FEATHERSTON

Wairarapa Times-Age, 27 July 1942, Page 5

FEATHERSTON

SOLDIERS’ DANCE POPULAR GATHERING. (“Times-Age” Special.) The soldiers’ weekly dance held in the Town Hall on Saturday night was very popular’ and was well attended. The music was supplied by Mrs S. Te Tail’s orchestra and soldiers played much appreciated extras. The Fox Trot was won by Pte. C. Farquarson and Miss M. Lawson, and the spot waltz by Pte. Anderson and Miss Mocquard. Mr F. Talbot carried out the duties of M.C. The Junior Patriotic Committee was responsible for the supper arrangements. GOLF CHALLENGE SHIELD. The third round for the Challenge Shield was played at the Gum Grove links during the weekend, the best cards handed in being: —H. Lovegrove 1, W. H. Rowles 2, H. Nielson 3. ACCIDENT TO CYCLIST RESERVED JUDGMENT GIVEN. Reserved judgment has been delivered by Mr 11. P. Lawry, S.M., in the case of the W.A.A. Mutual Insurance Co. v. K. G. H. Udy, recently heard at Featherston. The defendant was insured with the plaintiff company under the Motor Vehicles Insurance (Third Party Risks) 1928. On March 19, 1941, defendant was driving his motor-car on the Main Road at Pahiatua when he collided with a cyclist who was injured. The cyclist brought court proceedings against Udy and the plaintiff company as his indemnifiers was required to pay £lO9 17s. The company sought to recover from Udy the amount so paid on the ground that the defendant had failed to notify the company of the accident forthwith as required by the statute. In the course of a lengthy judgment the Magistrate held that the defendant had not notified the company for at least 40 days and that after such a delay the notice given by the defendant was not a “forthwith” notice in accordance’ with the Act. Judgment was therefore given for the plaintiff company for the amount claimed with costs according to the scale. At the hearing, Mr H. Lawson appeared for the company and Mr A. M. Ongley (Palmerston North) for the defendant. Personal. Sergeant Pilot John Lawson, N.Z.R.A.F., is home on leave. Miniature Rifle Club. The following were the scores registered in a competition held by the Featherston Miniature Rifle Club:—L. Rasmussen 100, K. McKenzie 99, B. Williams 99, J. H. Buck 97, A. McKenzie 95, Sergeant Nixon 91, Mrs Rasmussen 90, D. Feast 86, C. Foster 86, Pte. Morrison 83, Mrs Symons 80, K. Feast 78, G. White 78, Mrs Nimmi 75, Joan Marshall 63, D. Simm 36. COSY THEATRE “THAT NIGHT IN RIO.” The programme on Wednesday night will be headed by “That Night in Rio,” a brilliant musical comedy, featuring Don Ameche, Alice Faye and Carmen Miranda.