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NZ Truth, Issue 79, 22 December 1906, Page 6

Messrs J. Mcllwraith and Co., of 87 Willis-streat, are determined to allow no one to go unprovided with Christmas cheer. Their 10s 6d hamers supply beer for the men and wine foir the ladies ; while the 20s hamper provides m addition whisky and pin. They have a line of "Morepork" hams, too, that should make a nice addition m the way of sandwiches to the varied luxuries taken to pionics.

Nice chance the police had of Retting a conviGtion against Kirkcaldie and Stains' motorist, for reckless, driving (by which a young lady was half killed at the Boulcott-Willis-street comer) before a bench of honorary magistrates, doubtless, all good friends of tlie big, fat firm ! Even the police witnesses, or some of them, went back on their original statements; when they got into the box. Honorary magistrates are a curse to any country that allows them to adjudicate on the Bench. Not only are they devoid of legal trainine Lut they naturally lean to class pnd creed and are ffcnerallv mi'.'iedi un m some way with one party or thi. other m any case that conies before them. •