LOCAL AND GENERAL

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 13 November 1922, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Mr Justice C'hapinan in the Supreme Court at Wellington gave judgment dismissing the Pharmacy Boards appeal against Mr Hunt's dismissal of _ the charge that Cox Gordon, not being a registered chemist, used the title of chemist. Gordon- had several shops in Wellington, each managed by a qualified chemist enrolled as manager. The judge said an unskilled and unregistered person was permitted so to conduct business bv law, which had been fully complied with in this case.—Press Association.

"How many children have you?" queried counsel of the defendant, during the hearing of a claim for possession of a tenement at the Court, to-day. "Seven/' replied defendant. "Thje Bench is entirely in agreement with defendant on this point" laughingly interjected tlie Magistrate. Counsel (to the 'Magistrate): "Haven't you got a house vet?"

At a recent meeting of the Wanganui Borough Council it was contended that £2 per point was unreasonably high for the. cost of electric light wiring. In consequence of this, householders in Waj nganui were not installing the light. One councillor declared that if the council 'was going to sell "juice'' it would need to deal with the question quickly. He suggested that the council should undertake wiring on a 10 per cent, basis. Another councillor said if the firms operating in Wanganui had not their heads together it was remarkable that their prices.were so close together. Unless the council took some action there would not be a great deal of wiring done. The price for wiring was about 25s a point in Wellington. Another councillor mentioned how one electrician who had been wiring at 27s 6d a point had said: "I am not allowed to do it under £2 a point now." The council allocated £SOOO for! the purpose of assisting householders to wire their premises.

In the Supreme Court, at Wellington, on the 9th inst., on the aplicaiion of Mr E. B. Moore, his Honour, Mr Justice Chanman, granted probate of the will of Benjamin Lewis, late of Brightwater, to Eleanor Elizabeth Lewis, the sole executrix named in the said will.

Advantage was taken by the picture theatre authorities in Wellington of the Ngaio's trip to Nelson to send a large consignment of films to Mr Surrell, with instructions to send them on to tlie Southern centres. There were 36 complete ordinary programmes and six special programmes in the consignment, and these will be distributed from Nelson to as far south as Invercargili, enabling those concerned to adhere- to their show arrangements. All A.M.P. policies effected under participating tables, before the close of business on 31st December next, will be entitled- to a share of the surplus to bo distributed as at that date. Examples of bonus additions as at 31st December last, on policies taken out in November and December, 1921, are given in an advertisement in this issue.

Mr A. Gould anounccs an extraordinary auction sale of fruit, vegetables, etc., ex Regains, landed a't Kelson owing to the strike, at the rooms, Hardy Street, to-morrow morning at 10 a.m: sharp; also to-morrow at 2 p.m. of household furniture and effects on account of Mrs Smith, Ngatilama Street. See auction advertisement.

Use six ounces of the pure "Golden Rule"-Soap with one small packet of "No-Rubbing" Laundry Help for the woekly family washing.—T. Pettit and Co.

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