LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 29, 4 June 1915, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr Vivian Walsh made successful flights- on a locally built seaplane at Auckland yesterday. He made three flights, each of over ton miles on the harbor, the maximum height being 300 feet. Walsh also made a flight of * over a mile carrying a passenger.

At the inquest at Lyttelton concerning the -death of Ldward Sen all Alger, who wa.s accidentally killed by falling from a train at Heatlicote Station, a verdict was returned that •Alger was accidentally killed by falling from a train.

The verdict of 11. C. (bitten, S.M., upon the result of his investigations into the circumstances snrronnidiug the disastrous lire which destroyed Cuaig’s stahles at Parnell and 200 horses on the night of April 22nd, was that the evidence was insufficient to show the cause and origin of the fire, though it appeared probable it was due to incendiarism on the part ol some person or persons unknown.

The Premier (Hon. V» . F. Maasex / states that the Government has decided to appoint an advisory hoard of a judicial character to deal vith exceptional cases in regard to the internment of enemy subjects. Ihe Pi ess Association says that the Hon. Sir H. Dillon Bell is now making the necessary arrangements, and a well-known Amckland citizen has consented to take a position on the Board, which would he of a semi-judicial character and consist of three members.

At the sitting of the Licensing Committee, the Chairman stated that the Committee had discussed the question „f the sale of liquor in bottles to be taken off tbe premises for consumntion. The'Committee could hot an order -prohibiting such sale, but they had resolved to recommend that the sale be prohibited after 8 p.m. Licenses could only be Intimated of this resolution, and though not bound to do so should endeavour to meet the Committee in this resolution.

At Invercargill, Louis 1 oshcndei, a farmer, convicted of the manslaughter of William Jackson, was sentenced to seven years’ hard labor. Mr Justice Sims remarked that the er.-mo was punishable by imprisonment for life, and there were no extenuating circumstances. Counsel stated that prisoner had paid £IOOO compensation and £75 costs to Jackson’s widow. Foshenger ■ was in charge ol a motorcar, which collided with a spring cart, the driver of’which was Jackson, who died.

In an interview at Rotorua last night, the Hon. Heaton Rhodes, Post-master-General, stated in order to provide facilities for settlers residing beyond easy distance of a post office, it was proposed that drivers of mail vehicles on certain selected mail delivery routes, in addition to the delivery' of mail matter and the collection of-mail matter from rural boxes, would undertake at all stopping places the sale of stamps, the issue of postal notes, registration of postal packets, and receipt from ’the public of tclc’grams.

iTh e F.ltham Argus reports: John Thomas Martin, of Stratford, was proceeded against at the Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday morning by the Borough Inspector (Mr A. J. Hansen) for driving a motor car along High Street, F.ltham, on May 13th last at a : speed dangerous to the public. Mr Weir appeared' for the Borough Inspector, and stated he had been instructed to impress upon the Bench the extreme gravity of the charge. The defendant and another driver ol a motor vehicle, the identity of whom had only just been discovered, were

' apparently racing home from the Hawei-a races, and crossed the inleij section of High and Bridge (Streets at a-speed of not less than JO inhiles an

hour an exceedingly dangerous proceeding. considering the nature ol the , intersection. The Borough Council was endeavouring to abate this nuisance for the protection ol the public. (((fenders were not usually local residents, but, people ol neighbouring towns. Air Hausen gave evidence. — Tim .Magistrate said the offence was a very serious one, and one that would have to he put a .stop to. Defendant would be fined .Cl, with costs Ul Ss, hut in future a heavier line would be imposed on siieb offenders.—-.lt is nn-j dei-.stnod that action is being taken against two other residents ol Stratford for similar offences. nrnn-wtvrmrrrr^ mmrim 9m \stM9t