Untitled

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 287, 7 November 1925, Page 8

A tourist from the Continent has bad the misfortune to lose a collection of stamps valued at £SO during a tour of the North Island. Several large properties in the Wairarapa have just changed hands (states the Wairarapa Times). Mr Laird Meredith has sold “Wairorongo” to Mr John Moore, and bought “Okau” and “To Maire” from Mr George .Taylor. Mr Toogood has sold “Waiana” to his brother, and has bought Mr Donald Buchanan’s “To Whanga” property. “There is an impression among several people that, as long as there is a boy lying on the road alongside cattle? they are not liable to be impounded. I would like to ask the clerk if that is correct,” said a member of the Gisborne Borough Council at a meeting. The clerk stated that cows had to be kept moving, and that it was not legal to herd cows on the road.

Probably many motorists are not aware of the fact that if they drop a bottle on the roadway it is their duty to go back and pick up the pieces. A reminder was given to this effect at the Hamilton Court, when a youthful motor-cyclist admitted that, after accidentally dropping a bottle from his machine' in Victoria street, leaving broken glass strewn over the carriageway, he had neglected to go hack and gather up the remnants. As the prosecution was the first of its kind in Hamilton, lie was let off with the payment of costs, 7s. Notification has been received by the stationmastcr of the transfer of Messrs J. .Sweeney and J. do Rosa, yard foremen at Palmerston North, to. New Plymouth and Napier respectively. They will be succeeded hero by Messrs M. tvavanagh, of the local platform staff, and Mr N. Hunt, of Napier. Mr Kavanagh’s position will be filled by Mr Inch, of New Plymouth. Mr F. O’Connoy, ticket inspector, will succeed Mr W. J. Robertson, who has resigned on superannuation, as coaching foreman. 'l’he general secretary of the New Zealand Sports Protection League (Mr It. W. Shallcrass), who has visited most of the electorates during the reeent election campaign, stated in Wellington yesterday that the new Parliament as a whole would be favourable to the promotibn- of legitimate sport, and a substantial majority of tlie members would support the repeal of the existing restrictive legislation, the effect of which was to encourage the illegal operations of those considered a menace to wholesome sport. The election and show period found the town particularly free from people who celebrate such occasions unwisely, only one person having come under the notice of the police, and he was accorded a night’s free lodging at the police station. Tho offender, Robert Maitland Gran, appeared before Messrs J. H. Stevens and J. T. R. Slipper at’the Police Court this morning when he was charged with drunkenness and fined 10s. Sergeant Power, who represented the police, gave accused a favourable record and it was decided to communicate with his employer relative to the payment of tho fine, the holiday maker having but 2s 5d in his possession at the time of his arrest. Tho importance to the public of the verdicts of juries bearing upon motor traffic accidents was emphasised by Mr Justice Reed in the Supreme Court at Auckland when summing up in the case arising out of tho Onehunga fatality. “Accidents,” His Honour said, “are continually occurring __ in connection with motor traffic. \on can hardly take up a newspaper that does not record one or more accidents in connection with motor cars. Consequently it is of extreme importance to the public that motorists should be shown that they are not to drive carelessly or negligently—that they have a duty to the public which requires them to drive with care and caution. It is by the verdicts of juries that the standard of. care is fixed.” Referring to the victory of the Reform Party on Wednesday, the Dannevirke News says: “No such victory has been achieved since Mr Seddon swept the poll in tile famous “voucher” election of 20 years ago. The Government party will now fill all the seats on tlie Speaker s right, and several of them will have to find seats across the central gangway on the benches formerly occupied by the Labour Party. 'The benches on Mr Speaker’s left will be- occupied, but not filled, by the Labour Party, which apparently will be the official Opposition, with Air Holland in the. seat formerly occupied by Air Wilford and latterlv by Mr Forbes. Then will come the attenuated National Party, with the one Liberal, Sir Joseph Ward, and the Independent Nationalist, Mr Atmore. The position may be slightly altered in two or three cases when the absentees’ votes are recorded. The Prime Minister has now to fill up tlie vacancies in his Cabinet, but this he will not do immediately.