LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 23, 20 February 1909, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

I lie Stratlord Co-operative JJairy Company* payments to its suppliers on Saturday next will amount to X7tt.">!> 10s. Iho District Court sitting in New Plymouth yesterday v\ji* verv briet. Mr, lownsend moved lor an order to discharge, Hugh Fiancis Uilcy and liernard Ivih-y, trading' in the name oi iiiley Itros. as farmers at Cremii. The application was granted. . The infant classes of the Whiteley Methodist Sunday School are being i wipked along progressive lines. The superintendents have just purchased individual chairs for the little scholars.

who should appreciate the change from the old style of wooden forms. Accuracy is a strong point with .some people. Yesterday morning, in tile N.M. Court, the presiding "Magistrate affected to find no difference between three weeks and sj\- weeks. A few minutes later a solicitor found by a process »f counsel's

calculation that la-t year three weeks «*!;<psrd between January <'th and January 21st. The continued spell of dry weather is fast drying up the pastures on (li|j open and coastal farms in Taranaki. and farmers are anxiously waiting for rain. The root crops are forward and good, the turnips being free from the |{y. In I the higher bush'country grass is very I plentiful and green. Farmers who have harvested their winter fodder during the past month have had the I>est of weather conditions, the hay crops especially being "put in" sweet and fresh. A correspondent, in reply to "Kaquirer," uvlio asked why the murderers | of the Rev. John Whiteley jaiul others at > White dill's were not brought to trial, say* that the late Mr. John Whiteley King used every endeavor to have the miscreants arrested and put on trial, but 'without avail. Our correspondent a,lso wenti'ms what to him appeared somewhat incongruous was that a photo of Te Wetere, as a chief,, 'appeared in a book on the history of Methodism in New 'Zcalnml, and which -he believes was written by a Methodist minister.

Road, contractors, hy tacit consent of local bodies, graze their bullocks on the' roads during the progress of their I works. So long as the bullocks are of | the soft-eyed, hard-worked variety the nuisance can be tolerated. But when the contractor includes amongst his oxen bulls just recently procured from the there are grave objections. The other night a local cyclist found the. cud of a steep cutting blocked bv one of these a:iimals, and he seemed likely to dispute the cyclist's right-of-way. Something, possibly a rod necktie Muttering. brought the bull down fairly fast upon the unprotected wheelman", who promptly "scaled." Had the cyclist been a timid lady there would have been more to report. There are at the present lime about 400 ujen working on the StratfordOngarue railway line. They are living in tents and the camp is a large one. Uood progress is being made with the work. Jhe line is being laid between lluiakama and Pohokura. along a line stretch of country known as the Pohokura \ alley. The grade is almost a level one right, on to Whaugamotnona. and very few engineering difficulties will be encountered on this stretch. A wellknown judge of land considers that some of the very best gra/.kig country in the Island lies along the proposed roultf. and as the line proceeds this fine area will be opened up. Just now the country is looking very green, food being luxuriant, stock of all kind conseijuentJv being in splendid condition, loading is also being proceeded with, a large metalling contract for the road running parallel with the line being undertaken presently.

A very successful sale of work was conducted at the West K»d School on Thursday evening, in aid of iho Western Park and the school gymnasium finds 'I hero was a good attendance, ami (lie takings, amounting to were considered very satisfactory. With the exception of its hard-working chairman the Western Vark Committee was conspicuous by its absence. Following were the stall-holders:—Western Park*fancy goods, Mesflames Harry Ward, Dabb, .L .Johnson, and the Ward; West Lnd School fancy goods, Mesdanies W. Nixon, li. .1. (filbert; produce stall, Mesdanies B. (Jardncr, 1\ Oilhert, and Miss Sislcy; lollie stall, Mrs. O'Driscoll, .Miss Potts, Mrs. li. Cock; afternoon tea, Mesdanies Tisch, ft Jury, ft Newell, l-llerm and Wilson. In tile evening the Garrison ISiind played several selections, and an orchestra comprised of Mrs. fowling, senior, Misses Dowling, and Messrs. Deare and McConnell was also in at-1 tendance. i

Yesterday morning, in the S.M. Court, Michael -Jones, livery stablckceper, for whom Mr. (J. Orey appeared, sued Henrv Putt, of Yogeltown, and formerly a fanner at Okato {represented by'.Mr. Quilliam). for CO 4s lid, being the cost of hiring two vehicles to convey purchasers to the defendant's clearing sale at Okato in May last, and for horse feed, etc. Defendant denied liability. The plaintiff was put iu the box, and sought to show that the defendant's son, who had ordered the vehicles, was his author-

ised he having conducted negotiations wjtli Mr. King in respect'of a clearing sale, the proceeds of which were •subsequently received by the defendant. Mr. raised an objection to the plaintiff' iu evidence repeating what Lewis Putt had said to him unless he could first establish Lewis Putt's agency for the defendant. It became apparent that Mr. Crev could not proceed until i this conversation was admitted and the

agency proved. This latter was possible only by the production of Lewis Putt. Tlic Magistrate did not agree "with Mr. (i rey\ suggestion that proof of agency in dealing with King could be held to imply authority to treat with other per-j sons. A non-suit was granted to allow I the son. Lewis Putt, to be johed as a]

[ defendant, a guinea costs being allowed the defendant's solicitor. in 1 lie S/M. Court yesterday Mr. TT.I T'itzherhert. S.M.. gave his decision in j the case brought by fleorge Bishop against two Moturoa fishermen for the recovery of moneys lent. The claim was for .£f» 18s (id, and the money was alleged to have been borrowed to enable

the defendants to buy a tiel, rope. trail etc. Defendants confessed in owing j CI 10s, but denied further liability, llis Worship said ihat in a case of this <le-ic*riptioii, where the evidence was so directly conflicting, the lteneh bad to look ut llifl probabilities. In the light I of loans admitted, the demeanour of

witnesses, and the surroundh<» circumstances, tire probabilities were in favour of Itisbop in respect of loans granted for Ihe purpose of the purchase of the ni't, and the trap. lie'did not think Hisliop had established a ease in regard

to the claim for tho value of an oar. | Coming all this, and guiding him to bis 1 decision, .was the fact that the defendant, although fnYjuontly in town and probably often seeing the plaintiff, had never disputed the amount Kent in by Bishop in December. Judgment was I entered for plaintiff for £4 and costs

C2 4- against Barker, tlic Magistrate! [ holding (hat Fiivr \v«n not a partner ! with Barker at the tinip some (if tile loans wore obtained. Judgment was given against Harker and Pan- t'nr CI 10s, anil costs 3s. The S.lf. said lie had

found it impossible to rely on the fviI dence of the defendant, ami Mr. Ktandish explained Hint the defendant's memory fur dates liail been all'cctcd liv an injury received in South Africa. In the case Bishop v. Ttarker. claim for C2 H)s lent by plaintiff to defendant for I lie purpose of buying bedclothes, judgment for plaintiff was entered for the amount claimed ami '£l 12s costs.

,Tnst I arrived, at Docknll'e, Devon street Central. New Plymouth, an in tlent of Allan's famous {rents' hoots, nl» C. *n<l J. Clarke's superior ladies' boot and shoes. In stock, a large assortmen o* tit best ladies', gents', and children' colonial toots and shoes by reliabl® makers, All the above are offered t< I the publio at prirai thate&n't bp Wt'rt I

Thursday, Friday and Saturday will live as "big" days ill tlio mciiion nhthe modern Maori (says the Ha went Slur). From White dill's to Waitoiara (the boundaries which embrace lllc West Coast reservos) the natives li.ive assembled at Taiporolienui in numbers to discuss, firstly, the matter of petitioning Parliament in order to have the names of natives rfaced on the European electoral roll, ana also to consider other subjects close to the llaori heart. The

meeting was another evidence of the awakening of the Mauri, tin* outgrowing of the influences of Te Whiti and Tohu. The "korero" proper started on Friday alight and will finish to-night (Saturday). At tho StrtiWonL Coiinty Council injecting on Wednesday Cr. Porritt 'moved that' the attention of the Stock In-

spector be drawn, to, the noxious weeds on Oh- Council's roads, ami t'liaC he be as'ked to compel .mljaceni landholders to dp a I w idi these weeds. Cr. Hathaway I seconded. Cr. 'Mhrfell wanted the reso- | lution extended l to* cover private property. Cr. iPorrilt thought private property was liot the Council's business, and would l rather leave it out. Cr, J'orritVs motion was then carried,, as was also a, further motion by Cr. Marfell that the attention of tlx* Stoc'k Inspector be diUwn to the >pread of noxious weeds throughout the county, and tliat lie be m>quc>tcd'to se: that more urgent steps are taken to cope with such.---Po-t.

In the Magistrate's Court, before Mr. 11. S. Fit/.herbert, S.M., Marry Aeklo-in. of was lined Co and costs, *.)>. for selling liquor without being licensed to do so. on January 2X. Defendant. who pltVided guilty, sold a half-cro-wn llask of whisky to a native at jl'avibaka for ss. The Magistrate remarked that he deaH leniently with defendant bc.MUse he had pleaded guilty, nuil ihe'eiui>e the olVt ; iLce an isolated one. Defendant waa then charged (1)

with having supplied liquor to a liallI caste for consumption oil' licensed premises on January 23, mud (-) with having on the same occasion supplied liquor ] to a .-native dor consumption oil' licensed premises. Defendant'pleaded not guilty. The infoiiinations were dismissed on law points raised by Mr. Crombie, who appeared for defendant. Defendant asked

for time in which, to pay the line and co-is inflPcted en thft first charge. He was allowed until -Jiiarch J»l, on condition that h-- reported himself at the police station at luglewood every Saturday till then, and did not leave the disi tried without the consent of the police.