LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Inspectors Ballantyne and Griffen nave finished examining the Hawera Main School this week. "The amount of our imported confectionery in New Zealand now is beyond all reason. Last year £547,000 worth of confectionery was imported," said a confectionery manufacturer while giving evidence at the Chj-istchurch Arbitration Court. /• 'That is almost as high as our beer bill," remarked the President of the Court, Mr. Justice Frazer. We understand that the time fixed for compliance with the conditions of leave to appeal to the Privy Council in the case Bartlett v. Graham, -a case concerning a farm, the defence alleging misrepresentation and breaches of agreement, ias expired, and that the right of appeal has lapsed. The judgment of the Court of Appeal in favour of Graham Bros, will therefore stand. The contract for sale and purchase of the farm is rescinded, and Graham. Bros, are entitled to a refund of deposit and interest, and also to payment of their costs in both Courts. In the course of a reference, at a gathering of the Public Service Association, to the council representing the Post and Telegraph Department, the Railways Department, and the Public Service, Mr. L. B. Jordan said that there was an earnest demand amongst public servants for house accommodation. Why should not these associations, he asked, form themselves into a building society and assist members of the Public Service to obtain their own homes? He believed that if the idea were taken up it would lead to very good results. < In the Magistrate's Court yesterday before Mr. IV A. B. Bailey, S.M., the hearing of the separation case Shakepear y. Shakspear, the first hearing of which, took place some time ago, was fcompleted lexcept that certain evidence was to be sent on to the magistrate from Auckland; Yesterday the defendant and his sister gave evidence,, in general denying the statements made by the wife. Mr. P. O'Dea appeared for the complainant, and Mr. A. Hogg, of, Auckland^ instructed by Mr. B. A. Singer, for the defendant. A recent cablegram stated that Caruso had left the "usufruct" of his estate to his widow. The word "usu- | fruct" is not an uncommon one, and ! implies that the widow was to have the ; income from the property j literally "the use. of the fruit.'' Apparently neither the Dominion nor the Post had ever I met with the word, for they printed | it with a capital as if it were the name .of a place (says an exchange). The New | Zealand Herald omitted it altogether. ! It remained for the Wanganui Hesrald to plunge really deenly, as follows: "Caruso lived the life of an Italian gentleman on his fine Dlace, Usufruct, near Venice, and he had* honed to spend all lus days and Tb>iune"m peaceful happiness in his beloved Italy." ' "I was told while in Sydney,'' said the Hon. E. P. Lee, conversing with a-,.- Dormnion • re P°rter, " "that the vehicular and pedestrian traffic in i feydney has increased to such an extent that the police authorities in conjunction with the municipal council, were adopting strong measures to cope with it. The police have been reinforced in the principal city streets j to bring into force the scheme of con- , trol decided on. In Sydney vehicles pass on the left side r as in New Zeai 2. ' • pedestrians also pass on the left—it is the right in New Zealand— and if a, man walking along a city street transgresses the rule, which for | the last month has been rigidly ent°r?ed< he, is Quipkly told by a police officer to keep to the left. The throng ; lin the Sydney streets is very great ! and a strict adherence to the rule j Keep to the left' is very necessary! and makes for less discomfort in the crowded thoroughfares.'' j
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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLI, Issue XLI, 11 August 1921, Page 4
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634LOCAL AND GENERAL. Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLI, Issue XLI, 11 August 1921, Page 4
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