MARRIAGE MADE EASY.

Evening Post, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 59, 7 September 1909, Page 3

MARRIAGE MADE EASY.

AUCKLAND, 6th September. At the Supreme Court to-day, in speaking on behalf of a prisoner who had pleaded guilty 1 to. a charge of bigamy, Mr. Reed said there were certain persons who were always ready, to carry out marriage ceremonies without being too particular. His Honour : " They have been cursed with that sort of thing in Australia. I do not know that it occurs here." ' Mr. Reed : " There is an individual in Auckland at the present time who represents himself to be a clergyman, and" who advertises daily in the newspapers that he is prepared to solemnize marriages at any -hour." His Honour : " Then the authorities ought to remove his name from the register." "GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL AT DUNEDIN. DUNEDIN, 6th September. The High School Board of Governors to-day accepted the tender of Mr. Orr Campbell, at £7290, for the erection of a new Girls' High School. LOAN FOR ASHBURTON WATERSUPPLY. ASHBURTON, 6th Sept. ' The Ashburton Borough Council was authorised, by vote of the ratepayers sixteen months ago, to raise a loan of £15,000 at 4£ per cent, for the purpose of the installation of a high-pres-sure water supply, but -up till the end of last month their efforts to secure the money on satisfactory terms in New Zealand or the Commonwealth were unavailing. At a meeting to-night, however, they received an offer from the Bank of New Zealand to advance the whole sum at 97i, provided the loan was secured by a special rate of 7d in the £, and that the council transfer its business from the Union Bank, as at present, to the Bank of New Zealand. The offer was accepted in toto, and the necessary special orders passed. It is expected that the work will be put in hand at an early date. The question of the appointment of an engineer, etc., has still to be considered. CONDUCTORS AND PUBLIC SAFETY. CHRISTCHURCH, 6th Sept. The remarks of Mr. Justice Edwards in the Auckland manslaughter case relating tci the standard of care expected from tramway conductors were referred to with approval by Mr. J. A. Flesher at a meeting of the Christchurch Tramway Board to-day. Mr. Flesher said that in Christchurch some of the conductors were got as careful as they might be in regard to the safety of _ passengers, and he would like to see the Judge's observations printed and included in the rule book issued b^- the board fcxr the guidance of conductors and motormen. Mr. Flesher moved in that direction, and the motion was^econded by Mr. W. Recce and canied. SUPREME COURT. AUCKLAND, 6th Sept. At the Supreme Court to-day William Whogan, alias Wifliam Hogan, found guilty of bigamy, was remanded for sentences. William James Courtney, who pleaded guilty to an jndictment for false pretences, received a sentence of eighteen months-, Walter Carter, on a charge of breaking, entering, and theft, was sent to gaol for six months. CHRISTCHURCH TRAMWAYS. CHRISTCHURCH, 6th September. The Tramway Board account from l&t April (the beginning of the financial year) to 15th August, shows a surplus of £140 6s lOd, as against a deficiency of £331 9s Id for the same period last year. MAN DROWNED. GISBORNE, 6th September.' Mr. M"Kenzie, owner of a butcher's shop at the Otoko • railway works, was drowned this afternoon. The driver of a cart refused to cross the stream opposite the slaughter-house, and Mr, M'Kenzie said he would drive himself. He attempted to do so, and horse, cart, and driver were swept away. He has not since been seen. ST. JOHN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION. ' m The monthly meeting of the District Nursing Guild Committee, held yesterday afternoon, was attended by Mrs. S. A. Rhodes (president), Mrs. W. B. Tripe, airs. iW. H. S. 'Moorhouse, Mrs. H. W. Preston, Mrs. J. P. Luke, Mrs. A. A. Corrigan, /Miss iM. Higgie, and 'Mrs. W. B. Fisher (hon. secretary). The report submitted by the senior district nurse set forth, inter alia, that tho two nurses- had paid 1040 visits to the sick poor during August, and that fifteen additional patients had been registered during the same period. , The following' additional subscriptions are acknowledged :— Mr. Walter Nathan, £2 2s; LMis. W. <H. S. Moorhouse, £1 •Is; 'Mrs. Paul Hunter and Mr. J. P. Maxwell, £1 each. Gits of clothing for the poor were received from a number of persons interested in the work. — — . '' * *- ■ — — ■ ,—, — The recent floods in Victoria were responsible for the non-appearance of a haggis which had been provided for at the Caledonian "social" at St. Arnaud, in that State. Mr. D. J. Cameron, who had arranged to supply the national dish? forwarded the following explanation :—: — "I was sorry that I could not get to the Scottish meeting on Thursday night, but the roads were impassable. My brother Hugh attempted to cross the creek with the haggis, but the horse i fell «rer a log, and -the fishes have turn- ! ed Scotch. Don't be surprised if you catch a black-fish next season wearing the tartan." For Bronchial Coughs take "Woodi" Great Peppermint Cure, li 6d and 2i 6d.— Advt.