PERSONAL.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXVI, Issue 13528, 9 November 1911, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Mr D. Cuddie, Inspector of Dairy Produce, and Mr. Gl V. Pearce, M.P.. for Patea, will probably be present at the forthcoming Wanganui Show*. Mr J, Morrison, who has been in charge of the local Stamps and Deeds Department for the past two years, left to-day for Christchurch, where’ he will take up his duties next week. Mr Morrison has niade himself very popular during his stay in Wanganui, and his departure will leave a gap in debating circles that will not easily be filled.

I In Wanganui, at 10 a.m. to-day, the thermometer registered 67, and the barometer 29.64. There was rather more than a moderate sea bn the bar. . | Wanganui, with a shade temperature of I 67 at 10 o’clock this morning, shared the | distinction of the highest thermometer reading in the Dominion with Napier and Hokianga. | The Waipawa County elections resulted I in the return of Messrs A. E. Jull and L. I McKay, the old members, by overwhelming majorities. A heavy poll was recorded. >. A cable from Sydney states that a verdict of justifiable homicide was returned at the inquest on Broderick, who was shot bv his son, who interferred to prevent his father ill-treating his mother. ' A local syndicate has been formed in. Wanganui to erect a Picture Palace on a prominent site. Mr L. J. Atkinson has the’ plans in hand. Tenders will be called for almost immediately, and the place is to be finished by the end of February. Another nomination, that of Mr W, M. Luxford, has been received for the vacancy : on the Wanganui East Borough Council. There are now three candidates, the other two beino- Messrs Power arid Evans. The* election will be held next Thursday, the only polling booth being at the Wanganui .East Town Hall. Interesting to whitebaiters.—At the Hokitika Magistrate’s Court the followingcase was dealt with:—The Collector of: Customs v. A. E. King (Mr Crawford), charged with using an unlawful instrii-. ment, a jigger, in fishing for whitebait'in the Hokitika River. Defendant pleaded; guilty. A fine of 20s was inflicted, with costs Bs. • The Wanganui Agricultural Society's annual Show, which opens on Wednesday next, promises to be even more successful than any of its predecessors. We are inforriied by the Association that the entries which show a considerable increase on last year’s figures, constitute a- record, there being 2365 entries in the livestock classes alone—an increase of 514 on the previous year. At the Magistrate’s Court yesterday, before Mr W. Kerr) S.M., a local grocer pleaded guilty to a charge of employing an employee longer hours than is allowed by the award. , Defendant explained the position, and the Magistrate, in ‘fining hiih £1 and costs, said that he would not inflict the full penalty allowed by the Act, as it was sometimes- necessary in the exigencies of business for tho men to work a few minutes’ overtime. . The elections for the Puma and Kauka-; tea ridings of the Wanganui County were held yesterday, and evinced considerable interest among the ratepayers concerned. In the former Mr C. Burnett, who has been the only member in the old Council to support the Harbour Bill, went to the poll on ...at question, and wag easily defeated by Mr E. H. Whiteman, the voting being Whiteman 67 and Burnett 13; two informal votes were cast. In'the Kaukatea riding the sitting member, Mr Jas. Higfrie, easily defeated Mr'W. Neilson,, the figures being 61 and 7 respectively. At the Police Court this morning, Messrs J. L. Stevenson and J. Williams, J.’s P., - on the beach, Lawrence Carroll was charged with the theft of a rug, valued at £1 10s, the property of Archibald McLean. On the application of the police, a remand till Saturday was granted. Constable Wilson, who conducted the case, mentioning that further charges were, pending against him, and tlie police required time to investigate. An olderly temale, who was charged with being a rogue and a vagabond, andhaving no law- ' fill visible means of support, was also remanded till Saturday to bo .dealt .with , by,the Magistrate., .. , • Andrew Kerr, an elderly man, who-went. into a local hootmaking establishment, yesterday to purchase a pair of laces, and while the attendant’s back was turned walked off with a pair of lady’s shoes, appeared at the Police Court this morning and pleaded guilty to the charge of theft. The police stated that the shoes, valued at 9s 6d had been recovered from a local pawnshop. Tlie Bench (Messrs J. L. Stevenson and J. Williams, J.’s P.) took a lenient view of the case and convicted the accused and ordered him to come up for. sentence when called upon. Kerr, who admitted that drink was tho cause of his action, consented to a prohibition order he-; ing issued against him.