LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 51, 31 October 1913, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Only one judgment was given by default at the Court this morning— Thomas i. Lamason v. John Whittington, cldim Joe, costs- 14s.

11 Mil I Wfilkioj l 'secretary ol'i tbn , local Operatic Society, to-day received authority from the J. C. Williamson Co. to stage the Pirates of Penzance locally on the two show nights..

A new Anglican Church paper foi the Commonwealth is lik«y to be published at the beginning of next vjepr. It wilj 'represent the evangelical .scapq. of thought, and be edited by Key.. A J. H. Priest, who has been associated with the Church Missionary Association tor several years.,

In judgment summons proceedings at | the Court this morning James Spice, who did not appear, was ordered to pay forthwith to William Harris the sura of £5 2s Id, in default seven days’ imprisonment. In respect of Frank Dorran’s debt of £3 los 6d to Arthur Needham, judgment creditor was ordered to pay os per week.

As a result of a departmental inquiry at Melbourne into the escape ot Daniel Winter, a prisoner, at City Court, on October 10, Sergeant Alien; was li/ied £-1, Constable A . Johnson £2, Constable P. Clancey £l, and Constable J, E. Cornish £l. Constable J. T. Edwards was cautioned for misconduct against the discipline of the force, in failing to prevent the escape of Winter.

On Wednesday evening, just near the old toll-gate on the south side of Inglewood borough, a collision occurred between a motor car driven by Mr Fox Rogers and a gig which was proceeding in the same direction. The car overtook the gig, and, catching it behind, severely damaged it. The driver of the gig was thrown from his vehicle and had a miraculous escape, as also did the occupants of the car who sat under a shower of falling timber from tne smashed-up vehicle.

On the hooks in Messrs Cuff and Walsh’s shop to-day was the carcase of a land) that attracted a good deal of attention as being a record for tin district at this season. The land) was bred by Mr I. Lvlord, of East Road, and turned the scale's at 481bs. Last week Messrs Cuff and Walsh displayed a lamb at lllbs, of which they were justly proud. A man was charged at the Court this morning with drunkenness, and Sergeant McXeely stated that in May last he had been fined os for drunkenness. He had been allowed to depart without paying the line and had vanished from the ken of the police. A neighbouring constable had been asked to find the man, but could do no better than to find a friend of his. who owed him five shillings, and handed over the amount to pay the fine. For yesterday’s offence a fine of 10s, in default seven days’ imprisonment, was imposed.

A London cablegram states that The Dewhurst Plate resulted: Kennymore 1, Corkyra 2, Carrick 3. A Waimate County farmer claims to have completely killed the gorse along his road frontage by rolling it with a traction engine. \ Bishop Wood, of Melanesia, although not fully recovered from his illness, left Sydney on Wednesday 22nd inst..

for his diocese. He was accompanied by several workers for the mission field.

The Tirnaru Herald states that arrangements are now being made wither the object of boring for oil in the Ealing and Hinds districts, a few miles north of the Rangitata River. It is ■said that it is in precisely similar country that oil is obtained in America. A very pleasant evening was spent at the Rarisii Hall last night, when members and friends of the Operatic Society indulged in an evening’s dancing. About thirty couples took the floor. Mrs Biunchi supplied the music ioi the dancing, and Messrs East and Ciaw shaw acted as M.C.’s. A dainty supper was supplied by lady members and friends of the Society, and the evening was concluded after'midnight.

An Illinois man has patented a raincoat tnat can be sola for about sd,

tlie cost of production amounting to merely half that amount. The garments are made from waterproof paper, and the modest claim is made for them that they can. be used on more than one occasion. The chief advantage of the novelty appears to be that it can be folded up aud carried in one’s pocket like a newspaper, though it lias no pockets itself. It can he made in all colours.

Three men appeared at the Court this morning charged with drunkenness—quite a big batch for Stratford. But two of them were visitors from Inglewood, who, according to Sergeant McNeely, were well intoxicated when they arrived in Stratford. The amount of coin held by.the two visitors was small, but Sergeant McXeely said one bad an article of value in bis Union book. Two of the erring ones were lined five shillings and the other was fined ten shillings. fL

In the Commonwealth during the quarter ended September 30, 47 opium smugglers were captured, having in their possession 861 b 14|oz of the drug, valued at £257, Penalties to the amount of £430 were imposed, of which £385 was paid. The sum of £43 10s went in rewards do informers, and £4 10s to the police. 1 Twelve of the offenders caught in Victoria had in their possession only 111) 9oz df opium. Ninety-nine offenders in New South Wales'had 631 b looz. ' ' ~

A young lady was charged at the Court this morning with having ridden a bicycle on the footpath in Regan Street on October 22nd. She did not appear* and Mr Spence explained to the Bench that defendant was an entire stranger to the country; She had just recently arrived from ''lreland, \yhere .the roads were much better than the roads in Stratford and' tvdiere .there were no footpaths distinct 'from the roads. The S.M. remarked'that the lack of footpaths was another injustice to Ireland, and convicted defendant without fine. The only other case ip which the .Borough inspector was interested was a charge of rjif-g a bicycle on a footpath, against Goodwin Ford. Defendant was present and pleaded guilty. “Do you never read the papers?” asked his Worship pointedly. Fined os and costs 7s.

The Mayor (Mr W. P. Kirkwood) and Cr. Richards arrived hack in Stratford "last night front Wellington, whence they had gone as a deputation from the Borough Council to the Minister for Public 'Works regarding the granting of a license to the Stratford Electrical Supply Co. enabling them to supply electric current in the County ot Stratford. It had been intended to wait on the Prime Minister also, but he was too busy with strike matters to see the deputation. At the interview with Mr Fraser, the I nderSecretary and the Assistant EnderSecretary for Public M orks were present. The deputation asked for as definite answer as possible, hut Mr Fraser said that he could not give a definite answer, as a deputation from the Company had still to wait on him, and he had to look at both sides of the question. Ho promised, however. that if the Government intend to grant the license, the CounH. w" .id receive ample notice of that intention.