STRATFORD.

Taranaki Daily News, 2 November 1918, Page 3

STRATFORD.

[All communications, letters, etc., lett with Ur H. J. Hopkins, bookseller, wilt recelre prompt attention.] (From Our Own Correspondent) •Stratford, Nov. I. STRATFORD A. AND P. SHOW.. Entries for the champion one-day butter -fat competition close on Monday next. Nuvcnvber 4tli. Tlie prizes are: First, trophy valued at £i> Us; second, £!! cash; third, X.2 cash- The conditions provide tltai the cows shall be 'bilked on owners' farm in iVp presence of a steward appointed by the Association. The weight of milk and a sample wi!i be taken by the steward for two trtilkings. The winning cows will subsequently be exhibited at the show, and results wil be posted at the secretary's office on the show around on the first day. This competition was a great sucocs last year, when it was initiated, Tlib Eiaimum of trouble and risk to •innipctitor* and the avoidance of disturbing conditions for the cows under test v.'i's much appreciated by exhibitors. Entries are freely coming in, and intending competitors should remember the closing date, November 4th. MAGISTRATE'S COURT. A lengthy silting of the Magistrate's Court was held to-day, Mr. A. Crooke, S.M., presiding. CIVIL CASES. In Hie following civil cases judgment was given for plaintiff by default:—'W. E. Jones (T. King) v. T. Trask, £lO (costs' £1 Ss Cd); A. Drake (P. Thomson) v. T. \V. McDonald, £9 3s Od (£1 7s (id); same v. J. Dodunski, £1 Cs 9d (Us); N.Z. L. and MA. Co. <T. King) v. T. H. Trask, £2 14s 3d (6s); J. Pennington (P. Thomson) v. Alfred Hart, £l9 Os 9d ( £1 15s Cd); Ernest N. Heal (P. Thomson) v. Sid. Seliwood, £3 ."is (10s); C. Bridget- v. A. Gollop, 10s (ss); Stratford Hospital and Charitable Aid Board (T. C. Fookes) v. F. Dean, £lO 7s ( £1 13s Cd); R. W. Curren (T.King) v P. Hansen, £3 10s (lis). In the judgment summons cases. A. A. Cuthbertson was ordered to pay William Lovett (H. E. Young) £2 17s'lld forthwith, in default three days, warrant to be suspended if 10a per month is paid. A. A. Cuthbertson was also ordered to pay 19s lid to Masters, Ltd (H. E. Young) within two months, default the day. H. Slight was ordered to pav A. J. Daw (T. King) £9 17s Cd by November 15, in default seven days; and J. H. Robson was ordered to pay Newton King (T. King) £fiS 4s fld before November 15, in default two months. WHANGAMOMONA CASES. •James Maxwell pleaded guilty to a charge of using obscene language on the \\ iianganiomop.a railway station on October 12. Constable Potter, in giving evidence, said that accused was given to Uniik, ana was a thorough little waster. Accused: You don't know me. How do you know I'm a waster? Continuing, the constable remarked th'it accused was a returned soidier and traded on it. Accused: I work; I don't trade on it. The constable said that he,was a hardworking man when oil the drink, but after a few drinks went mad. Accused, who would not agree to a prohibition order, was fined £5 and costs. Tl'jctor O'llalloraD, who did not appear, was charged with having assaulted Constable Potter on October 15 while In the execution of his duty, and also damaging a uniform valued "at £2 12s Gd. Constable Potter deposed that accused, a married man, went home drunk and started to beat his wife, who came and asked lor police protection. Immediately he went to the door, the man flew at him, and a rough-and-tumble ensued, witness having difficulty in downing accused,- In the course of the struggle his overcoat was torn from the collar downwards. The man had threatfined to blacken the constable's character as much as possible by stating that he had come home and found him in the house. He was drunk at the time but had since expressed his regret, and was ■ :;oing to take the pledge. Witness was not hurt by the assault. Accused was convicted on the eliarge ■r assault, and ordered to come up for sentence if called on within six months. He was also ordered to pay the cost of the coat. ALLEGED RECKLESS MOTORDRIVING. E. Crabtree, Eltham (Mr. A. H. Johnstone) was chajged, on the information of the police (Sergeant Dale), with being drunk on October 1, whilst in ehargo of a cur, and also with driving in a reckless manner and at a speed dangerous to the public. He pleaded not guilty. Mr. Jolmstone held that the information was not in order, two charges being combined in one information. Sergeant Dele amended the information to read at a. speed dangerous to the public, having regard to thq traffic, and submitted a rough sketch of the locality, which Mr. Johnstone objected to, in so far as it purported to show the positions of the cars. James Fredric, of Stratford, deposed that he was returning home past Ngaere Gardens in a light cycle-car at a speed cf abo;it 12 miles per hour. When at the bottom of a hill, on his right side of the road, lie say a car coming towards him at over 40 miles per hour. By the way the man was travelling, witness could see there was no chance of avoiding a collision, so he pulled right oft" to the side of tie road. The back part of the car struck witness' car abojt the centre, and knocked it down a bank, the big ear travelling eight chains up the hill before it stopped. Witness' arm was dislocated and in great pain, and he asked to be driven to Stratford. As soon as he saw Mr. Crabtree. witness accused him of being drunk, but all he could get out of Crabtree was that they were both old sports and he was not drunk. Defendant drove witness to Stratford and stopped at the police station, because he wanted the police to see he was not drunk. Witness had five or seven years' experience as motor-ear driver, and considered the car was coming at a dangerous speed. To Mr. Johnstone: He thought (he car could not cross the railway line at' such a high speed, but it could quickly accelerate; it travelled like a. flash of lightning. Witness' car did not collide with defendant's car. He was thrown out of the car by the impact. Witness was in such agony he would trust himself tqjanyone, and possibly the collision had a sobering effect. It was not the name "Frederic" (produced I that defendant wrote. Defendant asked witness if he'could do anything more for him, and witness asked him to send the doctor. Witnes? had had a previous accident four or fivw years ago, when a Ford car skidded ort a frosty road "and tipped oyer.. He had driven hia .present;

car for two years. He had been kid up fo- five weeks. The track of his own ear was still visible. The case was then adjourned till next sitting. Two other cases were also adjourned until next Friday, and will be taken by justices, "" "■'■■ ' i GENERAL. , , The Salvation Army Band assembled on the plalform on the arrival of the mail train this evening and plaved several selections to welcome back their popular officer, M ns i gn Campion, wlio has been absent in the South Island for six months. During the past month permits for buildings to the value of £2830 were issued by the Stratford Borough Council. Mesaames Payntcr and S. M. Thompfon wil! have charge of the shop at tnel latnotic Mart to-morrow, and Mrs. i Udwshaw will have charge of the tea rooms. Vital statistics for Stratfo?d during October are as follow.—Births 21 marriages 4, deaths 5. ' During the thunderstorm on Tuesdav morning, Mr. J. S . Jonea 0 f Opunake Koad lost a valuable cow, which was killed by lightning whilst slieltcring near a wire fence. A united service of thanksgiving to selebrate the surrender of Turkey will be held m the Town Hall, Stratford, on fettnday, at 3 p.m. _ The Allies are continuing their sweeping drive, and the results make pleasant reading Another sweeping drive is 'being conducted in Stratford, where C E James has reduced his prices on manv "it-s to bedrock to effect a speedy clearance to permit room for Christmas goods. iv >'l y ,? r °PP° rt » ni ty to secure ladies handbags, bangles, bracelets, toys, stationery, and those who enjoy asmoke wil. find the biggest and best range of ciiraK, tobacco, and pipes in town.— AUVt.