LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 39, 5 February 1908, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tin: Licensed Yictualler.s' Ansoriaihoi is donating a further sum of A,7>o tu the Keci'eatiou Sports Grounds. Hit} Uand. under tlie '-onof Mr. K. Smith, will reader the march <, Australia ,, at the Contest garden party on 2.ith February. Tlio liarrison ftmid attraited i|iiiie a moderate crowd to the Keereaiioii last night to watch and listen tn lite practice for the marching emnpetitiim. The memlM?rs are shaping weM are still coming forward to the Hospital Hoard from people who wciv absent or lor variuii- r.'a»on» unable to contribute on Saturday and Suu- ' day. The are io be k<'pt o]»en for a lew days. A fairly wcii-alti'mb-d meeting of the I laranaki branch of the Liberal and i.alior Federation was )ield last itighl. A ro«(dution was carried unanimously that the <io\vnimeut be requested to enforce the Weights and Measures Act,

In t luj S..\L Court yesterday .judgmeiii was ordvre.l for plaintill'- in the following uudefeDiled cases: .I"iin Myuoil (,\[r. llutcheii) v. .lames Wallace, claim JUI Js. and custs js; .Mir>. Uoss v. 11. Shaw. Cr i'is (for board and lodging» and 3s costs; same v. Clarence Lboi'lerson, claim .CI Us (for board and lodging; and costs ss. An unpk'asant experience befei >ome of the searchers for the escaped prisoner

yesterday) One enthusiastic chaser cooled his heels and considerably more of his body in about three ieet of water, and another had a *liarp lesson concerning the sharpness of blackberry thorns. As the day was very warm the diver had the belter tiine of the two. Mr. K Whittle has generously advanced, practically unconditionally, the sum of close on tllOO to the Recreation Sports Ground Committee for the purchase of a horse mower and horse roller for the *ports ground. .The*" implements will prove to be most potent factors in perfecting tlie ground, and Mr. WhitTle's unsolicited oiler is deserving of all. commendation.

\\ hat an interesting study is the FuglUh language. Yesterday the following animals were stalking around tlie Magistrate's Court: One .sine qua non, one sine die. one ad misericordiam, and one de novo. Tlicm.' names are not found in the dictionary, but, judging by the facility with which they were rolled off ilicv arc probably only ordinary everyday heasU with new names. The Recreation Grounds Board ha* lieen more successful than usual this year in the rearing of the young wihl ducks about thc jionds. One authority informs iw that Uiis is the direct outcome of the lowering of the lake, which provided several beaches on which the youngsters eouhl exercise themselves. The failure in tin past was due to the fact that no such rivts wore provided. The Board has now built several wooden landing stages around the e'lge of the. lake for :w:> by ihc dnr-kling- when the water has reached its proper level. The committee iu charge of the arI'aog.'ineijl- l|i eniiii' eli' I) with the OddU'llow•»' ;:.nnii;'.l 1111>\.i:ii 1 r;m f Tenee to be held in New -Y\\ moulh at Ha.oer ha*> decided to a-k ali I to writ:- to the Railway Dcj'ai'lnieiii a-king l'«o a special

;nihi froii! I lo New Plymouth on K i-ier Sunday, v.hen ;; ehur. h parade is to lie 1:'■ i 11. All oi'ier friemhy -0,-:e- ---- in New Piyiiiouih anl iti ■ utility will be inv'C'd tu take pari in an inii trd friendly *r>: ii ti, s* in the Kecrea [ joii < 'i'oiiu.!- on i lit* Sunday afternoon. The deb.-gaie.-. will nrriv in New Plymouth on I'l'iday cwu'ii'j. in, S.Mnrday morning the\ will be driven round the iown and suburb-, and iu the afternoon io "Aote:i< >ji l-.a-ii''- if the we,niter i- -uiu'.'i-. a .rip io MoUmI iCgmoni v.'ii 1 be arrangc-i!. iiud 'h<- v.;<a rcrence will r.pen tnat nigiit. A bi'jup',;''; will be h;-!d ujion tlie comple!iiai of the lai-dne.-i--. 'i I.« r • will twenly. live and loiiy delegates. An adj,'i;rn-'d ulnliation caie. Mct.'om-i-h v. Wiilhims, v«i- fc-amicd in liie S.M. ('ouri Air. ( v >ui)liam, for defendam. said liiai his elient had made admissionx that would warrant the Court in adjudging the defendant to be ihe putahve i'atlier of the unborn child, lie was prepared-to oney any order made by ihe coiti'i. bur ua- in liie nnfoiaunalo position of having no responsible per.-ons to give -ure.ies ilmt lie would 110 l leav ( . ih- dii'lrict before Ihe child w;b born. The Court was unwilling lo , loniinit 1 lie young man to prison, and I .\lr. dohusi 1111 •.* <nggt»-ied a- a way out of Ihe ditlieiiltv thiil the defendant should I itport hinirelf reguliirly three iimcn ; wickly to the police Ut Kltham until he eouhl Urn! ihe uweWry snreri;s. This eonrsc wih adopted, t!:e Court ordering Inn to enter into a recognisance of l">() ami obtain otieolhur surely of (Job. hi detauli of ihe defendant reporting as ordered, he will Ue imprisoned for three months.

Hie Magist rate's t'i>itit yesterday had to -ettle scleral claim, by sub-eontfac-tors against Messrs. liortlnvick & Sons, i»l Waitara, in respect of a contract.entered into by tliem with Messrs, l'ikctt Hilkic, hii tin' election of a buildin,L'. Tlie Now- I'lymoiilh Sash and Door Company (Mr. yuilliam) had obtained judgment for 177 5s Od, but the Magistrate had directed' that notice should be 'Vi'M to all other sub-contractors having claims upon the contract moneys held by delejiilariu, Claims were submitted by the Australian Hardwood Company I.MI. Kerr I. C7l Is 3d. for timber; ■lohuson liros.. of Waitara (Mr. .Hutchen I. tM3S 4(1. f ov itricks. Objection Ki\r raised to .lolinson Bros,' claim, Mr. Ken contending that the necessary legal steps had not been taken to establish the lien, inasnutcli as no proceedings had been laken by th.-. claimants to recover the amount. Mr. llnlchen contended thai, liotiee having been given and the claim acknowledged, legal proceedings "ere not necessary, Counsel quoted lite Ait, which stated that unless proceedings were commenced within sixty daw Hit' lien would hi' OMinguished. Several

L'asc.s uere quoted, in which decisions on the point hail been given nn those lines, Jlr. Villi"in asked that the amount held by the Court should be divided among I lie sub-contractors who had taken proper steps to establish their claims. Mr. Ilntchen considered tlie cases quoted by Mr. (juilliam dill not apply, for there it was set up that any arrangement for paunent had been made between the enip oyer and lh,. siib-coiiiractor. fit ihii-. ca-e sticli an arrangement liad been made. Section 1!), relied on by tlie other -t'le, applied i;t e:is<, s wbere no such ar-

laogeinciit lor payment 'hud been made. I lie Magistrate saiil (his was all importjut point, and he would take time to U .ide. reserving his decision until TuesJ.iy next. i( |,ci n; , nmlcistood that if the l''.i=iin is m favour of Mr. Tlutchcn, he s.e.uld 10 ready to fall evidence to prove he dale <|| completion of the snb-con-tiacl liiijl of t:,,. arrangement entered into between the employe,- apd the subcontractor.