ELTHAM.

Taranaki Daily News, 25 January 1919, Page 3

ELTHAM.

(From Our Owe Correspondent.) EHliam, Jan. 24. Now the war is over, interest in many patriotic bodies has dropped considerably. Soi'ie may never be missed, but the local Overseas Olub has done mueU good work during the war, such as raising money for ths blind soldiers' hostel, tobacco fund. On Wednesday the anH'Wi! meeting was' held, but tlie attendwas somewhat disappointing. Mr. i ; - I). Oow was appointed president and Mr. W D. Ross secretary. The retirisg, president (Mr- C. 11 White)) offered a prize for the member securing the most members during tile year. Our first sitting of the S.M. Court was held on Wednesday, Mr. A. Crooke, S.M-, presiding, 'I he sitting jg for 2.30 p.m., but the journey is made by the mixed train from New Plymouth, which rarely hits Eltliam to tne time-fable However, the sittings'are f-i-u..;,,iUand a few minutes is evidently 1 • ,iore nor there to some people, ■ Jtham is becoming tired of waiting, and a suggestion has been made that tlie magistrate should make the journey out by ear instead oj Probably the S.M, would piefer travelling by Tiehs ! .ne to steam, but the Depait-ment evidently are satisfied that into?. shaTl prevail. Those witnesses and others conic from a ristance iind t..e present Court sittings' Hours as it closely tallies with 17/iSk-shed duties are dec'dcd'y inconvenient. They say there is a limit to all things, and hope in future tilings will improve. Lawyers and other officials say ''Hear, hear!" Arthur Coleman entered a plea of guilty to breaking a loek on the pound and releasing a horse. The Borough Council accepted the txplanation, and did not press for a penalty, so he was fined the pricj of the padlock and costs (■«)•

Our county ranger had quite a number of offenders up for using the long paddock, as instance, for straying cattle, C- Robinson, Dutliie Road, was fined 3s and costs ,€] 4s Od; H- Gower, Matomateonga, and A. ffurliman, Hunter Road, 10s each, and costs £1 4s (id; whilst Horace Phillips was fined £1 and costs £1 4s Gd. Riding a cycle without ligtli cost A. Brown 10s, with costs £1 0s Gd..

Judgment was reserved in the defended civil claim of £72 12s* 3d preferred bv D. Phillips (Mr Stewart) against 0. ■T. Warrender (Mr. Crump), This ca«e is like a Saturday supplement, to be continued in our next, and has been partly heard- Evidence-: was continued. The claim hinges round a milking machine. which defendant states he always refused to take over when he was on Phillips' section. He also admitted he paid no rent for the machine, although he used it.