LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 57, 7 November 1913, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The N.Z.L. and .Mercantile Ageney Co.’s springing heifer sale is to be held next Tuesday. Present entries are advertised.

The attendance at the bowling green was somewhat affected by the showery weather yesterday aitornoon, and those who braved the elements engaged in a friendly game.

Only one judgment summons was dealt with at the Court this morning, Samuel Henry Alvis, who did not appear, being ordered to pay it Id: forthwith to A. W. Bawles, in default seven days’ imprisonment.

The death of Sir ’William Preece, engineer, is reported by London cablegram. Sir William held a number of important engineering positions connected .with telegraphy and telephony and has collaborated in works on the subject. Ho was a fellow of the Boyah Society.

Judgment by default was given in the following cast's at the Court this morning:—Joseph MeClnggage v. J. E. and J. 0. Haggle, £l3O 1-ls 4d. costs £7 Os Gd; Wilson and Son v. Kerr Maxwell. £2vcosts £1 IQs; MeCluggage Bros. v. George' Ball, £3 Os Sd, costs £1 ; William Stewart v. Paul Collyier, £3 12s 2d, costs 10s.

; Jack Howard was charged at the Court; this morning with having on October 25 th driven a gig m l>a ß c : Street .without a light. He stated that it was, .not, dark at the time. Borough Inspector Barlow said the time was 7.35 pan. Defendant: His watch must have been ten minutes fast. Mt watch showed twenty-five past seven.

The Inspector: My watch was absolutely correct. Defendant stated that he had come into town to get the trier lights., The S.M. convicted Tine, hut 1 advised him not to cut 'it so tine in future.;

At the Arbitration Court at. Wclliugtou yesterday, John Touch, a waterside worker, sought compensation from the Union Steamship Company for injury through an accident while working on the Mapomika on June 3, through being struck on tin head by a falling block. He would eventually become quite blind, and possibly lose his reason. The company had paid Pooch 31s 2d weekly since the accident, but a lump sum was asked for. Finally it was agreed (states the Tress Association) that C2UO bt paid down, and the balance, about £195, to the Public Trustee. , The monthly meeting of the W -C • T.U. was held on Thursday afternoon at the residence of Mrs 1C H. White, ilcH-au Street. The annual report was read and confirmed. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year:—President, Mrs T. White; vicepresidents, Mesdames Peeve, Ldley. Cameron, Header and Kennedy ; secretary and treasurer, Mrs Hi.dsall; reporting secretary, Mrs R- H. I ' ,tl > cradle roll, Mrs J. Boon, assisted bj Mrs Pinney. Mrs A. Douglas, ot New Plymouth, gave an interesting account of the work done by the Aew Plymouth Society.