Local and General.

Northern Advocate, 15 March 1913, Page 5

Local and General.

The Grahamtown Hockey Club held if:, annual meeting this we?k, when preliminary arrangements for the season were arranged.

"I don't know myself, I tiuk I drunk yesterday," was Hauraki Nehu's answer when asked to plead on a charge of drunkenness this morning at the, Police Court. He was fined five shillings, in default 2! hours. "Alright," he said, "I. pay te five bob" and left th? Court smiling. At yesterday's meeting of the Whangarei County Council accounts amounting to £220 4s Gd were received from Messrs Carruth and Kirker. The clerk reported that the greater portion of this amount would be refunded from the Supreme Court in connection with the Kaitara willows case. _ — The joint and several guarantee entered into by the county councillors, by which the affairs of the county were carried oi- during the financial ■ crisis, has now been cancelled, tlv amount of money having been paid into the Bank of New Zealand. The clerk recommended that the council continue the economy which has been practised for the past eight months.

Mr C. Chapman, of the firm of Fraser Bros, and Chapman, is; leaving Whangarei at the end of this moiith to take up his residence in the South Lsland. This step has been necessitated by the indifferent health of some of the members of his family. Mr Chapman will be greatly missed in sporting circles, he having been closely associated with the racing, rowing, cricket, and regatta clubs. In order to cope with the Kasier passenger traffic, the Manaia will leave Auckland next Thursday evening at ten o'clock, arriving at Onerahi on Good Friday morning. She will remain at Onerahi till m:on on Saturday. The Kanieri will not make the trip from Auckland on Thursday night, but will leave on Friday, arriving in Whangarei on Saturday morning, and leaving the same afternoon a , ; 4.30 p.m.

The Manaia tins morning landed the following passengers from Auckland: Captain -Maxwell, Messrs. Mack, Wilson, Cunnold. Morran, Wood,} O'Keefe, Ellis, Reid, Smith, Alderton, i Jinks. Bull, Clouston, MilHngion, Wallbank, Bamfield, .Jones, Pretty, Peterson, Allen, Ball, Christie, Thompson, Rev. Wheldon,. Snell. Jeffrie.-;. Radeliffe, Jones, Wakelin. Morton, Robinson. Russell, Watts, Jackson, ham, Carter, Hodgson, Tari, Sands. Mullen- Mes dames Coulthard, Walker and child, Peak, Bull, Smith CJI, Mil-j ler, McKeiizie, Galbraith, Robertson, Robinson, All wood: Misses Harrison, Sutherland, Smith, Thompson, Murray, Jackson, Miller (2), Crawfoi"' Robinson. Price, Dean, T,eigbton, Rhodes; and K> steerage.

The Band of the 15th (X.A.) Regiment, under Bandmaster P. W. Williams, will continue its series of popular open-air concerts in the rotunda in Mr H. Weaver's grounds to-morrow (Sunday) evening, commencing at 8 o'clock. A silver coin collection will be taken at the gate in aid of the contest fund.

A Maori who was up before the Court this morning caused a deal of amusement to bystanders before the Court opened. He said he did not like being in the lock-up because it was too quiet. As the Justice of the Peace was walking down the street one of the Press reporters said he "would see him and get a ten shilling fine imposed," and spoke to the J.P. on other matters. The Maori (on entering the Court) :- "Mr Magistrate, you take no notice that feller." Asked if he required an interpreter, he said, '"Oh, yes, I give 'im sixpence." When .informed that he would have to pay half a sovereign he said, "No fear; 1 talk myself." In view of Mr. Pearce's remarks at the Ratepayers" Association meeting last night, an "Advocate" reporter waited on one of the principals of the Engineering Company to-day with reference to repairs to the road roller. The reporter was informed that the company were not consulted as to their repairing the engine, but had they been given the work, the engine, which broke down on Saturday, would have been ready for work before Monday morning. They would also have had a fresh saddle landed in Whangarei free of cost. The repairs would not have made a very sightly job, but would have been efficient, and the'new casting could have been fitted during wet weather. The break was a clean one, and not caused through a fault in the casting.