NORTH OTAGO.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20962, 27 February 1930, Page 16

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PERSONAL Mr E. S. Brewster, of Awamoko, was yesterday morning sworn‘in as a justice of the peace by Mr H. W. Bundle, S.M. The friends of Mr C. Mollison will'be pleased to learn that he has recovered sufficiently from hie injured leg to enable him to resume his duties at Messrs Dalgety and Co, Mr F. Crawshaw leaves to-day for the North Island on an extended holiday, Mr D. Scott has returned to Wellington after spending a holiday with his parents. Senior Sergeant and Mrs Scott, of Oamaru. Mr T. Herron will leave Oamaru today for Whangarei to attend the fire brigades conference and demonstration there.

Queen’s Hotel. —Mr H.' N. Shamples (London), Mr J, W, De Luen, Mr 11. Schneideman (Auckland), Mr J. W. Burtenshaw, Mr B. C. Young (Wellington), /Mr H. G. Nees, Mr M. Evans, Mr H. c! Sinclair, Mr Wooff, Mr and Mrs E M. Walters (Christchurch), Mr A C Henderson (Timaru), Mr B. Munro (Rugged Ridges), Mr and Mrs W. Hull (Alexandra), Mr and Mrs J. Tapp (Portobello), Mr W. H, Cherry, Mr W. Jones, Mr S. A. Pringle, Mr C. E. Matthews, Mr Barry, Mr W. Thomson, Mr K. Willis (Dunedin). New Club Hotel. —Mr C. R. Gaylor, Mr R. Atkinson, Mr A. Brown, Mr J. A. Robson (Dunedin), Mr.G.'S L. Watson, Mr T. W, Sanders (Auckland), Mr T W (Invercargill), Mr T. Wakeford, Mr H. H. Barkley (Wellington), Mr E. Thorby, Mr and Mrs T. Scott (Christchurch). MAGISTRATE’S COURT. The weekly sitting of the Oamaru Magistrate’s Court was held yesterday morning before Mr H. W, Bundle, S.M. For failing to enter the parking stand between Wear and Stewart streets at the , intersection. Claude Stamford was fined f os (costs 10s) ? Bertram Brightwell was fined 10s (costs 12s) for leaving the cutout open on the exhaust pifTe of his motor cycle. CIVIL CASES, Judgment by default was given in the following civil cases:—North Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association v. J H Carrodus. £29 7s Id, costs £4 2s;' his Majesty the King v. L'. C. Suggate, -£35 " s 9d, costs H 6s 6d; Hallenstem Bros, v. S. Fraser, £2, costs £1 9s 6d; J. N. Mackenzie v. P. Hampstead, £2 7s, costa o° 8 ® d; George .'Weston ,v. G. Docherty, ii s > costs £1 5s 6d; M. Williamson v. G. Sherwin, £4 9s, costs" £1 3s 6d; G. T. Gillies v. A. Helm, £l4 Iss, costs £2 16s; , ORDER FOR MAINTENANCE. John David Hepburn proceeded against Riwai t Teka, of Waitotara, near*- Wanganui, for failing to provide adequate maintenance for his two children. Mr H. Grater appeared for the complainant —John David Hepburn, fisherman, MoeL a .fL_stated that he had two" children, -Bill Teka and Susan-Tcka; staying with

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him. They were nephew and neice of Mrs Hepburn. The children were brought to ,his wife after their mother died, by his wife’s, father. Defendant was the father of the children, and did not answer his letters concerning them. Witness was not in a position to keep them without the assistance of their father.. To Mr Bundle, witness stated -he was at Waitotara when the mother of the children died. She wanted the children to come to Moeraki, and the father agreed, and they were brought down by the grandfather, He asked for 15a maintenance a week for each child. Defendant had a 300-acre farm and an £BOO car, which witness thought defendant owned. He was quite sure defendant could pay 15s a week for each child. His wife was fond of the children.—The magistrate made an order against the defendant for 15s a week in respect to each child, past maintenance £3, for each child, and costs £2 2s. ON LICENSED PREMISES. John Ramsay was charged with being found on licensed premises (Railway Hotel, ICurow) after hours on February B.——Senior Sergeant Scott conducted the prosecution for the police, and the defendant‘pleaded guilty.—After the case for tire police had -bcen outlined the defendant stated that he went to the hotel office to pay an account, and as the proprietor was not there he went out again. With the permission of the Bench he withdrew his plea and altered it to one of not guilty. On oath the defendant repeated his statement, and said he owed the licensee about 19s. —Under crossexamination the defendant stated that he knocked at the office door twice* and he did not see the licensee or the licensee’s daughter. The account was for beer and a half-bottle of whisky, which was booked in his name. He did not get it all on the same day, and had not paid the account since February 8. He could not >say exactly what day he got the beer, but it was about February 8. He denied that he went into the hotel for a drink, as he had three- companions in the car, and left the engine running.—Constable Devine gave evidence of seeing the defendant at the hotel. He asked the licensee if the defendant owed an account, and the licensee replied "No.” He found the office door shut at the time, hut the licensee’s daughter answered when he A few days afterwards he spoke' to the licensee, who said Ramsay owed him an account. If Ramsay got. liquor at the hotel on February 8 he must have got i£ during the afternoon. —Mr Bundle said the court had to be satisfied that the excuse given by the defendant was a reasonable one. He found it difficult to believe, and the defendant had not satisfied him that he went in the hotel to pay an account.—Defendant was fined 10s and costs (10s). *• CHARGE OF DRUNKENNESS.

David Lauder was charged with drunkenness on February 25, and with being an habitual mebriate. Defendant pleaded guilty to the first offence and not guilty to the second. Senior Sergeant Scott stated that defendant was a statutory first offender. The other application Avas made privately by defendant’s mother, and was made prior to the first charge. James Gerrie, merchant, Oamaru, gave evidence' that he had known defendant for five or six years. He lived opposite to defendant’s home. Defendant came home periodically, and during the lime he was at home he was more or less under the influence of drink. Witness had seen him occasionally in the mornings, and he had the appearance as if- he had been drinking. They had at times heard disturbances, and came to the conclusion that it was “ Lauder drunk again.” On Sunday afternoon defendant’s mother game to witness, and she was then in a state of collapse, and stated that' her son David had been giving her a good deal of worry and trouble, threatening to damage the .furniture and break things unless she gave hiin money to go and purchase liquor. She said she did not want him at home, as he only caused her trouble. Questioned by defendant witness said he had seen him drunk three times within the last two days. He did not know defendant had been giving his mother so nuich trouble until slie came to see him. Defendant, in reply, stated that he had not been drunk during the last four or five months, except for the last bout. Constable Waring gave evidence of arresting 'defendant. His mother was in a very Avorried state, and had asked defendant to go, but he had refused to do so. Before arresting him, Mrs Lauder gave witness an order in writing to eject him from the premises. Constable TretheAvay stated he had known ‘ Louder for some years He spent much of his time in gaol for offences committed while under the influence of liquor. He had not seen Lauder under the influence of liquor, as he did not know he was at home, Lauder was a well-knoAvn inebriate. The magistrate convicted defendant bn the first charge, and ordered him to come up for sentence within 12 months, provided .he left Oamaru and left his mother alone. It he came up within that time he, would be sent to the island. The other application Avas adjourned sine die.

ALLEGED THEFT OF BICYCLE. James Allan Robertson was charged with stealing, betAveen September 21 and December 3i, 1929. a bicyeld valued at £2 10s, the property of William Commmg. Senior Sergeant • Scott conducted the prosecution for the police, and‘Mr P. appeared for the accused. When the case was called yesterday moruing before Mr Bundle, accused pleaded Yrv elected to be dealt with l a ,S , Tl ’ e ca 5® was adjourned, and Avas heard before Messrs J. G. L. Kerr W. H. Frith, J.P.’ S . William PolOn? n Cummin K. cabinetmakers’ apprentice, Oamaru, ga\*e evidence of the loss n! ? IS f b'cycle on September 21, 1929. He reputed the loss to the police on the followmg Monday and next saw the bicycle on February 7, and reported it to the police, and identified it as his bicycle S' V as about £2^los. He identified the bicycle by the tyres and a small hole and nut which he nut bad- 6 whed f h 1 i t le back mu dguard. The back Avheel had a new nm and new w ch Y ere put on about two months before he lost the bicycle. He Sal w!.V dentlfy H by ihc left-hand hv tL T a f, wo / n and broken, and by the head of the frame, from Avhich a washer was missing. There was aNo n dent in the top bar. which w tdo cvcUst W Tb OSS with another cyclist. Ihe saddle Avas different The 1999 b0 hnf f tU he bic j’ cl ° Y as either 1777 or T1. 9 /L b t the j nurr| bers had been filed off r -° I'? 3 ak° a Piece of tin Avhich ho put m the scat socket to prevent the seat from movmgi. The colour had been bW] but aaos noiv a different colour, and a new pedal had been put on. He had not given anyone authority to remove I bicycle or to use it. Cross-examined witness said there xvere seven, new spokes in the front Avheel, H e had no difficulty in recognismg the bicycle as soon as h e tl.nl ,‘id S' 1 " 1 ««»»■ “ Andrew Dunn Gumming, father of tho previous witness, deposed that he kneAv the bicycle well, which Avas the one nrY duced in court. He gave evidence corroborating the previous, Avitness as to the alterations to the bicycle. To Mr Hior* ring AV.tnees stated it was quite eafv to identify the bicycle.—Walter William Gilhcs. motor mechanic, Oamaru. stated that the bicycle produced was found in his possession by Constable Trctheway Witness bought the bicycle . from James Robertson about a Aveek before Christmas, paying 30s for it. Witness did not b?Yuf Vb f ere n R ° i f '- rt^ n " ot iL Before he bought it, the bicycle Avas lying in the storeroom at Gilhes’s garage. He did not know how it got there, nor did he know that the bicycle belonged to William Gumming. To the Bench; Witness said he was offered the bicycle a month before he bought it. Cross-examined. Avitness stated that Avhen he bought the_ bicycle it had no seat and a pedal was missing, and some spokes Avere missing. There were two tyres, but .one had several punctures in it. He painted the bicycle. He onlv got a wreck of a machine, Avhich he built up to Avhat it was. Robertson did not suggest to Avitness to disguise it. He kneAv the vacant section behind the garage. The grass there was high and it Avas"a dumping ground for old cars and bodies.

The Egg Circle did not dump rubbish there. The bicycle could have been in the shed, though he only went out for ; parts of cars. The bicycle was in pieces when he bought it. It looked as ! “ it had just been cleaned. 1 ■ Constable Trethaway gave evidence of interviewing. the accused in reference to the bicycle in question. Accused made a statement in which he said he had an old bicycle at Waianakurua which he made up of spare parts. That was the bicycle produced in the court. Witness informed accused that the bicycle had been identified as one stolen in Oamaru about three months prior to Christmas, Accused then admitted that the statement was infract. and. made a_ new statement in which he said the bicycle was found in an old car in the vacant sectipn. Cunningham told him it was there, and he took it and cleaned it. He sold it to 'Julies. Cross-examined, witness corroborated Gillies’s description of the vacant section. Witness found the last story to be correct. The proprietor of the garage told witness that -the bicycle had been there sis or seven months, and Tif;!. lt „ s , llo , ul d have gone to the dump. Inis concluded the evidence for the prosemition, the police resting their case on, Rex v. Oram, and Rex v. Hare. Mr Hiormng, addressing the Bench, said that their Worships would be able to gather from the evidence that it was an old wreck ?L\ blC £i C e u lyhlg }*■ a back into which rubbish was dumped. It was quite biii 6 I'®,® 11 Darted and altered, Robertson did not do that; Gillies did it. There was no attempt to disguise the bicycle, which was easily identified. .“ ad gone to dump would thev have been prepared to commit for trial a person who fitted it out with a new pamted l 1 - Counsel submitted that there was no question of stealing it fraudulently, and that accused had a colour of right. The evidence was quite £ laar - Gillies saw it there, and Cunningham saw it. Probably someone stole the “i c J cla and dumped it in Gillies’s yard., and Robertson made a bicycle out of the wreck, which Gillies completed. Robertson was a foolish boy in not telling the truth in the first place, but he f6rtl> with amended the statement, and he was only a lad of 17 years to be taken to the police station. He asked would thev put the country to the expense of a trial sai| U that fh at vf- r? i The police could have said that the bicycle was stolen and that Robertson should see that the owner thL 1 h b ? ck ' • T h j B , ench intimated that bad weighed the matter carefullv and discharged the accused. ’ LAWN .TENNIS., , In tbe junior match' at Pukeuri between the Pukeuri and Morven teams the former came off winners by four sets were much closer, there being dl d' orence of fire at the conclusion of J!j e T^ m 'j visitors were weak in the Mixed Doubles, winning only one set and dropping seven games. The followVmn Were re f u ßs ; —Pukeuri, 14 sets ») eames); Horven ' 10 sets “w t-J 11 .® will represent the CounSaturdav- T \TTr- tch aga X Eßt Town on MKinnon, K. Brvan TT Collins, E. Christianson, R. M'Master R* Duthie Misses Hughes.’ C. Lawlor Burl nett, N, Lawlor, Collins, and Stewirf Emergencies: T. M‘Kinnon, Gray Mrs M Caw. and Miss N. Appleb>. 7 ’ ASSESSMENT COURT. arl¥' M'NeilY, Job? R^vcliff^ fnd sjta borough valuer (Mr E. A. Atkinson 1 an peared in support of the assessments t£ valuations in the first four cases were S* oenair ot Mr Pi seller, and owing no the ab sence in the NortS : Island to e^b t l te u- Was -a cljourned to March 12 to . enable his evidence to be taken The assessment of £46 on air Gould’s pronertv ShSt? d to CU - • T ' ro “Motions WAIANAKARUA CAMP. advance party in connection with battalmn camp at Waianakarua will proceed to camp to-morrow, while company seconds in command, company quartermaster-sergeants, and company storemen will enter on Saturday, P and the mam body on Monday A six day? P r ° g ™ e been prepared, commencing Wl^,„ a battalion parade each mornf ‘ . fj l6 fir ? t three days have been deYnfl? wc l r H ' v \ thln , companies, which will .be concluded by the carrying out of a defence seherne on Friday anS Saturday. Camp standing orders, and standing orders containing full and comprebem Tssuel miDg instructions > S BURNSIDE STUD SHEEP. Messrs Wright, Stephenson, and Co i ’ i v W rto S lve a final reminder of the' sale of Romney and Border Leicester stud sheep to bp held at Burnside, near Eldersue, to-morrow, eommenciug at 10.30 am in order to wind up the estate, the trusa.te,d‘ F- , Reld have decided to sell the whole of their studs. Both fiocks were founded in 1008. and have been brought up under natural conditions, never at any time being pampered, and since then every effort has been made to maintain, and even improve, upon the high standard of both studs. This sale affords a wonderful opportunity for breeders to secure some of the beet blood in the country, and to farmers and runholders a rare chance to purchase their flock rams and ram hoggets for the approaching season. OVERSEAS SHIPPING. The overseas steamer s.s. Mamilius left Oamaru yesterday afternoon for Timaru. 1 , complete loading was 685 bales of •wool, 28,003 carcasses of lamb, 2000 earc..ises of mutton, 26- bales of sheepskins, im ® tallow, 7. casks of casings.ihe Mamilius will load cargo at northern ports, and is.expected to arrive in England at the end of April. A BUCKLEY CUP. Mrs G. Jardine having the highest aggregate for the three shows in the Buckley Cup competition, becomes the holder ot the cup. The details of the competition are as follow;—Mrs Jardine—spring 35, summer 31 J. autumn 30:1—total OGftMrs Beswick—32, 33, 30—95; Mr G. S. Jones—33*. 30. 28—91 i; Mrs Scott—34, ’ Mrs Motheringham—oO, «S«J$ —U9j, . Mrs G. S. Jones for The fiftli year in succession and for the tenth time altogether won the Oamaru Mail Cup for the highest aggregate points at the throe shows. . - DUNTROON SALE. There was a good attendance at the Duntroon sale yesterday. The yarding consisted of about 1000 store lambs, with two pens of two-tootli ewes and wethers. A pen of very forward rape lambs bought 21s 4d; ordinary mixed-sex rape lambs, 16s 0d:; good halfbred wether lambs, 15s 6d; cull mixed-sex halfbred lambs, 9s; a pen of two-tooth ewes, 265. A pen of halfbred ewe lambs was passed, as was also a pen of halfbred two-tooth wethers. A dairy cow was passed, and weaner pigs realised from 20s to 255. CRICKET. OTAGO v. NORTH OTAGO. The Otago-North Otago match was continued yesterday on a good wicket at the school, which played true right throughout the day. The weather was excellent and a light shower at mid-day had no effect on the play. In reply to the local side’s score of 276 runs. Otago made 355. and North Otago in the second strike compiled 195 for the loss ot nine wickets. The visitors lost Barron towards tin 1 ' close of the first day’s play, and the uotout men (Gale and Priest) continued to score merrily, taking the total to 171. when Priest was caught by Davey off Zimmerman. Priest played a capital jnuings for 52, and never looked like leaving the wicket. He batted accurately, though not so hard as his partner, and was especially strong round about

point. Strang joined Gale, but was troubled by Walton, and got only a couple of fours before his wicket was bagged, the score board then reading 189. Gale continued to pile up runs, though the newcomer, Cavanagh, was also worried by Walton's slow bowling. With the score at 239, Gale was caught by Sumpter off Walton. Gale seemed to appreciate being once again on North Otago soil, and played a sterling innings tor 128, Ins total including 19 fours. He Kept thediall along the ground, and drove jery bard to the off. _ He was missud in the slips fairly early in the innings, and again near the century mark, after which he went for the bowling, Nevertheless, he timed his strokes nicely, and gave a j , display. Cavanagh and Moloney added only nine to the total before the next wicket fell. Cavanagh was frequently missed, and eventually at 31 nicked one, and was snapped up by Jones behind, the stumps. Allan, who joined Moloney, fell a victim to the slow bowler without scoring. He stepped to the off, 4“ e , ba ‘! whipped past his legs-and took the leg bail. Brown joined Moloney, who was batting in correct style, getting some neat shots away to fine leg. but he was stumped at 18. the total then being seven wickets for 268. “ Brown added only a single, l and a four when he also went to the pavilion, being caught at mid-on by Carrington. Monk-, and Uandge were associated in a profit-' able partnership which produced 20 rune, when Uandge was given out Ibw. Claris®® hit forcefully, his 18 runs including two fours and a six. Hawksworth helped Monk to take the total to 355, when he was run out with his score at 23. Monk’s contribution being 34 not out. Monk played carefully at first, but later cracked the bowling, and with Hawksworth gave a great exhibition of running between the wickets. For the local attack Keith bowled steadily, and McDonald sent down 19 overs without much luck. Walton Kept a good length, hie slows coming off "be Pitch remarkably quickly. He troubled the batsmen a good deal and under the conditions finished up with the splendid average of five wickets for 61 runs.

In the second strike Uttley and gumptcr opened np well, scoring freely. Sumpter showed considerable enterprise, and with Uttley brought the score to 54 in 34 minutes, when Olaridge bagged his Wicket. Uttley followed quickly without adding to the total. 'He was going nicely when he,stepped out to Moloney, and Hawksworth cleverly whipped off the bails. Milner again gave a good exhibibut was not so confident as on the previous day, and, like Zimmerman, was more restained. ' The partnership added 55 to the total, when Zimmerman was also stumped by the Otago wicketkeeper when he had reached 36. Carrington put a weak shot over the bowler’s head and was caught, after contributing six, but M’Donald assisted Milner to take the total to 161, when the latter was bowled by Monk with his score at 44 runs. M’Donald played a splendid innings and was looking for rpns. He showed enterprise in driving and pulling, and ran well between the wickets, and was unforunate to be run out at 29. Walton started quietly, but later on hit two fours off Barron, but he paid the penalty to the slow bowler two balls afterwards. Dayey contributed a brace and Maddigan a single, when the innings closed with Jones undefeated with a single to his credit. The total reading mine wickets for 195 / Monk did not bowl as' well as on the previous day, and the best • averages'were secured by Claridge and Barron.

Messrs Marshall and Tweed officiated as umpires. On both days afternoon tea was provided for the teams by Messrs F. Milner and G. M, Procter. At the adjournment yesterday Mr C. J. Marshall (president of the North Otago Association) thanked the visitors for the fine game they had given, and expressed indebtedness to the Otago Association for having arranged the match, which it was hoped would become an annual fixture. He also thanked those who had extended hospitality to the visitors by billeting them, and especially Mr Milner for his generous support at all times to the game at Oamaru. , Mr Strang suitably responded, and thanked the association and the people for the cordial hospitality extended to them in Oamaru. OTAGO. . First Innings. Gale, c Sumpter, b Walton .. .. 128 Barron, Ibw, b Davey 15 Priest, c Davey, b Zimmerman .. 52 Strang, b Walton 31 Cavanagh, c Jones, b Walton 31 Moloney, st. Jones, b Keith 18 Allan, b Walton 0 Brown, c Carrington, b Walton .... 5 Monk, not out 34 Glaridge, Ibw, b M'Donald 18 Hawksworth, run out 23 Extras 23 Total .. 355 Bowling Analysis.—Carrington, 9 overs, I maiden, 40 runs; Keith, 13 overs, 4 maidens, 1 wicket, 39 runs; Maddigan, 5 overs, 2 maidens, 21 runs; Davey, 4 overs, 1 wicket, 27 runs; M'Donald, 19 overs, 2 maidens, 1 wicket, 78 runs; Milner, 4 overs, 19 runs; Zimmerman, II overs, 1 maiden, 1 wicket, 47 runs; Walton, 14 overs, 5 wickets, 61 runs. T ,. NORTH OTAGO. First innings 276 Second Innings. L. Sumpter, b Glaridge 18 Uttley, st. Hawksworth, b Moloney . 28 Milner, b Monk 44 Zimmerman, st. Hawksworth, b Molo„ney 36 Carrington, c Monk, b Cavanagh .. 6 M Donald, run out 29 Maddigan, c and b Barron 1 Walton, st. Hawksworth, b Barron 21 Davey, run out 2 Jones, not out V. 1 Extras ** ” 9 Total for nine wickets .. .. 195 Bowling Analysis.—Monk, 8 overs 1 wicket, 31 runs; Cavanagh, 10 overs' 1 maiden, 1 wicket, 40 runs; Moloney, 16 overs, 1 maiden, 2 wickets, , 59 runs; 1 CJandge 3 overs, 2 maidens, 1 wicket. 4 runs; Allan, 5 overs, 2 maidens, 7 runs; Brown, 10 overs, 2 maidens, 35 runs: Barron, 2 overs, 2 wickets, 10 runs