MANAWATU

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7028, 17 January 1910, Page 3

MANAWATU

•--..- PALMERSTON NOTES. .".>' FBOM OUB OWN COBHESPONDENT. PALMERSTON, January 15.' -; This year the West Coast Swimmuil.< Championships are to be held at Feud.*-, in,g, about the second Saturday in. Pebru»,.; a>y. Palmerston and Wonganui swim*-;; mers will be among the competitors. ;. <j . Already there are fourteen criminal;; oases set down for hearing at the aexM; sitting of the Supreme Court in. PaWf; merston North, which takes place. o»i, February ISth. The civil list is comprehensive. --:■;•-■..:'; The last day or. two has seem a■'■re»j; cord trucking- of live stock to the vatri-.; ous freezing works in the province on.; account of the threatened slaughtermen a :, strike. It is stated that the coniprinies* ; : buyers have been ordered to refuse all.» stock after to-morrow, hence: the ab- ; ' normal quantities going over .the rail-; ways to-day. _';i Only three teams have ; so> far been.,, entered by-the fourteen, tennis clubsM which constitute the Manflwatu ' centre.,' for the, Wellington Lawn Tpmus Asso- ;, eiation's Country Cup competition. Tho i response. has been distinctly, disappoint-,t ing but it is probable'that tlie holiday,, season .has .driven, nil thoughts of "the i contest: out. of secretaries*"minds. Palmerston, Mariawatu, and- Eeilding or»| the contestants. ...:,,. : '^A , Not long since the '. Palmerstan , Bor*j ough. c Council brought down." upon, its]: innocent, head the wrath of the loaalj. SociaHsftpsirtv by joining, the Employers'Federation'.' The party'i'wrote eome vigor-;, ous letters, which failed.ito move tho;.! council.;, and then a.-threat, was made';! that the matter wouM::be, : :risted at law. J A long silence ensued, but now comes,,: information that the, Socialists . have.| been true to their threat.. They appealed to the executive of tlie Trades'B and Labour Council for assistance on the,, ground that the principle : involved ,_ is,of national importance, and a : number;; of labour unions have agreed to render;; financial assistance in testing the mat-;;; ter.: An inteircsting case is likely, to; be heard in the near, future. ,: ,'|< A peculiar case was heaTd by Mr A.jJ D. Thomson, S.M., at Feilding on ,Thurs-;i day.'when tino residents of Bongotea -ivero,; clrarged irith being cream-«tealers..- Itjj appears that' the milk of ono ; Zealah.,:! Kinsett had l»ea producing euspicionsly;! small tests at 'the factory; and had ehow-;i ed signs of having been 6kimmed over-j; night. Mrs- Kimsett's. two eons, accord-'; ingly did: a little, detective work,,,one.;;; secreting himself behind a handy • pig-:,' barrel' near .the milk stand,; and, th» \ other crouohed close ,-undeT the;'stands.,; After dark on.'the *th inst. ;twoj men,;; were seen, approaching, one having '-or-: bucket in his hand. They_ proceeded; to J skim the cream off the milk in-' all the;'' cans, but when interrupted- sprinted.; into the darkness. The only clues the; mstie Holmes hod, left in the morninp : : were a treacle tin and a pathway of:; cream leading -in ;the direction „of . tho j farm of Wilson and Gcdgo, who were; the accused persons. .The brothers,Km-:! sett Givore they Tecognised the accused, ,i but could not tell' what sort of; clothes j . th«y'.were wearing. The defence estab-j lished an alibi to the satisfaction of the.;, ; Bench, and both charges were dismissed. <: