AFTER THE BALL

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 44, 20 August 1913, Page 3

AFTER THE BALL

DECORATOR'S, CLAIM. Payment for the floral decorations at the Citizens' Ball to the officers of H.M.S. New Zealand was disputed in a civil action at the Magistrate's Court yesterday. Dr. M' Arthur was on tba Bench. Rosalind Prebble, florist, sued Algar Janet Williams for the sum of £64. Mr J. if. M'Grath appeared fc* plaintiff and Mr. ? A. W. Blair for defendant. An amount of £55 had been paid into Court, but there was a sum of £9 in dispute. ;► After The Post went to press yesterday Algar Temple Williams gave evidence to the effect that ' the purport of the meeting at Scoullar's office was to get a reduction. The final arrangement was that Scoullar was to get £100 and Miss Prebble £65 if the ball was a financial success. If not, Scoullar was to receive £85 and Miss Prebble £55. A meeting of the committee was called for that evening, and £160 was authorised for decoration. Witness said he would not fo on unless there were guarantors for 1150, and they got thirty at £5. They expected the City Council or the Government to com© to their assistance. Tho Government only guaranteed £25, but paid £50. If the accounts for furnishing and decorations had not been reduced they would probably have thrown up the ball. Replying to Mr. M'Grath, witness stated that there was nothing in the minutes of the committee as to a reduc» tion in Scoullar's or Miss Prebble's accounts. He did not think his wife was too pleased with the decorations, and heard several people say they were not as good as they wena fov some years. Witness kii<".v for an absolute fact that Miss Prebble had agreed to reduce her account by £10. Witness stated, in reply to Mr. Blair, that the reason the arrangement for the reduction of the accounts was not included in the minutes was to protect Scoullar and Co. and Miss Prebble, who were to be paid in full if the Government or City Council came to tho assistance of the committee. The Court made an order for the payment to plaintiff of £55 paid into Court, a-s she wanted to get away, and the case was adjourned sine die/for the evidence of Mra. Williams, who is in Christchurch. TOO LATE, TOO LATE. Many hundreds of people in New Zealand are suffering from colds today, severe or slight. There is not one of these hundreds but could find quick relief in a bottle of Baxter's lung preserver. Start treating your cold today, before it is too late. Als lOd bottle cures. — Advt. Christchurch lady benefits and says :— "I have ueed Tonking's Linseed Emulsion for the past five months for myeelf and family. It is the beet we have ever tried, being a great benefit to me during an attack of bronchitis." Stop coughing at once. More easily said than done, eh '! Yo ( u try Tonkirtg's Linseed Emulsion and see. It relieves at once and suits everybody.—Adyt, ,