LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Motions for decrees absolute with the permanent custody of the children were yesterday granted by His Honour Mr. Justice Reed in the petitions G. Manihera v. W. Manihera and P. J. G. Hopkins v. V. R. Hopkins.
Mr. Riddell S.M., yesterday gave judgment in the Wellington Magistrate’s Court for Ellen Vera Maxwell for £2O, against Isobel Wilson, the value of three pearl dress Tings negligently lest by her in Auckland while attending a beauty competition, in which she was made mid-of-honour. —(P.A.)
His Honour Mr. justice Seed yesterday made an order granting the request of the Deputy Official Assignee for permission to have a public examination of William J. O’Meara, of Carterton, grocer, who filed a petition in bankruptcy a few months jHie examination will take place at the Courthouse this morning.
Hundreds of Auckland suburbanites who journey into the city daily were late for work yesterday morning. There had been an accident on the railway line between the racecourse siding at Ellerslie and the Railway Station. This was responsible for delaying about a dozen passenger as well as several goods trains. In some eases, people coming in to jjusiness were nearly two hours on the journey from the time they left their homes. The cause of the accident was the breaking of an axle on a goods train, and this held up the traffic on the line for some time. -(P.A.) At the monthly meetftig of the Methodist Ladies’ Guild, ?.t was decided to send a letter of sympathy to the president, Mrs. Beckett, who is ill. Thanks are to be conveyed to all who assisted at the .garden party, the proceeds of which will go to pay off the debt on the parsonage. One new member was proposed and welcomed. Enjoyable items were given during the afternoon by Miss L. Cocker and Mrs. Si Smith, and were much appreciated. A very interesting competition was won by Miss J. Bennington. Afternoon tea was provided by the members of the Guild.
The half yearly sittings of the Supreme Court, which opened in Masterton yesterday, before His Honour Mr. Justice Reed, were one of the shortest sessions ever held in Masterton. The only business. occupying the attention cl the court was two civil actions, one undefended divorce petition, two motions for a decree absolute, a motion for direction as to the disposal of the assets of a bankrupt estate, and a request for the .public examination of a bankrupt. The whole list would have been completed yesterday afternoon but for the absence of a bankrupt due for examination holding proceedings up till this morning.
The following appreciative letter has been received by Mr. Walter E. Knott from the secretary of the Masterton A- and P. Association:—“l am directed by the committee of the Masterton A. and P. Association to convey to you their appreciation of your work in the publication of their schedule and catalogue for the recent show. Never before in the history of our association have so many of the leading commercial firms throughout New Zealand taken an interest in these publications, and your progressive ideas of advertising should do much to keep the Masterton district to the front. The original designs of both catalogue and schedule were distinctive and the general appearance of your publications reflected considerable credit on your associates, the Masterton Printing Co.”
The hearing of a claim by William George Collins for £607 damages from Dr. Herbert Charles Faulke, on tho grounds of defendant’s alleged negligence in the extraction of a tooth, thereby breaking plaintiff’s jaw and causing septic poisoning, was concluded yesterday in the Wellington Supreme Court before Mr. Justice MacGregor. His Honour found that the doctor was not negligent, but that plaintiff was himself negligent in not following out defendant’s instructions. Although unusual, the breaking of the jaw was always liable to accompany extractions of teeth. The sepsis, His Honour said, was in the tooth and jaw at the time of the extraction. The verdict was given for defendant, who did not press for tho costs of tho action.—(P. A.) May Al Shutkowski, of Carterton, was successful in the Supreme Court yesterday in her petition for a dissolution of her marriage with John Michael Shutkowski, on the grounds of adultery. Mr. H. E. Hart, who appeared for petitioner, adduced evidence to the effect that respondent’s drinking habits and his obscenity had driven his wife away from home. In view of information she had received she returned home to find tho respondent had been misconducting himself with a housekeeper. The two eldest children had also left home on account of their father’s behaviour towards them. Petitioner’s application for custody of the two youngest children was opposed by Air. D. L, Taverner, on behalf of the respondent, and after hearing evidence and argument on the point, His Honour said he did not feel disposed to interfere with the present custody, as the children appeared quite happy with their father who was now living alone with them. His Honour granted a decree nisi to be moved absolute in three months, when the question of custody could be again raised. He suggested that the children might benefit by their removal to the convent for their education.
R. A. Rose will be a competitor i* the athletic events at the Kahautara athletic sports to-morrow. An Extraordinary Gazette notice last evening announced the further proroguing of the General Assembly till June 9.
The Masterton Municipal Band played a programme of music in the Masterton Park last evening before a fair attendance.
The Masterton-Opaki Rifle Club will hold its second field day at the Pairview range to-morrow when the finals of the club championships will be decided. Shooting will commence at 7.30 a.m. Great interest is being taken in the meeting in view of the Wairarapa Association championship fixture which opens at Papawai on Monday. At the Auckland Police Court yesterday, William Ernest Carrington, formerly employed as a ledger-keeper in tho Post Office Savings Bank at Dunedin, was charged with having forged depositors' signatures to withdrawal slips and obtained r total sum of £6lO. Accused piesided guilty io the | charges and was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence. On February 15, a Hereford bull and a pig were trucked to Addington. The bull was not tied up, and he gored the pig and killed it. A prosecution for cruelty followed against the owner cl the animals, H. A. Knight and John Price, farm manager, and the case was heard at Darfield Court yesterday. Both men were convicted of cruelty. Price, was fined £3, and Knight £5, with costs in each case.—(P.A.)
Gordon Jenkins, 17, appeared yesterday in the Invercargill Police Court before Messrs. T. Daniel and G. Watson, Justices of the Peace, on six charges of forgery, totalling £53 7s. 6d. The accused, who pleaded guilty, had stolen a brother-in-law’s cheque book and cheques drawn on H. W. Squires, a former employer were cashed in Invercargill. He was committed for sentence to the Supreme Court at Dunedin.—(P.A.) The final matches in the North Island Croquet Tournament were played at Auckland yesterday in showery weather. In the championship doubles, Mesdames Croxitord (Auckland) and Healey (Woodville) 26, beat Misses Hesketh and Workman (Auckland) 23. The Auckland Croquet Association’s Rose Bowl, for competition among Auckland players only, resulted: Colonel Savile, 26, 26, beat Mrs. Courts, 8, 6.—(P.A.)
Yesterday afternoon, Victor Jury, aged 8, son of Mr. R. V. Jury, was knocked down by a goods train on the Nelson Port line. Jury and another boy were playing across the line at the sea wall and when the train approached both boys tried to cross in front of the engine. The first boy crossed safely, but Victor was caught and knocked into the water. He received a severe scalp wound in the back of the head and cuts and abrasions on his body.—(P.A.)
A feature of the proceedings the Duke of York was welcomed at Murchison yesterday was the introduction to His Royal Highness of several old pioneers, mostly greybearded veterans of the early digging days. One old white-bearded man of 84 was conspicuous amongst them. This was Charles Downie, who arrived on the Coast in 1863 and carried his swag along thejsea coast from Greymouth to Westport. He reached Murchison in 1870 and was probably its oldest inhabitant. He led a hard life in days when everyone had to rough, it and brought up a family of twelve.
Trouble arose on the waterfront at Lyttelton yesterday over the working of the cargo of the Canterbury Steamship Company's steamer Storm. The watersiders w T ere engaged at 8 a.m. to work the vessel but after going down to the steamer refused tc commence unless the gang for each hold was increased from four to six. They contended that gangs of six were used at Wellington. The company refused to increase the gangs and the ship is now held up for the want of labour. One held on the steamer Tremeadow, which commenced to discharge on Wednesday afternoon, is not being worked owing to a similar dispute.—(P.A.) Five-seater Hupmobile for sale. Five-roomed house, electric light, to let. Second-hand register, National make for sale. Housemaid wanted for Masterton Hospital. Motor cycle electric dynamo lost on U^artinborough Road. Aplin’s bus will run to Mauriceville sports and dance to-morrow, leaving P.O. at 1 p.m. and 7.30 p.m. The W.F.C.A. are advertising final sale bargains on page 1. The end of Dibley’s assigned stock sale is Saturday. Mr. Norman H. James, land and estate agent, advertises to let on page 8, a bungalow containing four rooms w:th large sleeping porch. A new range of choice autumn and winter dress goods comprising the latest colourings and designs in all wool Kasha flannel, velour coatings, repps, charmaline, plain Kasha flannels, etc., gives shoppers a further inducement for shopping at the W.F.C.A. This progressive firm is always abreast of* the fashionable demand and by quoting very low prices for quality goods offers a service that is superior to any in town. Visit the dress department this week.
Praise for the motion picture, especially those pictures which carry a Biblical message to the public, was expressed in a sermon delivered in Kansas City by Dr. Andreas Bard, pastor of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church. The occasion for Dr. Bard’s talk was the presentation of Paramount’s “The Wanderer” at a local theatre. “The church welcomes the presentation on the screen of Biblical subjects,” said the preacher. “Wagner’s ‘Parsifal’ is shown to a chosen few who can afford a journey to Bayreuth, and the Passion Play is reserved for wealthy American tourists, •but the motion pictures open a great avenue of information to the common folk who must stay at home. ‘The Ten Commandments’ have been impressed on. the minds of the millions who crowd the picture shows, and now Christ’s story of the Prodigal Son is being portrayed vividly in ‘The Wanderer.' ”
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