheese or butter.

A country resident who came to Stratford to attend the Scottish concert last night, and' who celebrated the event rather too freely, appeared at the Court this morning on a charge of drunkenness, and was convicted and discharged, it being ins first offence in that direction.

A Press Association, message from Hawera states that James Horne, 2'], a laborer, employed on the Manawapou railway deviation works, was killed yesterday. Horne was assisting to haul iron girders up an embankment when the tackle broke and the girder slipped hack on deceased, killing him instantly. He recently arrived from Auckland.

During the hearing of a case at the Court this morning in which a

Territorial stated' that he had losi his duplicate record hook the Magistrate, Mr Ken rick, impressed on defendant the desirableness of carefully keeping such records. The book ir question would always be reliable evidence of his presence in a certain place at a certain time. On similai evidence he (the S.M.) frequently granted old-age and military pensions.

The demand for wives in Canada was indicated by a statement made by Miss Teetgen at the sixth annual meeting of the Central Emigration Board, held at the house of Sir Edwir Burning Lawrence in Lonodn lasi month. “I had seven proposals) in seven weeks when I was in Canada,” said Miss- Teetgen, amid much laughter; but she added: “I did not even know the names of some of the mer who proposed to me.” She told of a band of women who on their trip across Canada to Vancouver had their numbers reduced from 45 to five through the discovery of husbands by -10 of the company.

A forward movement is on foot in the St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church just now. A number of new members were added to the roll last Sunday, and the congregation are taking steps to elect four of their number as eiders, so as to strengthen the session, and increase the spiritual efficiency of the church. With a view to guiding the members in their choice of suitable men for this important office, the minister will preach on the “Scriptural qualifications of an Elder” on Sabbath morning.

Judgment by default was given in the following cases at the S.M. Court this morningW. H. H. Young and Co. v. Right Bros, £49 3s Gd, cosh £4 18s 6d ; McCluggage Bros. v. James Casey, £l2 4s 2d, costs £2 7s (3d; Mullen and Marshall v. L. H, Wikson. £4 Is (id, costs 10s; Mullen and Marshall v. Peter Boguski, £3, costs ISs ; •lames O’Connell v. Timothy Murphy, £6 10s, costs £1 4s Gd; H. X. Silk v. Rangiwai Kaiuka, £3 9s 3d, costs 10s; J. Masters and Son v. W. Book, £9 19s Gd, costs £1 3s Gd; Thomas Carson v. A. J. Hill, £3 10s. costs Jos; W. Cannon and Co. v. W. B. Payton, £lB 16s, costs £1 10s Gd ; C. A. Lehmann v. T. H. Gooch, £2OO, costs £8 10s.

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The door-takings at the Taranaki • Winter Show for the past two days total £1G(). Yesterday’s takings contributed £125. William .Rogers was fined os without costs at the Court this morning for having allowed a chimney in his house to take fire on June Bth. Defendant explained that he had only been j. in the house for three weeks. The S.M. (Mr Ken rick); The out-going tenant left you the job of cleaning the chimney, and you were apparently leaving it for the tenant who came alter you.