LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Northern Advocate, 19 February 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A first offending drunkard was penalised to the extent of 5s by Mr E. A. Hutchings. J.P., at the Magistrate's Court this morning.

< Signatures are being obtained to a number of lists, petitioning the executives of the Philharmonic and the Musical societies to consider tie question of amalgamation.

According to Ihe despatch from Down-ing-street, published in this week's "Gazette," the title of "honoi*able" is given not only to the Chief Justice and Judges of the Supreme Court of New Zealand but to the High and Supreme Courts of Australia, South Africa, and Newfoundland. Sir James Prendergast, ex-Chief Justice of New Zealand, will also bear the title.

There was a good attendance of players at the Whangarei Bowling Club's links on Saturday afternoon, and some interesting games v ere witr.essed. The holders of the Stars were challenged, but succeeded in vanquishing their opponents. In a handicap pairs match Briggs and Pearce met Fendall and McGregor and tied on the last head. On the contest being te-played the former team ->yon. Horn and Cutforth conceded f> points to Iriggs and Pearce and were beaten by the handicap.

-Notice is given by the Returning Officer (Mr W. J. Reeve) that nominations for the Marsden Licensing Committee will close at noon on Saturday, March 2nd. Five members are required, and if mora than that number of candidates is nominated an election will be held on Tuesday, March 12th. A list of 39 polling places is supplied. It will be remembered that tho election last time was forced because the Trade and the No-license party could not arrive at a prior agreement as to which side should hold the balance of power, and that the whole of the No-license nominees were elected, with the refjult that the liquor booths at the Race Meeting and *he A. and P. Show were peremptorily denied to the public.

wA serious accident was r arrowly averted yesterday afternoon, when a buggy containing several occupants was capsized by an unusual occurrence in these parts. Mr T. O'Carroll, Ji nr., was returning with his wife andfamily from Whangarei, after attending the public reception to Bishop Clears-. The vehicle, a one-horse buggy, which Mr O'Carroll was driving was turning a sharp corner of the road at Otaika, when a motor-car approaching in the opposite direction suddenly appeared. The horse attached to the four-wheeler shied and as the road was narrow, the vehicle capsized over the embankment. The occupants were fortunately thrown clear, and beyond a rough shaking and natural shock to Mrs McCarroll, the party was little the worse for its unpleasant experience.

An official of the local railway department drew the attention of an "Advocate" representative to the operation of the following new railway bylaw:—''Where in any consignmentnote, waybill, or other document required to be delivered in respect of any goods delivered upon a railway 'there is any understatement of the quantity, weight, measurement or value of the goods, or any misdescription of their nature, which if undetected might lead to thoir being charged for at less than the proper rate, then in lieu of charges at the ordinary rate, and whether the understatement or misdescription is wilful or not, there shall be payable in respect of all the goods referred to in such document double the ordinary rate o| charges on the whole consignment, and these charges shall be payable irrespective of any fine that may be incurred under subsection (1) of section 2 of the Government Railways Amendment Act, 1910. - '

Whether Wont's Pictures .'iaci shown a poor programme last week in order that the change screened on Saturday night might appear of even greater merit in comparison docs not concern the critic, but the fact remains that Saturday evening's films combined, v.ithout exception, in constituting one of the most interesting and really amusing programmes which has been submitted to a Whangarei audience s:nce the permanent picture cntertainr. ent was inaugurated. A rncst carefully prepared and pleasing film was one entitled the "Cowboy's Stratagem, ' and while a most mnusing story was being followed out, the keen observer could not help but notice \xow carefully the details were carried ouv, even to the actual shooting of a black bear. The animal was seen during various stages of the hunt and was finally dis lodged from a tree. However, the cowboy's trick of pretending, in order that he might win back the love of his fiancee, that the bear had nearly killed him, would not have been successful had not a most unusual incident occurred, resulting in the desired effect. Fifty of tite competitors in a recent Auckland Baby Show, formed a most amusing picture, especially as a large portion apparently objected to facing the camera, and added thereby to the

value of the film for entertainment purposes. Crocodile hunting was the subject, of another good picture, and in fact there was not one film that could not be said to be superior to any on last week's programme. As a matter of fact, two of the films have been shown in Whangarei some months ago, but. as they are two of the best that liave been screened, their repetition way most acceptable.

A pleasing ceremony transpired at the Hotel on Saturday, when Mr H. O. Ryland, late sanitary inspector stationed ax Whangarei, was made the recipient of a "pair of military hair brushes and a clothes brush in token of the regard ir which he was held by the subscriber's, a number of his inti-W mate friends. Mr Ryland lefi" to-day for Auckland, leaving behind him many well-wishers.