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Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 58, 5 September 1914, Page 6

One of th© gifts to ,the Australian Expetitionary Force consisted of a box of pills for <sacb of the 20,000 men — "and as many more &r you like." The Ammunition Company gave a million rounds of ammunition. The Postal authorities advise that' the s.s. Maheno, which left Sydney on Wednesday for Auckland, is bringing Australian mails and aJso an English mail via Suez. The Wellington jjomoh is duo per Main Trunk express on Monday afternoon. , 7 The majority of the officers of the Orchards, Gardens, and Apiaries Division of the Agricultural Department who were in Wellington this week agreed to make a contribution from their salaries to the Empire Fund during the continuance of the war. Mr, J. H. Cowdrey, Health Inspector, was riding along Adelaide-road in his motor bicycle at noon to«day, when a horse attached to a passing express lashed out with its hind feet and knocked him off hie machine. He was picked up in a, bruised 'and stunned condition and taken to tho Hospital. His condition is not serious. On the parole list at the* local police headquarters are the names of thirtyseven unnaturalised Germans, whose duty it is to report themselves once every twenty-fonr hours. Others report themselves at the sub-stations. The men are readily complying with the conditions under which they are allowed their freedom. Although the applicants at the Labour Department for employment last month, were more numerous than during July, the fitting-up of the troopships has absorbed all suitable men, particularly carpenters, shipwrights, and painters. Tho report of the Labour Department states that about 20 per cent, of those who applied for work were not fitted for heavy manual labour. Weather conditions have been excellent for outdoor employment, and a- good deal of business ha« been done with farmers. Up to the present practically all their requirements have been met. At the close of the "month, however, several positions were availabl" for milkers in the Taranaki district. The number of men assisted was 197, of whom 60 were married and 147 single, with 164 dependents. Eighty were sent to Government works, and 117 to private employment. A well-known local offender, one May Gibbons, had to answer two charges at the Magistrate's Court this morning, and as the result of the treatment she received she will .not appear in the dock again for over two months. She became drunk yesterday, ahd because a certain family lived in a better house than hers, she challenged the members of that family to an open fight, but the call was not heeded. Then Gibbons, to show her annoyance, broke all the front windows and did damage to the extent of £2. She is a prohibited person., and has been convicted many time* for insobriety. Mr. D. G. A. Cooper, S.M., said to her : "I don't know what to do with you. I think you ought to go to Roto Roa for twelve months. No, gaol would be beat. You are sentenced to two months' imprisonment for drunkenness, and seven days for damage to the house." " Taking into consideration the unsettled conditions caused by the war," say& the Labour Department's report for August, " the general Btete of the labour market for the month can be considered as satisfactory. The building trades are normal, and there is reported to be a fair amount of contract work now in hand. The tailoring trade has been very busy, and a considerable amount of overtime has been worked to cope with the demands made for clothing for the Expeditionary Force; this also applies to the boot'inaking factories. Retailers' reports are of a varied na* tine. Storekeepers and grocers had a busy time at the beginning of the month, owing to purchasers laying in stocks of flour and sugar, but at present the business is normal. Jewellers, fancy goods dealers, and diapers, report that their turnover is considerably below the usual standard." Judgment was given at the Supreme Court this morning by his Honour Mr. Justice Hosking in the action Michael Sweeney versus Siduey Kirkcaldie and Elsie Kirkcaldie, in which plaintiff claimed the sum of £601 as damages for in* juries received in a collision with th» defendant's motor-car. The jury had brought in a verdict for £150 damages, but a motion was made on behalf of th© defendants that judgment be entered for them on the ground that the trial had not proved that the accident was due to the negligence of Mrs. Kirkcaldie, and in the alternative a new trial was applied for. Hiß Honour held that the jury was justified in its finding, and dismissed defendants' motion with costs, £10 10s, and disbursements. Judgment was given I for plaintiff in the action_ for the amount awarded by the jury, with costs as per scale, £15 15s for second day, witnesses' expenses, - and disbursements. At the hearing Mr. A. Gray, K.C., with Mr. W. Perry, appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. C. P. Skerrett, K.C., with Mr. E. K. Kirkcaldie, for the defendants. ,An affiliation caso which has been the subject of an extraordinary amount of litigation was again before the Magistrate's Court at Christchurch Oh Thursday. According to reports in the local papers, Mr. Day, S.M., would not grant an adjournment after complainant's caa© had been heard nor after the defendant, Albert Ooaiet, had given evidence. During the proceedings there was an unpleasant scene between the Magistrate and Mr. Harper (Crozier's counsel), who protested against the treatment of his client who, he said, had had two years of his life wasted through the prolonged litigation. Ultimately the defendant was adjudged the putative father of the child (whose mother is now 17 years of age), and he was ordered to find a surety of £100 that lie would comply with the maintenance order. Following is the remarkable record of previous, proceedings ill the case : — 7th September, 1912, case dismissed ,• 11th September, 1912, fresh information withdrawn by complainant •> 17th October, 1912, order made against Crozter; 27th November, 1912, order cancelled by Supreme Court, on appeal, Myers ordered to pay £9 3s costs (which have not been paid) ; 7th December. 1912, fresh information withdrawn at complainant's requeet ; 30th January, 1914, case dismissed, with £2 2s costs (unpaid) ; 25th March, 1914, caee diemissed ; 3rd July, 1914, case dismissed, with costs £2 2s (unpaid) ; 28th August, 1914, case transferred from Ashburton to Christchurch; 3rd September, fresh heating at Christchurch. Arising out of tho case the following charges of porjurj , brought by Myers against witnesses, have been dismissed :— lßth September, 1912. Myers v. Crozier ; 18th September, 1912, Myers v. C. W. Ehglefield ; 23rd July, 1913, Myers v. P. M'Carthy (his own witness); 23rd July, 1913, Myers v. W. Crozier. It was thie record that led Mi. Harper to l-efer to the proceedings as a "farce," a. remark which, was resented by the Bench. The Magistrate said ho had no power to Biiepend the order pending another appeal to the Supreme Court.

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