WAITARA.

Taranaki Daily News, 29 May 1920, Page 7

WAITARA.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

May 20. Mr. R. Kime, teller at the Bank of Aew Zealand, Waitara, has been transferred to Te Aroha. His place is being hllcd by Mr. Lawrie -Johnstone, a Waitara boy. Mr. Kime was an obliging officer, and we wish him every success. The purchase of the Foresters' Hall by the Civilians aud Soldiers' Club is under way, and completion is expected any time now. The hall when acquired will be divided into three, and will constitute meeting, billiard and reading rooms. The purchase money is not in sight yet, but the Forestern have agreed on a mortgage, and it is anticipated that the balance will soon be wiped off. taome recent sales of house property in Waitara include Mr. M. Foullar's house to a Stratford man, Mr, F. Langman's to Mr. Hick, Mr. J. W. Laing's to Mrs. A. Anderson, and Mr. Gilbert's to Mr. H. Soffe, whilst Mr. Buchanan's property has been, acquired by Mr. Borick, in exchange for property at Avondale.

The Farmers' Organisation Society have made a start in dismantling the old sheds on the Harbor Board site acquired by them. I understand it is their intention to put up an imposing building of two storeys in ferroconcrete.

At the fortnightly meeting of tlie Druids' Lodge 41 members attended, which speaks well for this progressive order. During the evening seven new candidates were initiated, and P.D.P. Bro- J. W. Laing was presented with the insignia of his office.

At the Magistrate's Court on Wednesday the following cases were heard and dealt with by Air. T. A. Bailey, S.M.: Fraser and Healey v. Poaonga Tamihana, judgment £3 ss, debtor ordered to pay the amount forthwith or three days' imprisonment, G. W. Murray was fined 5s and 7s costs for being drunk at the Waitoitoi picnic on April 1. W. Jones, who was charged with failing to send his boy to school, stated that he was away from home and that the child was in charge of the mother. Defendant was fined 10s and costs 7s. Geo. Bird, who pleaded extenuating circumstances, was fined 5s for the same offence.

J. Elliot and J- P. Farquhar pleaded not guilty to being on licensed premises during illegal hours, and Spencer Ridgley, proprietor of the Waitara Hotel, was charged with keeping open during illegal hours. Sub-Inspector Hutton prosecuted, and Mr. Ryan defended, Elliott and Farquhar were fined 40s and costs, and Ridgley £lO and costs 9s. Diedrik Wohlert (otherwise Noodles) was also fined 20s and costs for a similar ocence.

Messrs Waters Bros., bakers, were charged with selling light-weight bread. Some of tlijp loaves weighed were over the weight and others below. Mr. Bennett, for defendants, said it was almost impossible to get the correct weight, "••viiitr to evaporation whilst cooking. A line of 20s and costs was imposed. .James Kelly was summoned for a fortnight's rent owing to Mrs. Bailey. He repudiated the claim, but evidence of plaintiff and the defendant's rentbook proved otherwise, and the magistrate remarked that although Kelly had been a good tenant he had to give judgment against him.