ELTHAM NOTES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 281, 6 May 1915, Page 3

ELTHAM NOTES.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) Some local sportsmen have already secured big bags this season, which Is .stated to be a good one for most kinds of game. Wild pigs are particularly plentiful in many districts. The largest bag reported up to the present is that of Mr. R, Casey when Bhooting over his brother's property at Wavcrley last week. It included 107, quail, 2G ducks, 7 pheasants, 46 pukaka and one wild'boar A very satisfactory reBult for two days' rfnootlng. Several Eltham families have sent their quota of young fellows to take up arms for their country. Mr. W. Barnard has live sons in the forces, and Mrs. MacLeod four sons. Mrs. A, Perrett has also four near relatives with the colors.

Mr. A. Perrctt, who has resided in Eltham for several years, has taken over the management of a business In Hawera "

The Eltham Brass Band will give a programme of music at Ngaero Gardens on Sunday week in aid of the Belgian Rolief Fund. The small charge of fid will be made for entrance into the gardens, and the' whole of the proceeds devoted to the fund. The North v. South Taranaki annual shooting match will take place on the rifle range- this afternoon. Given fine weather, an interesting competition should result

At the Magistrate's Court yesterday, before Mr. W. G. K. Kenrick, S.M., judgment by default was given in the following civil cases:—Henry Dyson Shepherd (Mr. Gow) v. Gordon Forbes, £8 4s Id; George DaVie Gow v. G. H. Fortes, "£1 2s; Eltham Borough Council (Mr. Weir) v. Alfred James Canning, £lB 8s lfld; Alfred Redwood Cronin (Mr. Morrison) v. John Bunn, £l2 7s fid. His Worship gave judgment against defendants in the following Ritter and de Launay (Mr. Morrison) v. J. H. Baker and Gibb and Wills, £67 19s Gd, costs £3 Gs; 11. A. Nuttall, (Mr. Crump) v. same, £9O, costs £2 3s; H. iA. Nuttall (Mr. Crump) v. J. Baker, Gibb and Wills and Edward John Hannan, £9, costs £1; Bertram Crosskey Bennett and Frederick William Sutton (Mr. Ryan) v. J. H. Baker and Gibb and Wilis, £Bl 8s 2d, costs £2 4s; Green McLeod and Heaven Ltd. (Mr. Rrodic) v. J. H. Baker and' Gibb and Wills, £127 8s 6d, costs £2 13s 6d; Quin Bros. (Mr. Morrison) v. J. H. Baker and Gibb and Wills, £26 2s, costs £1 13s; James Henry Morris (Mr. O'Dea) v. J. H. Baker and Gibb and Wills, £5 12s, "costs £1 3s,