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Evening Post, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 146, 22 June 1915, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL ♦ Acting on a suggestion by Mr. George Winder, the Council of • the Central Chamber of Commerce yesterday decided to take steps with a view to obtaining railway concessions so that country people may come into the city to do their shopping on Friday night. The six-day week for hotel-workers will shortly apply throughout the Wellington Industrial District. It was obtained a little while ago for Wellington City, and awards recently filed have extended its provisions to private hotels in tho city, and licensed premises in the Palmerston North, Wanganui, and Oroua districts. The Arbitration Court will be asked on Ist August to make operative from that date the country hotels award, covering other country towns, and embodying the six-day week provision. A matter arising out of the bankruptcy of James Shaw, storekeeper, late of Rewa, near Feilding, came before Mr. Justice Edwards in the Supreme Court to-day in the form of an originating summons. The plaintiff was the Deputy Official Assignee, and the defendants the Bank of New Zealand. Shaw was adjudicated bankrupt on his own petition on 27th April last. Just prior to that, it was asserted, bankrupt had through his agents, paid the sum of £471 6s into the bank at Feilding by way of reducing his overdraft. The Offacial Assignee desired that such payment should be declared void on the ground of fraudulent preference. Several affidavits had been filed, and to-day the manager of the Bank at Feilding gave evidence. The hearing was then adjourned, in order that the evidence of plaintiff may be taken, and defendant* were allowed £10 10s costs for the day. Sir Francis Bell, K.C., with him Mr. M. H. Oram, of Palmerston, appeared for the plaintiff, and Sir John Findlay, K.C., with Mr. T. Neave, for defendants.. Reserved judgment was given by Mr. W. G. Riddell, S.M., in the Magistrate's Court this morning, in the civil dispute in which George Winder, importer, was plaintiff, and Jesse Taylor defendant. Plaintiff claimed from defendant £122 6s 8d rent, and £4 16s 6d interest on the 6a mo in respect to the tenancy by defendant of the Tiffin Restaurant, Man-ners-street. Plaintiff had stated that prior to 11th July, I§l4, he had distrained the goods and chattels of one Eliza Lee, tenant of The Tiffin, for rent in arrears, and that after the distress had been made defendant requested plaintiff to abandon the same in consideration .of defendant guaranteeing ! payment of the said rent. Plaintiff accepted the offered guarantee, and withdrew the bailiff from The Tiffin. No part of the sum had been paid by either E. Lee or defendant. After reviewing the case at length, and quoting various legal authorities, the Magistrate said he thought that as plaintiff had failed to carry out the conditions under which the guarantee was given by defendant, he was not entitled to succeed in his claim. Judgment would be for defendant, with solicitor's fee, £6 6s. At the hearing of the case Mr. D. Jackson appeared for plaintiff and Mr. A. Dunn for defendant. Exciting diversion was created for the patients of the Waikato Hospital yesterday afternoon (stated the Hamilton correspondent of the Auckland Star on Saturday last) by one of the inmates who is under close medical supervision on account of an unhinged state of his mind climbing on the roof of one of the ! wards, and refusing to descend when requested. The ' hospital authorities called in the police, and Constables Mahoney and Mnllins had an exciting chase over the roofs of the various buildings. With the greatest difficulty, and at some peril to themselves, they eventually secured their man. On the way to the Courthouse a fierce struggle ensued in a cab. The young man at one stage of the journey, with almost superhuman strength, broke from the grasp of his captors, and, smashing open the door of the cab, fell between the wheels. He was again secured, and later was committed to Avondale. Some time was occupied by Mr. D. G. A. Cooper, S.M., in the Magistrate's Court yesterday afternoon in hearing an application for the rehearing of the case in which Matthew Livingstone was fined £25 for betting in Willis-street. Mr. P. W. Jackson supported the application, which was opposed by Inspector Hendrey. His Worship refused the application, but granted defendant a further month's time in which to pay the fine. To-morrow your friends will wish you " Good-day," and the Wednesday bargains at Kirkcaldie and Stains, Ltd., will assure it. Lower Pricings than ever will await you in our Bargain Room.— Advt. The stocktaking sale of drapery begins at Walter Cole's, Cuba-street, to-morrow. Thia is the first sale of its kind under the new regime, and bargains never before heard of will bo offered. On page 5 of to-night's Post a price-list of a few of tho articles is given. — Advt. For Camp Life Has your soldier friend a sleeping bag? Just inspect our khaki, blanket-lined bag- at 30«. Oco, tftwWe, M|innw6'tj) { f ret. «rA4^i,