FEILDING NEWS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 138, 15 May 1925, Page 5

FEILDING NEWS.

MUSICAL UNION. (From Our Own Correspondent.) The adjourned meeting of the . Feilding Musical Union was held on Wednesday evening. Apologies were received from Messrs J. Gordon Elliott, C. S. JoHb, I. Chappell and S. D. Pearce. Mr H. G. Shakes wrote resigning from tlie union. . On the motion of vhe president the members stood as a mark of sympathy for the relatives of the late Prime Mmjster. The president submitted the proposed constitution of the union as suggested by the committee sot up to draft same. Ino only clause which caused a.ny discussion was 21 which empowered the committee to appoint' an executive but, after the pros and cons had been discussed, the clause as submitted was carried The officers elected were President, Mr C. Ilausmann (re-elected); vice-presi-dent, Messrs A. E. Sandford and N. J. Kellow; committee, Messrs C. S. Jeffs, N. C. Harding, F. Chappell. S. D. Pearce, P. P. Stevens, E, 11. Leese (choral) and N. Hausinann (orchestral branch). A vote of thanks was passed to the retiring officers; to Mr A. J. Geary (auditor) and to Mr T. Pagan for the use of his office. Special mention was made of the wont of the secretary and lie was voted an honorarium of three guineas. Mention was also made of the services of the orchestral conductor, Mr N. E. Golding. Mr Bert Royle, representing J. 0. Williamson, Ltd., advised that the following Gilbert and Sullivan operas were now available for performance: “Pinafore,” “Pirates of Penzance,” “Sorcerer,” “Patience,” “lolanthe," “Princess Ida,” “Mikado,” “Gondoliers,” and “Yeoman of the Guard.”

MAGISTRATE’S GOURT. Mr R. M. Watson, S.M., presided over tho sitting of the Magistrate's Court yesterday. Before proceeding, the Magistrate said that only urgent business would bo attended to, on account of the day being one of national mourning. Win. Speecliley (licensee) and U, G. Mays (barman), of the Awahuri Hotel, were charged with supplying liquor at a time when the premises were required by law to bo closed. . >'• • - •

Sergeant Cahill said that a man had called ono morning at 8 o’clock at the hotel, and tho barman had supplied him with liquor. The police had been informed and on making enquiries, the barman had admitted supplying the liquor in the absence of the licensee. The bouse had a very good record. Mr Power said that before going away the licensee had warned the barißan not to servo any liquor out of hours. One morning a man had called at tho back of #ie hotel and asked for a glass of whisky us ho did not feel well. He also asked for a flask of whisky to take to tlie milking shed with him. He had been supplied by the barman, to do tho man a good turn, and the barman hatl given the police the win le information. The Magistrate said , there was no question that tho barman was the agent of the licensee, and as tho licensee had a good record he would not impose a heavy penalty. A lino of £5 on each defendant he thought would meet the case. ART UNION CASE. On a charge of having conducted a lottery, two local residents, Messrs E. Garliok and A. Kingston, appeared before the Court. Sergeant Cahill haid that the Feilding Brass Band, some time ago decided to hold an art union to raise band funds. The secretary obtained permission from the Minister of International Affairs, the prizes to be oil paintings. After obtaining permission, Mr Kingston was asked if he would provide a car as a first prize. Mr Kingston communicated "with the general manager of his company and gathered that there would.be no breach of the law as a similar project was being carried on in Wellington. It was therefore decided to offer tlie car as a first prize. Sergeant Cahill said that neither Kingston nor Garlick, who were respectable citizens, had made anything out of the transaction, and had given their time and troublo to help the band. Mr Elliot for defendants said that Sergeant Cahill had made the circumstances clear and added that defendants were pleading guilty. It was a technical breach and defendants were only in the transaction in a.formal way. The Magistrate fined each defendant 20s and costs 7s MISCELLANEOUS. George Wells (Mr Cullinane) _ charged with having failed to keep a time and wages book, was fined 40s with costs. On a charge of permitting horses to wander on a public road in the Kiwitea County, F.' Russell pleaded not guilty, stating that the horses belonged to his wife, was fined 10s with costs. On a similar charge D. R. Davies was dealt with in like manner. For permitting three horses to wander, K. Carman pleaded guilty and was fined 103 and 26s 4d costs. H. B. Thomson (Mr Taylor) was charged with allowing a herd of cows to wander on Rose road in the Manawatu district. The evidence given was that, on the morning of 24th April, the cows were found spread out along the road. In defence Thomson explained that he had turned the herd out after milking in order to allow them to go to another paddock. They had been on the road for about teii minutes as it took so long for them to come through the gate. As this act brought Thomson technically under tlie law the Magistrate convioted him and fined him 12s costs.