STRATFORD NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 227, 23 March 1912, Page 3

STRATFORD NEWS.

i * I Stratford, Friday. 1 MAGISTRATES COURT. Mr. Konrick, S.M., had very little actual business to transact to-day, most of the debt cases having been either settled out of court or the summonses not served, while three or four plaints were adjourned. Judgment by default was given for plaintiffs ill the following cases:—R. H. Bright (Mr. Fookos) v. W. Adamson, claim £1 12s, costs ss: S. H. James (Mr. Fookes) v. W. Eyles, claim £1 9s 9d, costs ss; R. Hannah and Co. (Mr. Thomson) v. A. A. Cuthbertson, claim £2 10s Gd, costs 10s Thomas Waite (Mr. Wright) sued William Dowman on a judgment summons for £8 12s 2d. The defendant, in examination, made it very clear that he had not been in a position to pay the debt up to the present, sickness being the chief cause. He offered, however, to pay £2 per month, and an order was made accordingly. An order was refused in the judgment summons case F. Plumtree (Mr.' Wright) v. J. Christiansen, claim £1 9s 9d. Tho. S.M. called the attention of the de : fendant to the manner in which the j costs wfere accumulating, and strongly advised him to use every effort to pay a little off whenever he could. The J debtor said he would if possible, as he ' did not desire to cheat any man. Solomon Cook, of Wanganui, sued E. H. Finchman, of Toko, for the sum of £2 ss, balance said to be due on a suit of clothes. The case was set down at Wanganui. and the defendant's evidence was taken here to be forwarded on.' It amounted to this: He absolutely denied I the liability. Did not know plaintiff, and had never ordered a suit of clothes from -him or instructed anyone else to Ido so. It was, he said, a case of mis- | taken identity.

CRICKET - STRATFORD v. OKAIAWA. Stratford cricketers journeyed to Okaiawa on Thursday, and scored a« easy win against the home team. Following are the scores:— iOKAIAWA. Whelan, b Prebble 3 Hughes, b Dunlop 8 R. Penny, b Prebble ' 12 C. Penny, b Prebble 1 Symes, "b Dunlop 1 Blackmore, b Dunlop I . 0 b Dunlop 0 J. Burley, b Prebble 1 Canlerlin, 1> Dunlop ] 1 Fowler, b Prebble ] 0 Waters, not out 1 Extras 3 Total 32 Bowling analysis.—Prebble, five for 11; Dunlop, five for 17. 1 STRATFORD. Jackson, b Whelan 1 Dunlop, b Whelan 0 Prebble, retired >4/0 Jennings, b Whelan 15 Kirkman, b R. Penny 6 Hartley, b R. Penny 13 Samion, not out 0 Rhodes, b R. Penny 0 Extras 6 Total 81 A VICTORIA PARK GAIIE. Mr. Newton King's staff conclusions with the railway and post office employes in Victoria Park, the scoring being small throughout, but the game was a thoroughly enjoyable one all the same. The combined forces made 18 and 34 respectively in the two innings, their, opponents scoring 34 in the first innings 1 and .52 fot four wickets in the second. RIFLE SHOOTING. A match was fired on Thursday between Rifle and Gun Club teams", the former winning by 194 points. Afternoon tea was dispensed by the ladies. Following are the scores RIFLE TEAM. 200 500 Tl. C. Jackson 33 35 68 C. Speck 33 34' 07 A. Wickham 32 34 66. E. Brocklebank 30 34 64 W. Brocklebank ...' 32 32 64 A. Speck 33 31 64 H. Gollop ..; 31 32 63 A. Ferguson 34 29 63 J. McMahon 29 33 62 A. Mackay .> 30 30 60 J. Ritchie 27 30 57 344 354 698 GUN TEAM. 200 500 Tl. M. I. Jury 26 30 56 A. Scott 28 27 55 11. Campbell 29 26 55 H; Wickham y 30 24 54 G. Hunter 24 25 49 Davis 21 22 43 W. Morison 21 21 42 E. Kirkwood 19 22 41 H. Voyle 19 18 37 A. Stewart 18 18 -36 Foley 21 15 36 256 248 504 GENERAL NEWS. Her many friends will be pleased to learn that Mrs. Sole, sen. (mother of Mr. C. D. Sole, of this town), who broke her thigh at Hunterville a short time ago, is making a. rapid recovery. Two judgment summons cases were h 9 a rd in court to-day, both of which aroused sympathy for the debtors, -inasmuch as illness as much as anything else on the part of the breadwinners was responsible for their failure to meet their liabilities. In one case the S.M» said it was impossible for him to make an order under the circumstances, with which the solicitor for the plaintiff concurred', and the other he would have treated the same way had not the judgment debtor made an offer to pay the | amount sued for in monthly instalments, ajs he had better prospects than for many months past.-