LOCAL AND GENERAL

Evening Star, Issue 20046, 11 December 1928, Page 12

LOCAL AND GENERAL

William Arthur Hawkins, aged thirty, tor being drunk in charge of a car (a second offence), was lined £SO and liis license was cancelled for three years.—Auckland Press Association message. Tu the Supremo Court, Christchurch, John Edward Hynes, Tor housebreaking, was sentenced to ono year’s imprisonment, George Frederick Langley Smith and James Ryan, for an offence at Timaru on a girl under the ago of sixteen, were ordered to be detained for three years for reformative treatment. Insurance companies, according to a judgment given by Mr Justice Blair at Hamilton, are liable for claims after accepting a small transfer fee, even if tin premium is unpaid. On this ground judgment was given for Arthur William Overall, a Manaku farmer, against the Victoria Insurance Company. Tho full amount of the claim was £430. Overall received a property from the mortgagee, Mrs Helen Warren, and paid 2s Gel transfer fee on an insurance policy, believing that the premium bad been paid. His Honour, summing up, said that tho company, by accepting tho transfer fee, hilled Overall into tho lielief that his premises were insured. This remained the position till two days after tho fire, when the agents informed Overall that the premium was unpaid. Messrs Richardson and Company’s steamer Parera, which ran on Walker Rock, off Jackson’s Head, on Sunday morning and put into Wellington on Sunday afternoon, was examined hy a diver yesterday, and it was found that there was a little denting of the plates, mostly on .’ , the.=-por-b:.sido" amidships; There,- is -a possibility that as tho damage-is trifling the vessel will continue running until her periodical overhaul is due. The Wcllington-Wan-ganui coastal cargo steamer Invercargill, while on her way from Wanganui to Wellington early on Sunday morning, touched a rock off Capo Ternwhiti in thick'weather'.' Tho vessel was placed on tho patent slip yesterday, and a number of r small indentations were found all over’ the hull of the ship. These will necessitate some riveting of the plales. The coastal steamer Kennedy, which runs generally between Foxton and Lyttelton, with an occasional visit to Wellington, is alsa.rcported to liaye touched- a rock in Cook Strait' during - , thick weather. The vessel will'probably go to Wellington to' be patent slip. The: annual HTcat;. arranged by the Commercial ': Travellers';, and . Warehousemen’s lor the various orphanages'of'Dunedin was held last Saturday. Through the rain falling on the morning of the treat the numerous children were concerned about their outing, but with characteristic thoroughness the “ men of tho road ” had arranged for the capacious Drill Hull in the event of bad weather, and at this point the children were •entertained for two hours. Later the whole parly

moved to the ‘ Calc,’’ and llio remainder of the sporting events and numerous other diversions on the programme wore completed under favourable weather conditions. After sports, games, motor rides, ice creams, drinks, Christmas presents, and “eats,” the 300 children returned homo at 5 p.m. tired, but happy. Mr W- Thomson, president of the Commercial Travellers’ Association, introduced Mr J. S. Douglas, who addressed the children on matters pertaining to Christmas and citizenship. A special feature of the outing was the pleasure derived from the music supplied by the St. Hilda Band, under the conductorsbip of Mr James Dixon. On Sunday evening the Dunedin branch of the Spiritualist Church was well attended to hear the Lyccumists (pupils of the Spiritualist Sunday School) give their “ service of song.” The platform was decorated with beautiful flowers, and little ones gaily attired with their various coloured sashes made the whole scene one of beauty. Several items were rendered by the children, taking the form of vocal solos and massed singing, one young member playing the interlude during the collection, which was taken up by eight little ones. Connective readings were given by adult members dealing with children in spirit life. In the Supremo Court, Christchurch, the Dominion Trust Company of New Zealand, Ltd., J. 0. Jamieson (company manager), and C. G. M'Kcllar (accountant and shareholder) proceeded against Janies Stephen Day, public accountant, for £SOO alleged to be duo to the estate of the late Kichard Heyward, fanner. It was alleged that in December, 1927, Day, as syndic for the company, obtained letters of administration of Heyward’s estate. In August, -1928, Day.- was discharged from_ the position of administrator and Jamieson and MTvcllar were appointed. Day sold certain bonds belonging to Heyward without repaying the money.received—£soo. Day alleged .that he sold the bonds on Heyward’s instruction; that Heyward lent him the money; that he gave Heyward a promissory note for the sum ; and that Heyward destroyed the note, making a present of the £SOO to Day. Mr Justice Adams said he was not satisfied that Day’s story was proved. It loft, on his mind a strong impression that no such arrangement had been made. Judgment was given for plaintiff on the claim, with costs. Day counterclaimed £6OO for services, and judgment was given against him on this nlsrj.— Press Association.