STRATFORD.

Taranaki Daily News, 17 November 1921, Page 6

STRATFORD.

STRATFORD AGENCY. Advertisements and items of news for publication in tte Taranaki Daily News should be left at the office of our local representatives, Wilson Bros., Broadway, Stratford. Or tiers for papers may also be left with them. MAGISTRATE’S COURT. Nov- IG. Mr. A. M. Mowlem, S.M., presided at a sitting of the Stratford Magistrate’s Court to-day. BY-LAW CASES. Albert Ford, charged with riding a bicycle along the footpath, was lined 10s and 7s costs. Stanley Hann, charged by the county council with failing to comply with the council’s notice to cut down trees, was fined £2 and 17s 6d costs. M. Priest, charged on the information of the county council with exceeding the speed limit of 12 miles per hour for motor lorries on the Mountain Road, was fined £2 and 17s Gd costs. 1 Walter Brown, charged with failing to send two children to school, was fined £1 and 14s costs. Defendant, who was unable to attend court until after the case had been disposed of, has applied for a re-hearing. CIVIL CASES. Judgment for plaintiff by default was granted in the following cases: T. Davis v. George Savage, £7 16s 2d (costs £2 3s Gd) ; J. E. Rutherfurd v. C. McLaren, £9 5s (£1 19s Gd); E. M. Nicholson estate of T. A- W. Nicholson, v. Colin McLaren. £8 2s 8d (£4 18s Gd;. The following orders were made in judgment summons cases:—M. B. Wilson v. T. Wilson, £23 9s, to be paid forthwith, in default 21 days’ imprisonment; Foreman and Lucas v. Melvin Loveridge. £7 17s 4d, to be paid at the rate of £2 per month, in default seven days’ imprisonment.

A GRAZING DISPUTE

1 Michael Kerrisk (Mr. Bayley) proceeded against Robert H. Phillips (Mr. ( King) for £l7 ISs lOd, payment in re- 1 spect of the grazing of defendant’s stock j in complainant’s paddock. j 1 Michael Kerrisk gave evidence that- | ( he had made an arrangement with Phil- . I lip-, by which the latter was to graze i , a number of head of cattle on his pad- : ( dock for three or four days at a charge . < of Is Gd per head. This arrangement: i < was for the time stipulated only. Sub- : | sequently Phillips had, without consult- !; ing witness, placed a number of bul- ; locks on the paddock, and had grazed I them there for about two months. Wit- • ness sent him a bill for 2s 6d per head- , He considered this was a reasonable I charge. . I A number of witnesses gave evidence . that the price of 2s Gd per head charg- ; ed by Kerrisk was a reasonable one. | Robert H. Phillips stated that the • i agreement was a general one, and not ; ' for the three or four days mentioned, i ■ Kerrisk had told witness to put on the , 'paddock what he liked at Is dd per j i head, and ,he did not consider that it ; would be necessary for him to see com- j plainant again before placing further stock on his paddock. Witness could i not afford to pay 2s Gd per head for i grazing. He had never paid more than Is Gd per head. Judgment was delivered for grazing at the rate of 2s per head per week a total amount of £S 18s 5d and £9 3s Gd costs.

A QUESTION OF RATES.

Walter Howat, who conducted his own case, proceeded against Frederick VV. R. Bredow (Mr. Moss) for £22 17s Bd, rates charged him by the Stratford County Council for a period during which time complainant alleged defendant was liable for the rates in question. , . . The sum of £7 10s had been paid into court, and judgment was given for that amount.

EGMONT CLUB CONCERT.

One of the most enjoyable evenings ever held by the Egmont Club was a concert which took place at the club rooms last night. The splendid programme submitted was comprised of items by visiting singers and the club’s orchestra, and the committee are to be congratulated on the excellent entertainment provided. At the close of the concert the performers were entertained to supper, and the president of the club (Mr. T. Lawson) briefly thanked them for* their services and the enjoyment which they had provided. Messrs. Macdonald and Chapman responded. The following contributed items: Mrs. Amy Wilkes (soprano), Mrs. Winnie Macdonald (mezzo soprano), Mr. Ashley Macdonald (basso), Mr. Alf. North (baritone), Mr. Fred Hooker (tenor;, Mr. Will Okey (tenor), Mr. Baden Bellringer (baritone), Mr. Alex'. Chapman (comic), the Melody Four and the Egmont Club’s orchestra (Mr. J. McAllister conductor).

GENERAL.

At the special request of Miss Stanford, principal of the St. Mary’s school, who does not desire her illness to interfere with the arrangements already made, the Speech Day ceremony will be carried out on Saturday next, as was originally intended. Bishop Averill will be present. . A public meeting is to be held at the Stratford Municipal Chambers on Friday night to consider the making of some suitable recognition to the services of Mr- F. Tyrer, the retiring headmaster of the Stratford school. The following team will represent Stratford in their cricket match against Inglewood to-morrow (Thursday) Looker, Cole, A. Nelson Knight C. Massey, A. Klee, Trotter, Ritchie Moffatt, Hale, Brown, J. Morrison and Cond Box plans for the concerts of the Stratford Musical Society, which will be held in the Town Hall on the two show nights, are now open. In addition to obtaining the services of wellknown visiting artists, the members of the society have been practising hard for some time past. A different programme of items will be given each

KING’S THEATRE,

“FORBIDDEN FRUIT.

Cecil B. De Mille’s superb Paramount super-production, “Forbidden Fru»t> which will be the feature at the Kings Theatre next Thursday, decidedly w— rks an era in motion picture producIt is a stupendous photoplay, and such excellence as to entitle it being a masterpiece of which any producer might well be proud. The story •Uembt Wished by a vision of Cinderella, U which Mr. De Mille’s genius is dis-

played to the finest advantage. It is colorful, strongly effective, and produced on a scale of magnificence unexampled even in these days of stupendous productions. Agnes Ayres, the leading woman player, is a suffering wife living tin a tenement. Clarence Burton, a gambler and crook, plays the role of her husband, and Theodore Roberts is •an oil king, who has an important part in shaping the girl’s career. The story 'was written by Jeanie Macpherson, ('while the photoplay was the work of •Alvin Wyekoff and Karl Struss. It will soon be time to get your Christmas mail away to the Old Country and readers are advised to order their private greeting cards in good time. A splendid range of sample cards can be seen at Wilson Bros., Printers and Stationers, Stratford - , and orders placed with them will be completed promptly and carefully.