WAITARA.

Taranaki Daily News, 12 July 1920, Page 6

WAITARA.

MAGISTRATE'S COURT. (From Our Own Correspondent.) July 10. Mr. T. A. Bailey presided at a sitting of thp Court on Wednesday last. Judgment was given for plaintiff in the following civil cases:—Jury & Co. v. Harold Doidge. claim £4 19s (id, costs Us; C. R. Stead v. A. C. Bieknell, £lO ss, costs £1 10s (id; Jury & Co. v. L. Payne, £3 I'm, costs Lis 6d; Rattenbury Bros. v. Couchman, £27 Is 4d, costs £3 8s; W. R. Johns v. James Olessen, £0 sis, costs £1 3s fid: S. (i. Fraser v. H. Crow, £5 His fid, costs £1 3s (id; E. 11. Jones v. L. Tate, £ll 13s 9d. In the case C. R. Stead v. R. O'Donnell, the debtor was ordered to pay £ll 8s lid (less £3 conduct money) by Bth July, in default 4S hours' imprisonment. W. F. Jones was summoned for keeping hi» boy. away from school, pushing trucks for Borthwicks. Defendant had been fined for the same offence last court day, but deliberately kept the boy away from school the following day for the same purpose. The Magistrate, in inflicting a fine of 10s,. said he woidd have fined him more, but that was all the law allowed. Jri connection with other similar charges, in which sickness was, pleaded, the Magistrate said that if parents would write to the teachers when children were sick it would overcome all the trouble, T. B. Kwens was fined 5s and costs 7s for allowing his cow to wander on the public streets. The Magistrate remarked to the ranger that lie could not collect- driving or poundage fees without taking the beasts to the pound. GENERAL. It seems that it will pay parents to keep bovs away from school to load meat, as they earn anything from £2 to £4 at each loading, and the maximum fine is only 10s. The manager of the Cement Pipe Company tell.? me that he is having a rough time through being unable to get supplies of cement, as lie is overrun with orders which he is unable to supply. Judging by the prices obtained at the sale of' effects of the late? Mrs. Lindsay on Thursday last, the executors and auctioneers (Messrs fiaustad. Marlow & Co.) must feel quite satisfied with themselves. The property, with 4J acres, was sold to Mr. C. Topliss, late of Motonui. A little prospecting was undertaken on Wednesday last by Messrs Crol] and Allen (of Messrs T. Borthwick's) and Messrs Vauglian and Dowsett (Clifton County Council), who went up the Wai- ■ tara river to take levels, with a view, of determining what horse-power is a-vailable for generating electricity. Calculations have'yet to be adduced. The s.s. Paparoa is not now coming to New Plvmouth, and her cargo will now go by" the e.s. Kumara, which tn due here this week. She will take approximately 10.000 carcases and 3000 bales of wool from this port. St. John's Church held their annual tea and concort'on Thursday last, when younfe- and old took- advantage of the bountiiul spread arranged by the committee. The ladies had four long tables, and manv relays had to be made before all were'satisfied. A number of selections were rendered by an orchestra consisting of Mr. T. Hughes (double bass l Mrs. Newton ('cello). Miss fiaustad -^ti*fllliJ6^ d Messrs Newton, Qaustad,

Wells and King (violins). The music enlivened the proceedings considerably, and was much appreciated. At the concert which followed, the Sunday school children took up the first half. Miss Bicheno deserves great praise for their training. Miss Jean Farquhar sang prettily about Iter kitten, whilst Alma Wells and Joyce Turner recited very nicely. A solo in'"Bubble Sony" was taken by Kathleen Ozier, and lysine I'raser and Dorothy Dnwaetl appeared in a dialogue, entitled ''Farmer and his Wife." A 'flag song by the elder chil-' dren was niiicb appreciated, as was a display of physical drill by the girls. The second part was contributed to by Miss Parry (encored). Mr. W. J. Smith (encored). Miss Westerman (recitation), Miss Marlow, and Mr. Jaggo (comedian). Mrs. and Miss Marlow presided at the piano, whilst the orchestra deserves special praise for their items during the evening.