LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 210, 12 February 1915, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Morriusville Star has changed hands, Mr. W. C. Cargill, late of Stratford, having purchased the paper from Mr. G. l\ Armstrong, late of Opunake. It is the intention of Mi'. Armstrong to take up his residence, in Australia shortly. .

Tlw members of the New Plymouth Life Saving Club will give a demonstration of their work on the Opunake beach on Sunday next. The Transport Company are making a special trip to Opunake with a motor bus for the occasion.

A solicitor in court yesterday, in re-ip-y to a remark by the 'Magistrate as to he absence of witnesses who could have borne out his contention, said that the case had unfortunately been set down for a race day, and the witnesses all preferred to go to tho races!

In the Supreme Court in Chambers on the (itli inst, upo n the application o* Mr A. 11. Standish, His Honor, Mr Justice Cooper, granted probate in the will of the late Mrs S.- Glyncs to the executors therein named.

A very enjoyable picnic was held yeattrday in connection with tile Baptist ounday School. The picnic was held in Mr i'rethey's beautiful grounds at I'rankleigh Park, which looked at their best. Ihe young folk thoroughly enjoyed themselves, anil returned homo after a good day's outing, with many thanks to Mr Frethe.y and the teachers \-ho so kindly catered for their pleasure.

"There is no doubt that motorists in Acw Plymouth travel too fast, and it io a wonder that there is not a greater number of accidents," remarked the magistrate (Mr. A. Crooke) yesterday, in imposing a fine of £1 and costs 7s in the ease in which Eliot King was charged on the information of the Borough inspector with having driven a motor car in Devon street at a speed which was oangerous to the public. Mr. Truby King who appeared for defendant ■pleaded guilty, but submited that whilst the speed was toe fast, if, was no faster than that attained by other motorists in town and it was only t'lie fact that an accident had narrowly b<»oii averted that led. to the case bein'o* brought into •court.

At the Magistrate's Court yesterdav a carrier named Xorman lfanwrighfc was charged on the information of thc'jo'--ough inspector with having left his express unattended in Gover street. He was represented by Air. A. H. Johnstone, and pleaded not guiltv. Defendant admitted that he did not have his wheel chained, but stated that lie had Ills brakes on, so that the wheels could not revolve, and lie had his horses tied b.ek. Mr. Johnstone submitted that «liilc tho actual wording of t'lie bylaws was against him, yet the object Of It, i.e. to prevent the wheels from • evolving, had been attained. The Magistrate said that he must assume that the brakes did effectually hold the «Heeh. as there was no evidence to the contrary l.ut the brakes did not go through the wheels as tile by-law ic--5,1" , lr ? presumed that a .pole throu.* the wheels would comply wit], the bylaw. Lnder the circumstances, a con viction would be recorded, but u» penalty was inflicted.

_Tl,civ is trouble in the little town of AYhangarei. in the far north, over the action of tile local Borough Council m accepting the tender of an Austrian tor a waterworks contract and "turning down "those received from British workmen. "It is hardly an edifving sight, an indignant correspondent writes to an Auckland paper, "to one wishing to think well of his country and countrymen to so often, come across the foreigner in possession of a good job,' whilst the Britisher is walking about'unemployed and looking vainly for work, lie is not of the blood, neither he nor his sons are filling the trenches in the face of the enemy. He wilj not be called upon in the last resource, should it evei' come, to die for the Homeland. Then why. speaking in metaphor, clothe him in purple and fine linen and give I him jobs in detriment to our own men who will? I came across a case lately of a Britisher being refused employment and an Austrian being put on the job. The former had a son fighting with the colors. Think of it!" Unless there are sonic exceptional reasons to excuse such an action—and the fact of the foreigner's price being slightly less than that of the others is hardly a snllieient excuse—the Council's decision displays an unhappy appreciation of the true meaning of patriotism and its obligations. .

Mr. 11. Graves suffered an unfortunate loss on Monday evening (says the 11awera Star), when his motor-car was destroyed by lire. Mr. Graves was oil the .\ormiuiby road, a few c'lmins frori tlie racecourse, when 'he had occasion to visit a neighbor, lie left the car on lihe side of the road, and when vo had proceeded a short distance he' looked around and saw the. car in flames. The ear was completely burned, practically only the framework being left, and this was badly buckled witlli the heat. The car was insured .

The first blow in the great Franco-1 Prussian campaign of IS7O-1, was struck by Count Zeppelin, since world-famous as an aeronaut. On July 24th, 1870, •within a few hours of the declaration of war, the Count, with a company of eleven horsemen, made a reconnoitring dash into French territory. 'They were observed, almost surrounded, and had to ride for their lives. When speeding through a frontier village a lancer dashed at the Count and wounded his horses. Zeppelin cut the man down, jumped from his horse to his assailant's and succeeded in reaching German soil.

Lads who, in their hurry for a dip in I tlie briny have been in tlie habit ol cycling along the footpaths in the East Knd reserve must cease that practice, as the footpath is within the borough, aiul they may find themselves haled by the inspector before the court. A lad' aged sixteen, named Archie Hoskin, was charged with this offence in the S.M. court yesterday. His father appeared for him, and pleaded guilty. He also asked why another lad, caught at the same time, had not been prosecuted also. His son ihad been in the habit of cycling on tho footpath in the reserve, not knowing 'it was a borough footpath, and lio thought the inspector should have given him a warning. The inspector said that ho had been asked by the East Eiid it was a borough footpath, and he vaa endeavoring to do so. The other lad mentioned was only fourteen. The magistrate, taking into account defenrtr.nt's youtli, convicted him and ordered him to pay the costs, 7s.

There was a large attendance at the Salvation Army Hail last night to listen tf a lecture by Adjutant Home, entitled "My Visit to Scotland, and 'lreland." The lecturer, in a most interesting manner, held his audience in wonder and amazement as lie related his tour through the United Kingdom, and the many strange experiences he passed through. The journey via the Suez Canal was described, also the visit to Pompeii, and other Continental sights. During the evening Miss Lena Sutton, who is leaving New Plymouth for the .Salvation Army Training College, was presented by Adjutant 'Home on behalf of her friends with a 'handsome travelling rug. Miss Sutton feelingly replied, and thanked one and all for their kindness to her during her few years' residence in New Plymouth. A unique supper o£ jellied fruit was provided, thjS bringing a successful gathering to a cjifte.

Yesterday several charges of breaches of the borough 'by-law's were heard at 'the Magistrate's Court. The borough inspector prosecuted in all cases. Leslie .Newell, who did not appear, was lined 5s and costs 7s for cycling on (jhe footpath in Clemow road, FitZroy. Frank iiurkett and Walter Brown pleaded guilty to cycling on the footpath in Jiuller street, aii.l w c re each fined 5s and costs 7s. A .If. Culvile pleaded gi'ilty to cycling on the footpath at larringtou road. He pointed out that the road was in a very bad state at that particular spot, And in negotiating it his tyre became punctured. He then rode on the footpath wfth a Hat tyre. As no one was about at the time he did not tlhink that lie was riding to the danger of the public, and thought that it was a cas? for warning lather than prosecution. He was fined 0s and costs 7s. For a similar offence A. F. Simons, who did not appear, was fined 10s and costs 7s. Newton Waldyne King, represented by Mr. Truby King, pleaded guilty to leaving a motor-car standing in Devon street, Fitzroy, with cut sufficient lights. He urged in extenuation that he had lighted tile lamps, which had burnt out. A fine of 5s with 7s costs, was imposed.