ELTHAM.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 May 1918, Page 3

ELTHAM.

(From Our Own Correspondent). Eltham, May 22. 42nd j;einfuucements. Despite the heavy rains, all Eithain appeared to be on the railway plauorin tin's morion.' when our cpiota of tim -iIM iieinlVrci'-i.'cui . - a.-, farewcted \, !.■, 0. Oim.ioi.c. I,i the a/hsenee of t!:e M:\yc-. (.Mr. V. i-.' i niii.p) addressed a few appro;,) ia te •„:,rd.,' that i "i-c leaving wonlil worthilv uphold (;lic traditions of the men who'had g„no lo live i'riiat and were still d'ling their utmost to break down the ("!erma;i busts. IV. apobeji.-ed for the absence of the V-yur wh i. i,,.v.-...,,.i-. va- "ne'ee to i;e ~>v?vnt Ik", .e (i,c iiv -, r..-1-ived. Ilealiv • ■i'v-ei's weie given lor tt.e soldiers of the future, as the train moved away. It ivas noticeable jp-tat many of those leaving were married men. The names of ilie men entraining were:—V- Philpotts, A. Lee. A. White, W. H. Jackson, A. Turner, M'Jntyre, and Hurley. S.M. COURT. Mr. W. Pi. Hasolden. S.M., presided at a sitting of the Court this morning, when judgment for plaintiff was given in the following cases:—J. Mills v. F. Warrender, claim £lO 18s yd, costs £1 1b; Frank Dean (Mr. Gow) v. Joseph Hamilton, £5 10s, costs 23s Cd. The county nuti'cr. per Mr. Moss, proceeded against the Fanners' Meat Compativ for allowing live cows to wander on Stewart road on April 14. A plea of guilty was ma.'.*, and a fine of £1 and costs (7s) indicted Fred Mnir, on a charge of allowing three bullocks to stray on Eltbam road, was fined £1 and cost.; (12s). A charge of allowing four iiorscs to wander at Mangamingi was preferred against L, Eurne, and this being the second olfo-iee wlrhii, a *': crt period, the S.M. made the fine £2 and costs (7s). On the application of Mr. Stewart, who represented plaintiff the ease of 11. Davison v. W. Slattery, £2-5 Tos 3d, and a counter-claim for £8 7s Cd. a change of venut to Manaiit was granted. CLATM FOB TBAVEI.LIXO EXPENSES. Charles I'assavant (Mr. Gowl claimed £7 2s fid from Ernest Crabtree (Mr. Stew art i. Evidence was given by plain till' that some months ago he saw vraii t-ee (for whom he previously worked) in Auckland, and askci. him to ■ a job, am] lat.i on he received » -,vii\ from Jrabtiee offering him work. He could no*, i.ecept just then, owing 'o being ill, and wired back thanking Cralitrua°anil ex;j.aii;i::g reasons for not coming. Some wdeks later he received another wire from defendant and accepted the job. working there for tour months, when he left.

_ To Mr. .Stewart: Ilia wages were £2 ;"s, which ho believed was os per week bettor than union wages. From T^</--' (lay to Saturday, !,"<.-; re <. o mme'.ie::ig duties, he had stayed at the Coronation Hotel without bring charged. Mrs. ffogg, he! el worker', and J. Lyons, secretary of the Employees' 1*11:011. gave evince, about tlie custom of hotelKeepers payin;: travelling expenses Defendant stated lie had heen in the hotel business for ir.ru.v year.y and he na.l never one p:,id !ravelling expenses unless through |\,. registry office or when stipulated in "black and whits." The Magistrate- reserved his decision. A SHOCK-INT, CASE. Prior to the Court sitting, the S.iU bold a siiling of the Juvenile Court, when an. application was made to eom- "■'•: --V-. ncgiectd children f.> some reviving home. The children, with their ;''- : I've -n the Whangaiuoiuona. County. The pcilir-o evidencr. disclosed a -.kecking eoi.diiioa <>i' affairs, the family living in'a fwo-;v,o:md whare. The place was in a deplorable condition, and Hie Chiron, tlie <•:■!(•.-( about 12 and the vonngcst an miaul, in a most neHcclefl - ( aie. It was s'atcd that the blankets were fllrhv. the <...-,;;ig 1.-. meration of dirt, .-".. hoinrr s;ah t!:at the blankoN colli;! hardly he htnt. (V'npinints were also '• : " ''• of ill" in -anii -'.;■;.- condition of [he children when (hey went to school. Af|ter the prtl'ee bad visited the place, the j husband prmuhou to clean tiling up, . !'•:• a Focn-A visit a fortirght later di;<- , clnsoA coTi<lit.ion» as 'bad a", ever. The. ii ; 't':rr '--a.- ::i in a hospital. The S.M- ordered (he children to be com- | rr.lt tod to a '■Yolli>i<>-tnn receiving home. ! the father to pay 30s per week towards j l ''" I ' - . "-r- ; -"!»• The latter was agreeable, provided Dipt were brought up in tho llcinan Catholic religion.