FEILDING

Manawatu Standard, Volume LI, Issue 197, 22 July 1931, Page 8

FEILDING

PERSONAL. The many friends of Mr A. W. Clifford, of Pharazyn Street, Feilding, wilf be pleased to learn that he is making a good recovery from his recent severe illness, and will probably be able to resume his duties at the end of the month. COLLISION ON RIDGE ROAD. I Lengthy evidence was given in an! action in which the police proceeded against Charles Noble Ramsay for failing to keep to the proper side of the road. The facts of the case were that on February 18 last n collision occurred on the Ridge Road between defendant and Herbert Allan Pretious, both parties concerned bling mounted on motor cycles and proceeding in opposite directions. In summing up, the Magistrate said he was satisfied Ramsay was cutting the corner at the time of the collision and was therefore on the wrong side of the road. The Magistrate could not accept the evidence of defendant, who would be convicted and fined £1 10s with costs. Mr Cullinane appeared for defendant while Sergeant Cahill conducted the prosecution. IMPOUNDING CASE. In the course of his duties the Feilding borough poundkeeper placed three horses in the pound on April 2 last, but the following morning the horses were missing. The sequel to the occurrence was heard in the Feilding Magistrate’s Court yesterday afternoon before Mr R. M. Watson, S.M., when Mark Candy, of Feilding (Mr D. C. Cullinane) was charged with rescuing three horses impounded in the Feilding pound. Sergeant Cahill conducted the proColin Philip, poundkeeper, stated he had impounded three horses at 3.30 p.m. on April 2, having found the horses in South Street. Ho locked the gates and made everything secure, but next morning discovered the horses were gone. A gate had been tampered with. Witness knew the horses belonged to Candy and accordinglj T went to Candy’s camp on the Oroua river bed near the Aorangi bridge. Here he found two of the three horses he had impounded. To Mr Cullinane, witness denied that he had taken the horses off the river bed. He had not put up a notice that the horses were impounded and had not informed Candy that the horses were impounded, although he knew the horses were his. Douglas Cooper, of Apiti, said that when he was working tor Candy in April last he was told by Candy to go to the reserve to see if the horses were there, but he could not see them. He told Candy this, adding that the poundkeeper must have taken them. Candy thereupon said “We will go up to the pound”’ There were others with Candy when they went, Candy telling witness to remain about half a mile behind them. For the defence Mr Cullinane submitted that before there could be a rescue there had to be a lawful impounding and he contended that in this case the provisions of the Impounding Act had not been complied with. Under the Act the poundkeeper was required, immediately he had impounded stock, to post notice of such impounding on the board outside the pound and further to take steps to acquaint the owner of the impounded stock of their impounding. Neither of these provisions had been observed by the poundkeeper, therefore Mr Cullinane contended there had been no impounding and no rescue. . . . The Magistrate reserved Iris decision, stating that council had. raised good law. ACCLIMATISATION SOCTETY. The council of the Feilding Acclimatisation Society met last night, Mr FT H. Stockwell presiding, also present were Messrs Lange, Vvaugh, Jepsoii, Burne, Hurdle, McElroy, Stevens and Marshall. Apologies for absence were received from Messrs .Ingram, Durrant and Fraser. An adjacent acclimatisation society wrote offering to supply the council with its next season’s try requirements at £1 per thousand. In discussing tho matter the chairman said he was inclined to accept the offer. Last season the council had paid £1 10s per thousand for fry and had had rather a disappointing result. Mr Hurdle agreed that the offer was a good one and should be accepted, other members speaking on similar lines. It was decided to purchase 14,000 rainbow and 7000 brown, trout fry. The secretary was instructed to forward £ll 16s to the New Zealand Acclimatisation Societies’ Association, being the Feilding Society’s contribution to the fish research fund. The council discussed the question of the liberation of pheasants in the district under its control and decisions were arrived at regarding tho points in the district at which the 69 birds available would be liberated. CIVIC CLUB. The usual luncheon of the Civic Club yesterday took the form of ladies’ day when a good attendance of ladies were the guests of the club. Mr W. E. Oarthew was in the chair. The programme, following the -welcome extended by the president, included community singing led by Mr N. C. Harding, with Mr J. H. Thompson at the piano and an entertaining eiocutiohary item by Mr T. K. Hay concerning the local crossing smash in which the entertainer and Mr Harding were involved. At the conclusion of the luncheon, Mr G. J. Fitzpatrick, in a happy speech, thanked the ladies for their attendance, while Mrs C'. E. Taylor, the Mayoress, appropriately replied. NOTES. ‘ The final, game for the Friendly Societies’ card shield was played on Monday evening between the Druids and the Foresters’ teams, the former winning by two games after a keen contest.