LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Northern Advocate, 3 September 1913, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Weather Bureau forecast for 24 hours from !» o'clock this morning: — Westerly winds, heavy to gale me weather will probably prove wild and stormy. Rain probable. Barometer unsteady, with rising tendency at present. Sea rough, swell off shore; tides high.

Messrs Metcalfe and Sons have commenced work in connection with laying off works for the water supply at Hikurangi.

The Hikurangi Town Board has decided to contribute a sum of money each year so as to procure the services of Mr Shenton, the Public Health Inspector.

The following team will represent United Hockey Club against the Tamahana team to-morrow—For-wards, S. Day. W. Jack, L. Storey, M. Clarke, G. Melhose; halves, H. Galbraith, O. McLean, X. Dickey; backs, T. Palmer, A. Jack; goal, D. Hill.

During the rehearsal of the comic opera "Doris" last night Mr \V. A. Carruth addressed imtfmbers of the Society and urged on them to do their utmost to make the production a success. Success was only to be obtained by diligent rehearsal. Miss Knight had arrived to „ teach the dancing, and as her time was limited the members must do their utmost to learn the dancing as quickly as possible. He impressed upon them that there was now only a little over a month in which to rehearse the opera.

An action was brought in the Magistrate's Court yesterday by Daniel Sands, of Poroti, who sued Richard Chaffey (Tikipunga) for the recovery of £9, wages due for work done on roads at Opuawhanga as defendant's employee from March 31st to April 12, 1913, at the rate of 15/ per day. Defendant counter-claimed for £5 13/9, cash paid and accounts settled on plaintiff's behalf. After 'hearing evidence judgment was entered up for plaintiff for £9, with costs (£4 IG/9), and counter-claimant was awarded £3 8/9, with costs (£2 11/). Mr Pickmere appeared for plaintiff, and Mr Edmunds for defendant.

Messrs Williams and Wood report having sold Mr E. Jackson's business in Cameron Street at a price satisfactory to both parties.

Who Is William Wallen? The r ost reliable watchmaker and jeweller. Successor to E. A. Simmons, Cameron Street, Whangarei. Charges moderate. —Advt.

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A ball, to be given by the Ladies' Croquet Club, will be held at Onerahi to-morrow night.

There will be a total eclipse of the moon on the 14th of the present month, visible in New Zealand. The first contact takes place at twentythree minutes past ten p.m. on the 15th, and the last contact at fourteen minutes past two a.m. The middle of the eclipse takes place at about eighteen minutes after midnight. Observers who are not keen enough to sit up so late will have a very fine sight at about half-past eleven, when the total phase begins.

"You're reducing the thing to an absurdity," remarked Mr Justice Sim, President of the Arbitration Court, to a union secretary who sought at a sitting of the court at Auckland on Monday to have several drapers joined as parties to the furniture trades award. His Honour ridiculed the contention of the union representative that as some drapers sent out men to lay linoleums or to hang blinds they should be brought into line with those engaged in the furniture trade. "It doesn't take an expert to lay an old carpet or to hang a blind," added His Honor.

There are persistent rumours that p J. Virgin, wanted in connection with the Kaimata tragedy, has been seen alive in Taranaki's hinterlands. Last week Dannevirke had a small sensation of its own in the same connection. A man closely resembling the description of Virgin was seen,, but police activity soon ran the matter to a dead end. It was an innocent stranger who had been wrongly suspected. The relatives of Virgin offer a reward of £50 to anybody who within one month from date finds his body or gives reliable information as to his whereabouts.

The rainfall for August recorded at the Aponga station was 6.76 in., which exceeds that of the corresponding month of last year by 2.30 in. Rain fell on thirty days, but the fall was very light on fifteen of those days, being under the tenth of an inch. The heaviest rain occurred on the ISth, when 1.04 in. was recorded, and on the 19th, when .95in. was registered. The prevailing winds were west o| north, eight days being southerly, and the same number of days easterly On no mornings was the sky free ot clouds, although practically there were twelve bright sunny mornings. The highest reading of the thermometer was 68deg .Fall, on the 9th, and the lowest 44deg. Fah. on the olst. A sharp frost occurred on the oOth and 31st, and a light one on the 4th. The rainfall did not exceed what was required for the country, and as the temperature was mild and free from harsh winds settlers are congratulating themselves on having weathered so well what .is usually the most trying month of the year

A rather interesting case touching the borough by-laws was heard at the Magistrate's Court when the Borough Inspector, represented by Mr Carruth; proceeded against Webb and Pearson (Mr Edmunds) for allowing two young horses to wander on Hill Road. Defendants pleaded not guilty. In the course of evidence it was phown that the horses, with others, were grazed in Kensington Park, leased from the Agricultural Society by the defendants, it was shown that the Borough Council, during the last few months, had been carting metal from the Park, and to get in and out a permanent rail had been removed from the fence and the carters frequently neglected to replace the rail after entering or leaving the paddock. It was argued that. the Council was responsible for the horses in.question getting out of the paddock. The Magistrate dismissed the case, with costs (£1 13/) against, the Council. The ranger, he considered, had done his duty, the neglect being on the part of those who had interfered with the fence.

P. C. ©oyle, storekeeper, Mangapas for whom Mr H. D. Harrison appeared, sued Henry .J. Babe, settler, Waikiekie (Mr Briggs) for the recovery of £53' 1/G for goods sold and delivered. The claim was admitted, bur a counter claim for £17 10/ was defended. In the counter claim it was set out that Boyle agreed to deliver a quantity of fencing timber to Mangapai and to defendant's farm near the Mongonui, at Waikiekie, during March last; that plaintiff also agreed to deliver grass seed (mentioned in the statement, of claim) and groceries at the same place, but instead or doing so. the goods were delivered at a place three miles away from that agreed upon. In consequence of tln> goods not being delivered at the place arranged they deteriorated and defendant was put to the expense of an extra day's hire of a waggon and man to bring* the goods to his farm. He counter-claimed, therefore, as follows for damages:—Failure to deliver timber, £1 1/; extra day's hire of waggon and man, £1 10/; deterioration in value of seed and groceries and general damages, .£ls; total. £17 10/. After hearing evidence the Magistrate gave judgment against Boyle for £7 10/, and costs (£2 10/). He held that the storekeeper had been negligent in leaving the goods where he did without covering them.

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Thousands have learnt to rely on SHARLAND'S MOA BRAND EGG PRESERVATIVE because it is absolutely reliablei and always gives the best results.

There was a full choral service at Christ Church last night on the induction of the Rev. H. A. Favell as vicar by Archdeacon Calder, the Bishop's Commissary. The lessons were read by the Rev. Jasper Calder and Mr W. A. Fendall.

Sir Arthur Percy Douglas, who was seriously injured in the express train crash in Yorkshire reported in our cables to-day, was born in lS4i>. In 1873 he became instructor to the Naval Artillery Volunteers at Liverpool. He came to New Zealand in 1576 In 1887 he was appointed Secretary to the Council of Military Education. and rose to the rank of major and staff officer of artillery fn I8f»"» he was appointed Undersecretary for Defence in New Zealand, retired in 1901, and then went to reside in England.

Aii old and highly respected resf-} dent, .Mr F. O. Swanberg, died rather suddenly at his residence, Norfolk Street, at an early hour this morning. Deceased, who was 64 years ot age> came out from Sweden 38 years ago, and had resided in Whangarei, where he carried on a bakery business for the last 35 years. Mr Swanberg had seen. Whangarei grow from a very small village to its present size. When he opened in business first he had a shop in Walton Street, then the main thoroughfare, and there were at that time ten business premises in the township. Cameron Street was covered with ti-tree, and a creek ran through the land where James" Hotel now stands. Mr Swanberg was at one time the leading musician of Whangarei. He was a bass player in the brass band, and at orchestral concerts and other local entertainments he .played the violin and 'cello. He received a thorough musical education before leaving his native land. The deceased is survived by his widow r , two sons and four daughters, of whom two daughters and a son (Mr Fred Swanberg) reside. in Whangarei. A married son, Mr Charles Swanberg, is settled in tin , Rotorua district, and two married daughters are residing in Australia.