I High words between two waterside workers led through threats and blows to a case at the Magistrate's Court this morning, in which Thoinae Otvens proceeded against Martin M'Gov srn for assault. The dispute arose out of the handling of cargo being taken out ot the hold of the s.s. Futiki on Friday last, M'Qovern claiming this morning that Owen's method of handling a winch endangered the men working on the wharf. He admitted that he lost his temper, and, going on deck, struck Owen with his open hand, but denied that a severe blow was struck. Mr. S. E. M'Carthy, S.M., after reviewinp the evidence, said that it appeared to him that the complainant might have been a little more gracious about the matter, but that was no reason why a conviction should not be returned; Defendant was fined ! 10s, with costs 335. Lieutenant-Colonel John Findlay, C.8., D.5.0., who left, with the Main Body,' and who has just had conferred on him i the Egyptian decoration of the Order of the Nile, is. on the reserve of officers attached: to the 7th (Southland) Mounted Rifles. He saw service in the South African War, taking part 1 in various actions in Cape Colony, the Orange Free State, and the Transvaal, from February, 1900, until. August, 1901. In the action at Reit Vlei, in the latter part of 1900, he was slightly wounded. He noldsthe Queen's Medal with five clasps. At the I outbreak ofi the present war LieutenantI Colonel Findlay was in Ashburton, and, | enlisting immediately, sailed in command af the Canterbury Mounted Eifles. *lle i was mentioned in despatches in November, 1915, and was awarded the D.S.O. for.good work at GalHpoli. In the same year he wa3 made a Companion of the Bath The present proprietor of the Queen's I Motor Works states that he was not the i defendant in tho judgment summons case reported in yesterday's Post. . The defendant was a former projvietor of the works. Messrs. S. George Nathan and Co offered for ealo in tho Chamber of Com ■ merco yesterday afternoon three residen •; I tia.l properties in Sentoun, under mstruc, ' tions from tho trustees in the retate o' ! the late Phoebe Fuller. Lot 1 was a dwell > ing of fire rooms in Dundas-street, on r ' section 81.82 links by a depth of 132.5 L | links. Bidding startH'at £450 and rcsi to £575, at which price the property was' i sold to Mrs. Burnett Lot 2 was a dwell ■ 1 ing of five room 3 and. outbuildings having, a frontage of 40ft to Munro-street by a depth of 12Sft. This property was sold to Mr. Carey for £575. Lot 3 was a fourroomed dwelling and outbuildings, also in Munro-street, but as the reserve was not reached it was passed in and is nowopen for private sale. Messrs. Dalgety and Co. will hold a salo of dairy cows, etc., on account of tho Brentwood Farm Company, at Trentham, on 26th July, at noon. Prize- money won at the recent exhibition. o£ tho Wellington Poultry, Pigeon, and Canary Sooiety will be paid to-mor-, row evening, at Messrs. Foglia and Copp'fij shop, Vivian-street. In. tho King's Theatre on Sunday night, Mr. R. Semple, miners' agent, will ad- : dress a public meeting, and will state the; case for tho men in the dieputo with thq I mino owners. .
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Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 17, 19 July 1918, Page 8
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