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Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 113, 9 April 1930, Page 8

“I never envy the fellow who has to handle the finances of a church, said Mr T. R. Hodder at the Cuba Street Methodist Church quarterly meeting last year. If you realise that you are not adequately insured against fire loss the Mercantile and General Insurance Co., Ltd., is a New Zealand Company with all its capital invested in New Zealand and thus can assure you prompt settlement. R. VV. Priest, Times Buildings, Broadway, district agent.—Advt.

The Manawatu County Council yesterday decided to donate the sum of twenty guineas to the Obstetrical Appeal Fund. During the quarter ended March 31 eight bankruptcies were registered in the Dunedin district —namely, one hairdresser, one mercer, one fruiterer, two labourers, one barman, one sa*ASman and one foreman-butcher. A protest against the inconvenience caused to merchants by the irregular sailings of steamers between the ports of Wellington and Auckland was made at a meeting of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce last evening. The departmental inquiry into the recent cases of maternal mortality, which led to the closing of the Paparoa Cottage Hospital, has been completed by Dr. It. A. Shore, of the head office staff of the Health Department. His report has not yet been received by Hon. A. J. Staiiworthy, Minister of Health. Work on the new Pavilion Bath House at Rotorua is well .under way, and its completion is expected before the end of the present year. New Zealand’s famous health resort will then possess accommodation and facilities in keeping with the treatment and the beneficial mineral waters that are to be obtained there. ‘■'Work does not necessarily commence when a miner puts his pick into the ground,” commented Mr Justice Frazer, when giving a-decision on a non-suit point in an Arbitration Court case to-diy. His Honour stated that work actually began when an employee entered upon “the premises where he was engaged. “Perhaps it would be like carrying coals to Newcastle to quote cases which Yotir Honour must have read over and over,” observed Mr-H. R. Cooper to Mr Justice Frazer in the Arbitration Court to-day. “Don’t think that I have read them all,” replied His Honour. “I am not suggesting that it is humanly possible for any brain to carry them all,” said Mr Cooper. Apparently having been knocked down by a car Mr AVilliam O’Donnell, a single, middle-aged man, whose homo is in Carterton, was found in a semiconscious state at the intersection 'if Princess Street and Broadway' late last evening. He had sustained injuries to the left shoulder,. He was admitted to the Hospital where his condition is reported as satisfactory. Fifty boxes containing £250,000 in gold coin comprised the most valuable portion of the cargo unloaded from the Maunganui at Wellington yesterday. The shipment was, consigned tb the Bank of New South Wales. The boxes, which were heavily constructed and about the size of a five pound box of tea, were carried down a gangway from the forward portion of the ship and loaded on to a motor lorry, over which two members of .the police force .kept guard. Reporting at yesterday’s meeting of the Manawatu County Council, the tramway manager (Mr A. K. Drew) stated that the chief items of traffic on the Sanson tramway for March were:—Grain, 9J tons; minerals and manure, 340 tons; merchandise, 21 tons; cheese, 104 crates; eggs, 101 crates; cream, 82 cans; sheep, 129 trucks; pigs, 2 trucks; metal, 126 trucks; timber, 2674 super feet; wool, 62 bales; flax fibre, -141 tons. The accounts showed a debit balance of £1 3s 3d.

“Will you please keep your tongue still for a minute,” said Mr Cooper with asperity in the Arbitration Court at Palmerston North to-day, to Mr C. A. L. Treadwell,- of Wellington, when the latter made interruptions in the former’s examination of a witness. “Don’t be childish,” replied Mr Treadwell. “I think that you gentlemen are a little too enthusiastic this morning,” conimehted His Honour, Mr Justice FraZer, who was on the Bench. The verbal exchanges were carried no further. A development has occurred in the “taxi war” in Auckland with an announcement by one of the leading companies of a new scale of charges which will come into operation next Saturday. A special rate area has been defined, and within this area tire charges will be Is a mile for the first two miles, 2s 6d for three miles, and 3s for four and five miles. After that 'each additional mile will be charged for at the rate of 6d a mile. At present the charge" for five miles varies from 2s to 25.. 6,d, the tariffs of the different companies varying to that extent. . ; . Mr Justice Frazer holds that the word “job” is a perfectly good English expression. This much he indicated in the Arbitration Court at Palmerston North this morning, when Mr E. A. L. Treadwell seemed rather diffident in making use of the word. His Honour informed him that it was quite a permissible expression. “Then I shall not hesitate to use it,” said Mr Treadwell. His Honour: Even a learned Justice of the New South Wales Court who is regarded as a purist in this part of the world does not hesitate to use the word. Possibly, it lias fallen into disrepute because of its association.

“I was extremely pained to find that the local law library did not contain one report of a workers’ compensation case,” stated Mr C. A. L. Treadwell to Mr Justice Frazer in tlie Arbitration Court, this morning, when explaining the lack of facilities for quoting authorities bearing on a case. “There are some rather antiquated cases referred to,” stated opposing counsel. “No, there were' not even those. I was appalled,” stated Mr Treadwell. ■ Later, when the books in question were being moved, His Honour remarked: “It is desirable not to damage that library, even if it does not contain any compensation cases.” “White stockings have saved the lives of many women on the road,” said Mr It. Fawcett, in defending Harry Gordon Zellman in the Onehunga Police Court. Zellman was charged with negligent driving. Defendant was on a motor-cycle in Church Street on -the night of February 25 and crashed into a motor-cycle ridden by a young woman, Miss Agnes Sharp, injuring lier so severely that she was in the hospital for a fortnight. Negligence was admitted, and. in pleading for leniency Mr Fawcett suid that his client did not see the young woman until within 10 yards of her, the reason being that she was wearing a black dress and black stockings. Sergeant O’Neill said defendant had acted decently after the mishap by paying all expenses, and giving the police every assistance. The Magistrate, Mr F. H. Levien, imposed a fine of 40s and costs.

Complaining that he had had 12 to 15 chains of fencing burnt as the result of fires caused by the council’s tram, Mr H. J. Harris, Rural Delivery, Foxton, wrote to the Manawatu County Council yenterday suggesting that the council reimburse him to the extent of 60 posts and 300 battens; also. that steps be taken to minimise the danger of fires from sparks from the tram. . The clerk reported that the tram staff took every precaution to guard against fires from the tram. The matter had been brought up before and the council had obtained legal opinions on the matter and had definitely ascertained that, it was free to run the tram along the road and could not be held liable for any fires arising, provided reasonable precautions were taken. These precautions, the clerk stated, wore taken and the council had absolutely no liability in the matter. It was decided to reply to this effect.