WAIPAWA.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVIII, Issue 197, 3 August 1928, Page 7

WAIPAWA.

NEWS AND NOTES. (Own Correspondent.) The rainfall registered in the Waipawa for July totalled 1.86, and the total for the seven months 20.99 in. A “gift” evening was tendered Miss M. Carson and Mr Stan. O’Halloran in St. Peter’s Schoolroom on Monday, and as an evidence of their popularity there was a very large number present. The evening was spent in dancing and cards, and was a very enjoyable one. Tho Waipawa Operatic Society held their first practice of “H.M.S. Piafore” on Tuesday evening, and the large attendance augurs well for a successful production. Mr Joseph Cosgrave wielded the baton and Miss B. Milburn was at the piano. The part singers were each put through their parts separately, and excellent progress was made. Tho Waipawa District High School Committee held their monthly meeting on Thursday evening, when there was a full attendance as follows:— Messrs C. 11. Critchley (chair), S. B. Houghton (secretary). W. Yates. N. Verran, W. Cade, L. Pratley, S. Strang and E. Bott. The headmaster’s report was read and considered very satisfactory. The recommendations of the visiting committee were adopted and repairs and improveauthorised. The cramped condition of the classes was mentioned, and it was resolved to ask the Board to secure extra accommodation pending the erection of the new school. Messrs Verran and Yates were appointed a visiting committee for the coming month. The fine weather experienced in this district for the last few days is a welcome change. The farmers are experiencing many losses of ewes, attributed to the over-abundance of feed. The many friends of Mr Irvine Cheers will be pleased to hear that he has much improved in health after a recent holiday spent in the Wanganui district. A special meeting of the parishioners of St. Peter's Church was held on Wednesday evening in the Sunday school. A motion was passed that a loan of £5O from tho Diocesan Office be applied for for the purpose of renovating the old vicarage in Rose street. A good deal of discussion took place on a proposal to erect a new vicarage near the Sunday school, and to dispose of the present vicarage, The proposal, however, was not entertained. At a subsequent meeting of the vestry a report on the duplex system, of contributing to church funds, inaugurated early in the year, was received, and although the results so far are gratifying, the amount being raised is not quite adeuate to meet all the obligations of the Vestry. The ideal sought is to raise sufficient without having recourse to bazaars, shops or other special efforts.

MAGISTRATE’S COURT. The monthly sitting of tho Waipawa Magistrate's Court was held on Thursday, presided over - by Mr A. M. Mowlem, S.M. Prior to the ordinary business, Messrs W. I. Limbrick and H. A. Kendall, J’s.P., gave judgment in a case heard last court day, when N. McMillan was charged with hawking without a license. The justices gavo it as their opinion that the method employed could be defined as hawking, and that they could not hold that tho by-laws were unreasonable. A fine of £3 and costs, £2 12 s. was imposed. The case breifly was one where the defendant acted as canvasser. for a Christchurch firm. The procedure was to introduce the line and for the goods to be delivered within a short period on the instalment system. . A license had been taken out which it was thought, embraced any district. Mr Harker, for the defendant, asked for leave to appeal on a point of law. This was allowed, the conditions being that the £l5 costs be handed in with the fine and costs for conviction, the latter to be impounded pending the result of the appeal. Thomas Joseph Spalding was charged with supplying liquor to Natives at Te Hauke on April 9 and May 9, 1927.—The defendant was convicted and fined a total of £45 on the two charges, with costs £7 3s Sd. The Magistrate said the Natives were to be commended for coming forward to give evidence. It was evident they wished to keep the kiangas clear of liquor. Jack Hing was charged by the Inspector of Factories with failing to close on the statutory half-holiday on 20th June.—Defendant was convicted and fined £3 and costs. £1 2s 6d.

Miriam R. Quinlivan applied for a separation order against her husband, P. S. Quinlivan, on the grounds of failure to maintain.—His Worship, after hearing evidence, issued an order as requested, appointed her guardian of tho children -(7), and ordered the defendant to contribute £.5 per week as maintenace. An attachment order was also made. SEQUEL TO COLLISION. H. J. Limpus was charged with negligent driving.

Senior-Sergeant Dempsey conducted the case for the police, and Mr VVedde appeared for the defendant. The particulars of the case are that the defendant was driving a motor-car on the Lindsay-Waipawa road on May 9th, and collided with a bicycle ridden by Jack Miller and R. M. Otton, and as a result the latter had his thigh broken. After evidence had been given, the Magistrate said he was satisfied that the defendant was on his wrong side and there was evidence of negligence. To travel on the wrong side was not justifiable under any consideration. A fine of £3 and costs, £1 13s, was imposed. CIVIL CASES. Judgment by default was given in the following undefended civil cases: J. N. Barrie v. Gordon McKay, £2 18s fid. costs £1 3s fid; Waipawa County Council v. N. P. Neilsen, £6 10s lOd, costs £1 10s fid.