LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waikato Times, Volume 108, Issue 18140, 3 October 1930, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The sale of work held in connection with the Cathedral Parish, held yesterday, realised £94. After hearing extensive evidence at the inquiry into the fire which destroyed the Grand Hotel block at Te Kuiti on August 8, the coroner, reserved his decision. Detective J. White, Hamilton, conducted the case for the police. By collecting pine cones and realising on them to the extent of 30s, the Hamilton and Prankton Girl Guides and Brownies have been able to make a donation of this amount to the Waikato Social Welfare League. The Matangi Ladies’ Hockey Club has donated £3 3s to the League. In a statement issued yesterday the management of the Linton coalmine said that, in reply to the protests of the president of the Nightcaps Miners’ Union that there was no “go slow” working in the mine, the management was fully satisfied that the miners in the solid working—these being the only miners affected by the regulation in question—were “going slow.” t A fine of £2 was imposed on Thomas Watts, in the Hamilton- Magistrate's Court this morning, before Mr Wyvern Wilson, S ; .M., for having no heavy traffic license. On a charge of driving his vehicle without being the holder of a driver’s license, a fine of 20s was Imposed. Costs on the two informations amounted to 275. Charged with having no heavy traffic license, Percy Lloyd was convicted and ordered to pay costs, 13s.

There were some bright sallies in a civil claim brought before Mr Wyvern Wilson, S.M., in the Hamilton Magistrate’s Court yesterday. Plaintiff was (being cross-examined by Mr L. Tompkins. Mr Tompkins: “You got your £2O back, didn’t you, Mr Wilson?” Witness: "Not the full amount.” Mr Tompkins: “Are you sure of that, Mr Wilson?” Witness: “No, 1 did not; I lost 6d exchange.” (Laughter.)

“ I am afraid we are not treated with such courtesy in other places,” remarked counsel to Mr Wyvern Wilson, S.M., in the Hamilton Magistrate’s Court last evening, when His Worship intimated that he would extend the hearing of a lengthy case after tea. His Worship pointed out that it was his custom to adjourn the court at 5 o’clock, but as several of the counsel appearing had come from a distance he proposed to make an exception in their case.

It was pointed out in the Hamilton Magistrate’s Court this morning by Mr Wyvern Wilson, S.M., that persons who permitted dogs, that did not belong to them, to remain on their property, were liable for the payment of the animals’ registration fees. Cathleen Dent and Thomas George Little were each fined 10s, with costs £1 Os 6a, on charges of keeping unregistered dogs on their property. Both pleaded the excuse that the dogs did not belong to them.