LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 88, 16 April 1915, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr J. Marra, who was injured at the railway siding, is making good yet slow progress, and was able to be in Broadway this niorning. A Christchurch P.A. telegram this afternoon states: When the MyersCro/.ier x case, which has assumed the proportion of a cause celebre, again came before the Court to-day, Judge Stringer said it was quite clear that prisoner should be discharged. It was scandalous to suggest that the man should lie held in prison for an offence based on a judgment which was held not to be maintainable. He would order the prisoner to be discharged.

At the Magistrate’s Court, Stratford, this morning, the inspector of noxious weeds proceeded against Jesse J. Hills (for whom Mr P. Thomson appeared) for not clearing his property of ragwort. Accused had previously been fined £5 for a similar offence. His Worship (Mr Kenrick) said it was evident defendant was conversant with the Act, but he preferred to pay the fine instead of doing the work. Mr Kenrick further said that il cases continued to come before him, he would put up the amount of the fine to £2O. He was rather surprised to hear of the .amount of trouble the Department went to to get the work done, as the sending out of" notices was only a matter of courtesy on the part of the Department. In the present case a fine of £7 (costs 7s) was imposed. Separators.—JNow Is the time to inspect our fine selection of Halid Separators and choose the macliine which host suits your requirements. We have them ranging from £3 5s for 12 gallons per hour.—McMillan and Prodtic. Broadway. s