STRATFORD NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 24 July 1915, Page 3

STRATFORD NEWS.

(I-'ioru '").!:■ Own Correspondent.)

l-'rank d'oti'oy. of Midhiist, pleaded not guilty to .-illo-.'.-iiifr live rattle to wander on York Ky.it'. (.'. Milnor, county ranger. ,-:ild that the cattle were wandering on the road, and he started to drive tle-m. and called on the defendant and asked if tin-.,- were his cattle, and h■. answered in. tl'.e negative. "Whilst waking ir.in'.irie-i at the next, house, he saw defendant lirh'.nglhc. cattle to his farm, 1.-ii again asking defendant if the cattle were his def-ndant rushed at him with a pitchfork, and his wife went after him wich.r. Hut-iron. U, Harlow gave corroborate evidence. ■Defendant'said the cattle wore r.ot wandering, and asked why the ranger did not impound other cat til-. .His Worship, in imposing a fine of His and f-o-ts. .CI ljs. saluTt was' foolish for defendant to defend the ease and then admit lie was in the wrong.

For a similar olTence. 'W. Sehute was fined 10s and cists, 7s, but his Worship rofii-ed to grant counsel's l'cc, as the ca-e ui\> undefended. Mr. T. I.;iin'ii«on hold, a most success■fill sale of the estate of W. and K. Brooklobank yesterday. Owing to ttio large amount of stock, it was impossible to sell all t'ne articles in the one afternoon, and it was therefore decided to hold a. further sale on Thursday afternoon next, particulars of which -will appear in next Monday's issue. It will iv quite ten days before the railway servi, e to Whangamomona is resumed. Over 1200 vards of earth came down at Huiroa. The Whanga tunnel has ;i very [arse quantity of water in it, and it i- feared other damage lias been done to it.