LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 301, 18 December 1914, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Municipal Band wifi rendcr-.A musical programme in the Hospital grounds on Sunday. The Gisborne bakers anticipate a bread famine, having only a fortnight’s flour supply, reports the Press Association. The schooner Crete had her vsails blown away and cast her anchors at Hicks’ Bay on the voyage from Auckland to Gisborne.—P.A. At the Gisborne Magistrate’s Court (states the Press Association) Edward Hooper, a young half-caste, law clerk, was charged with embezzlement amounting to over £IOOO. The case is proceeding.

A school boy named Kem Algar, while playing in Broadway this morning on his return from school, was accidentally pushed over by another scholar, and broke his arm at the elbow. Mr Brian. Malone kindly conveyed the little one to Dr. Steven’s surgery, where he was attended to and was able to return home.

Ryder Hill, a Rest Office employee, Was charged at the-Magistrate’s Court, Stratford, this morning, with riding a motor cycle on the footpath. Defendant pleaded guilty, explaining his reason for using the pathway was that in the place he had done so the road was not metalled, and that to deliver his letters he had to use the footpath. A. fine of 5s was inflicted.

At the Wellintgon Siipreme Court to-day the Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout) sentenced Frank Lawson to eighteen months’ imprisonment ami Robert Parker, affias Robert Francis Miles, to two years) both for breaking and entering and theft. The former committed the offence at Petone and the latter at Napier. Miles was convicted ten years a|o on four charges of forgery.—P.A.

The world’s largest liner, the Vaterland, owned hy the Hamburg-American Company, _ which has remained a refugee steamer in New York harbor since the outbreak ’"of war, has had an attachment placed on her by the United States Court at'the instance of Messrs Waring and Gillow. the London firm. The ’ furiture and decorations of the liner were supplied hy Waring and Gillow, and these were fitted at Hamburg by British workmen. The balance of the company’s account had not been, paid when war was declared, and there being reports that the German* company were trying to sell' the liner. Messrs Waring and.Gillow took the action stated.. Until the.-debt and costs are paid, therefore, she cannot unit nort even if disposed of to a neutral State or company. The Yaterlnud cost £1,725,000 to build, and made-her mpiden vovaee to Net Work last Me**