Stratford News

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 300, 15 June 1912, Page 3

Stratford News

> . ..<!»•. From oar Resident Reporter, < GOLF In the report in yesterday's News of tie Stratford v. New Plymouth golf match there were a couple of slight errors which I am asked to correct. Johns, of New Plymouth, beat 0. Wright, sen., and Morison lost to 0. Wright, jun., 3 up and 2. Kebbell beat Groker, by 4 up and 2. STRAY PARAGRAPHS I Its was good ito he alit(e yesterijay 2t-ji-iiing. Snow-covered Egmont stood out clear in the morning air, and folks determined to put another blanket on the bedThere was a sort of a stonewall in the S.M, Court yesterday, or should it be described as "talking out time J" The court opened, and an expected litigant came not. His lawyer got up and began to make excuses. An argument With the presiding magistrate lasted whilst the minute-hand traversed 1 half the dial of the clock, but still there was no appearance. Counsel assured the court that nothing short of a serious accident would have prevented his client putting in an appearance. Presently the man came. He had a blackened optic. Counsel was radiant. His .surmise had been correct. Anyone could see the man had had an accident. The man assured the court hat he had fallen off a haystack. Opposing counsel was not satisfied. 'When did you fall off the stack?" ihe asked. "About a fortnight ago." "I thought so," said the lawyer. Then the late-comer decided not to go on with the case, and it was struck out.

Mr. W. J, Reeve, who has exchanged positions, with Mr. F. Bird as clerk of the court .at Stratford, took up his duties yesterday. At the Stratford S.M. Court yesterday judgment was given in the following cases by default:—R. H. Bright and S. Backhouse (Mr. Wright for Mr. Fookes). v. A. Campbell, claim £1 Gs, costs 17s; McCluggage Bros. • (Mr. Anderson) v. S. Medcalf', £6 ,6s, costs £1 3s (id; M. O'Neill and Son (Mr. Malone) v. F. Williams, £6 9s 3d, costs £1 5s fid; ,T. Therkleson (Mr.'Stanford) v. J. Dav.Mson, £3" os £d, costs 10s. (Recently the borough council contractor in the gravel flit in the' Patea river bed .was warned about blasting, and he promised'not 'to do it again. Some of , the stones oh that occasion fell in Page street, and some in t)r. Paget's garden. Despite the warning, blasting was again resorted to last w'eek.'and yesterday the contractor, Charles' Chard, was prosecuted by ths police and fined £2 and costs. The defendant pleaded that he had to blast a big stone out of the way to save his 'horses, to which the magistrate remarked that in proceeding with the blasting' the defendant had shown 'little consideration' for the people in the ! vicinity. Normal LoVeridge, who actually fired the shot, was also charged, but, as he acted under the orders of the contractor, he was not fined, and escaped with the payment of costs only. I Stratford visitors > Hawera om 'Thursday, or, some of them, were inclined to grumble when they found that, ;although, they had - paid first-class fares, there wag no first-cla-ss carriage on the special train at nino o'clock that night. Children are warned not to cross therailway line at the Fenton and Regan street crossings whilst the warning bells are ringing. During the past week I have seen three cases in which "daddy" almost dragged his little boy across the rails whilst the engine was approaching I and the bell was ringing. Some day when the little chap tries it unassisted there will be trouble.

The borough inspector had a batch of caßcs before the S.M. Court yesterday. In one case he told the court that ihe had accosted a. jmn who was riding on the footpath, 'ajid had taken his name. A little while later he had caught him again at the same game, and, after telling the inspector that "he supposed he would have to suffer for it," die calmly cycled on his way, still using the path. This, it seemed, was too much for the inspector, and he told the court about it with the. utmost gravity. The magistrate was not so serious at the moment, and he twinkled ,out "He was going to have his money's worth." Then he clapped! ontthe find Fines were inflicted as follows :-r-A. George, leaving a horse and trap in Broadway unattended anil not secured, fined 10s and costs 7s; F. Parker, cycling on a footpath, 10s and costs; and on a second charge, 20s and costs; Jas. East,, cycling on the footpath in Fcnton .street, 10s and costs; W. Rowe, dfiving at. night without lights, 10s and costs..

BERNARD'S PICTURES. ■ To-night. will he the last opportunity Stratford...residents-will have of seeing! the splendid series of films now showing ; at His Majesty's Theatre. There, is a ; "special", booked':,for the coming week, J of which more* anoa, . • '