NORTH OTAGO.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21032, 22 May 1930, Page 13

NORTH OTAGO.

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PERSONAL. ' Queen’s Hotel.—Mr and Mrs Vickery, •Mr L. Atkinson (Wellington), Mr L. Foote, Mr Graham (Christchurch), Mr E. Watson (Timaru), Mr S. G. Sutton,. Mr A. Chelwin, Mr Benzonl, Mr W. Thomson, Mr V. S. Cuddle (Dunedin), Mr and Mrs Cameron, Master Cameron (Benavon). New Club Hotel.—Mrs W. Hutchison, Miss E. Hutchison, Mr A. B. Watt, Mr C. T. Jeffs (Dunedin), Mr J. Dick (Wellington), Mr L. C. Parcey, Mr H. Hanna, Mr and Mrs J. North, Mr and Mrs J. Dearboiirn (Christchurch). HERBERT BAZAAR. For some time the ladies of the Herbert district had been very busy in getting ready for the bazaar which was held in aid of the hall funds. There was a varied collection of goods, and at the close of the evening practically everything had been disposed of. The committee expressed thanks to those who assisted, and also those who', contributed money and goods to make the bazaar such a financial success. W.E.A. On Tuesday evening Dr J. C. Beaglehole continued his course on political ideals, dealing this time with the main political theories of the Middle Ages, Lord Bryce called the Middle Arcs unpolitical; but even if their politics were a branch of their theology, at least in the twelfth and fifteenth centuries •there was an immense amount of political theorising, sometimes interesting, sometimes quite the reverse. The Middle Ages had one main assumption—that Christendom was' a unity; all men were organised in the same Christian community for the salvation of their souls,' and to this end all thought and action should tend, ail law, all government, all art, all education. St. Thomas Aquinas was the great theorist along these lines. ,• ' ' 1 There was also one main quarrel—that between the Church and the secular power, the Pope and the Holy Roman Emperor, as' to who should have the _ final say in the management of the Christian’ community; and round this quarrel most of the later mediaeval political theorising sprang up. There was ’ no decision, although on the whole the Pope had the best of, the struggle, for, other. influences sprang up—nationalism, the Renaissance and the Reformation —and the unity of Christendom, church, secular power, and all was rent hopelessly asunder. The lecture gave rise to considerable argument as to the place of organised religion in modern communities, carried on mainly (and very gratifyingly) by the women of the class. LADIES’ HOCKEY ASSOCIATION. At a special meeting of delegates of the North Otago Ladies’ Hockey Association held in Mr Barsdell’s rooms, Mr J. H. Mushet presided over, a full attendance. Various items concerning the.general-busi-ness of the association were transacted, after which the business 'of standing importance concerning the seven-a-side tournament, was dealt with. The following delegates were appointed to the various duties for the day:—Score board, Messrs J. Hill Scully and-'M. Orbell; timekeeper, Mr G. Fisher; announcers, Messrs T. Howell and A. Garrodus; relay race. Hr A. C. Kay. ‘ , . • It was! decided to commence the tournament at 11 a.m. sharp, and - to allow a break of three-quarters of an hour at 1 p.m. for lunch and the running of the teams’ relay race. It was also decided to prbeure necessary trophies for the various winners and runners-up of both A and B_ sections, and also to procure another silver cup for the winning team in the relay, race. The Dance Committee reported that the various arrangements were well ip hand. Given a fine day everything points to the association having another of its most popular and successful gatherings., ■ The following is the draw for the seven-a-side tournament on-Saturday:;— 1 • A GRADE. First Round.—Arawa II v, Arawa I, Duntroon v. Watea, Pirata v. Totara, Windsor v. Maheno, Second Round.—Arawar II v Duntroon, Pirata v. Arawa I, Windsor v. Watea, Maheno v. Totara. , - . Third Round. —Arawa II v. Pirata,. Windsor v. Duuttoon, Maheno v. Arawa I, Totara v. Watea. Fourth Round.—Arawa II v. Windsor, Maheno v. Pirata, Totara v„ Duntroon, Watea v. Arawa I. . ■ Fifth Round.—Arawa II v, Maheno, Totara v.‘ Windsor, Watea v. Pirata, Arawa Iv. Duntroon. ' ■ _ Sixth Round.—Arawa II v. Totara, Watea v. Maheno, Arawa I t, Windsor, Duntroon v. Pirata, Seventh Round. —Arawa II v. Watea, Arawa I v. Totara, Duntroon v. Maheno, Pirata v. Windsor. B GRADE. First Round. —Maheno. 0 v. Herbert C, No. 2 ground; Herbert B v. Pirata B, No. 3; "Windsor v. Arawa G, No. 2; Totara v. Maheno B. No. 3; Arawa D v. Arawa B, No. 2; Pirata, a bye. Second Round.—Herbert B v. Maheno C, Windsor v. Herbert C, Totara v, Pirata B, Arawa D v. Arawa C, Pirata C v. Slaheno B, Arawa B. a bye. Third Round.—Windsor v. Herbert B, Totara v. Maheno' C, Arawa D v. Herbert C, Pirata C v. Pirata B, Arawa B v, Arawa C, Maheno B, a bye. Fourth Round.—Totara v. Windsor, Arawa D' v. Herbert B. Pirata C v. Maheno C, Arawa B v. Herbert C, Maheno B v, Pirata B, Arawa C, a bye. Fifth Round. —Arawa D vl Totara, Pirata C v. Windsor, Arawa B v. Herbert B. Maheno B v. Maheno C. Arawa C v. Herbert C, Pirata B, a bye. Sixth Round. —Pirata C v. Arawa D, Arawa "B v. Totara, Maheno B y. Windsor, Arawa C v. Herbert B, Pirata B v. Maheno. C, Herbert C, a bye. * Seventh Round.—Arawa Bv. Pirata C, Maheno B v. Arawa. D, Arawa C v. Totara, Pirata B v. Windsor, Herbert C v. Herbert B, Maheno C a bye. ~ Eighth Round. —Maheno B v. Arawa B, Arawa C v. Pirata C, Pirata B V. Arawa D. Herbert C v. Totara, Maheno C v. Windsor, Herbert, B a bye. • Ninth .Round.—Arawa C v. Maheno H; Pirata B v. Arawa B, Herbert C v. Pirata C, Maheno C v. Arawa D, Herbert B v. Totara, Windsor a bye. Tenth Round. —Pirata B v. Arawa C, Herbert C v. Maheno B, Maheno C v, Arawa B, Herbert B v. Pirata C, Windsor v. Arawa D, Totara a bye. Eleventh Round.—Herbert G v. Pirata B. Maheno C y. Arawa C, Herbert B v. Mahcna B, Windsor v. Arawa B. Totara v. Pirata C, Arawa D a bye.

MAJESTIC PICTURES. The management of the MajesticTheatre announces the coming to Oamaru on Friday night of the grandest of all talkie pictures. “ Disraeli.” “ Disraeli ” has had record runs throughout the Dominion, and has attracted large audiences wherever it has been shown. George Allies is in the title role, and is supported by a superb all-British cast, and the picture is a remarkable combination of stage acting arid stage speech that is an entertainment for adult minds, something in itself admirable and mature. Oamaru picture-goers are sure to welcome this great film to their midst. WAITAKI COLLIE DOG TRIALS. The following are the results of the concluding event and the special prizes:— Heading and Bringing Back. About, half a mi!«.—J. Anderson’s Toby. 3G points. 1: D. S. Stewart’s Taieri, 31, 2; E. Davis’s Tara Jack, 30. 3; T. A. Anderson’s Star, 28. 4; J. Anderson’s Roy, 26. 5; G. H. Smith's Chance, 20, C. SPECIAL PRIZES. The president’s (Mr X. Hayes) gold medal—l. Anderson, 106 points; club's.

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challenge cup, value £lO 10s —E. Davis; Mr W. Lawlor’s £2 2s —A. Barr; the secretary’s £2 2s—D. Donaldson; Mr J. Greer s £2 2s —L. H.- TUson; the vicepresident’s (Mr W, .Menzies.) £2 2s—l. Anderson; Mr Allan Chapman’s £2 2s T. A. Anderson; Messrs A. M. Robertson and B. H; Wilkinson's El- Is—■!. Anderson; Mr E. Dunstan’s £2 2s, and D. M'Gimpsey’s £2 2s —l. M'Gimpsey; Mr W. Barclay’s £2 2s— E. Dunstan; Mr It. W, MAuley'a £2 2s-—E. Dunstan; Mr J. Conaghatrs £2 2e —l, Anderson; Mr A. Dunstan’s cup, value £6 6s— C. N, M Erlane; Mr J. R. M'Phail’s £l—G. M Augutrie, * . The following are the results of the sheep guessting:—First day, three live sheep, 2791 b—A. Rattray, with 2801 b; second day, three live sheep, 26241b—0. Trice and W, L. M'Kenzie, 2631 b (equal); third day, A. Keen, with exact weight of 2811 b, The winner of . stepping a distance of 29 yards 1 foot 2 inches was won by Master Jack Dunstan, with 29 yards 1 foot 1 inch; and the distance of 40 yards 2 feet 4 inches, was won by Grant Munro with 40 yards 2 feet 6 inches, . RUGBY FOOTBALL. The teams to represent Maheno against Athletic will be selected from the following players:—Seniors: Clark (2). New'lands, Bruce, Hollow (2). Richardson, Yeoman. Gillies, Sim, Marshall, Sinclair, Muldrew, Robinson, Souness, and Lindsay. > i Juniors. —Johnston (4), Newlands, Hollow, Yorston, Watson, Macfarlane, M'Gregor, ’ Davis, Dougherty, Guttridge, Wilson, Lawrence, Rapson, Sinclair, Kelnher, Ilintz. MINIATURE RIFLE SHOOTING. The following are the results of the weekly shoot of the Glenavy Miniature Rifle Club: —N. Gibson 77, N. L, Andrews 77, D. Cochrane 77, B. Duff 77. C.. Fleming 77,. S. Maihar.oa 77, D. M'Culloeh 77, C. Dugdale 76, H, Jackson 76, N. Fleming 74, J. Hollambjv jun.. 74, R. Cochrane 74, J. Hamilton 74, L. Mills 74. A. M‘Culloch 74, W. Robson 74, C. Miller 74, J. H. Andrews 73, S. Fleming 73, W. Devlin 72, Walter Devlin 72, M, Cochrane 72, J. Hyland 72, S. Ballantyne 71, B. Stanger. 71, J. M'Culloeh 71, J. Brown 70, B. Chapman 70. The sniper’s button was won by A. M'Culloeh, while C. Dugdale won the' club trophy and Tisdall button. WEDDINGS. A very pretty wedding took place in the Herbert Presbyterian Church recently when Lily', daughter of Mrs, Robert. Ure, was married to Mr R. J. Barr (Christchurch).' . The churdli wasartistically dedorated for the occasion by friends of • the bride. , The Rev. P,-C. Rennie officiated, 'and - Mrs Couch presided at the organ. The bride looked charming in a dainty cream silk dress and beautiful veil and orange blossoms, and carried a shower bouquet. Sbe .was attended by her cousin, Miss Richardson, who wore a pretty frock of blue celanese,. and carried a posy of flowers. The bridegroom was accompanied by Mr F., Murray (Wellington) as best man. . The bride’s mother wore, a black gown,, with coat and hat to match,-and carried , a handsome bouquet. After the ceremony the wedding .party journeyed to Oamaru by motor,: and adjourned to the. Bungalow Tea Rooms, where the wedding breakfast was partaken of. the customary toasts being drunk with musical honours. ■ The bride and bridegroom were the recipients of many useful arid valuable presents. The bride’s travelling dress was of blue repp trimmed with fawn, and’ fawn hat to match, ■ and black coat. She also wore a haridsome fox fur. The happy couple left by the second express'en route for the north, where the honeymoon is to be spent. " ' The marriage took place recently in St. John’s Presbyterain Church, Herbert, of James,'eldest son of Mr and Mrs D. M’Phail, Abbotsford, and Thomasina Roberta (Ena), eldest daughter of Mr Thomas Falconer (Kakanui). Tile church was beautifully decorated for the occasion by friends of the bride, r The Rev. P. C. Rennie officiated, and'Mrs Couch presided at the organ. The bride, who was given away by ■ her father, wore. a wedding gown of ivory satin bodice, tightfitting sleeves, and ivory georgette skirt, which was full; ’and fell to the ankles at the back. Also white satin shoes and the orthodox wedding' veil and orange blossoms, and carried a beautiful shower bouquet of lilies and maiden hair fern. Her bridesmaid, Miss Olive Garvan (Palmerston), wore a . very pretty, shaded mauve and pink celanese frock and a flower in her hair, and carried a bouquet of mauve and pink flowers. The bridegroom was attended by Mr Victor Budge as best man. The bridegroom’s mother wore a figured velvet dress of brown and gold shaded, with hat and shoes to match, and carried a posy -of; autumn-tinted flowers. ‘ Miss Falconer (hostess), aunt of the bride, was gowned in figured brocaded, silk with hat to tone, and carried a bouquet of autumn flowers. After theceremony the wedding party and guests adjourned to the hall, where the wedding breakfast was served, the customary toasts being, drunk with musical honours. The bride and bridegroom were the recipients of many useful and valuable presents. Later the happy couple left by motor car for the north. The bride’s travelling suit was of blue jersey silk with brown fur-trimmed coat and hat and shoes to match. In the evening a most enjoyable dance was given by Mr Falconer in the hall to excellent music supplied by Mr Smart, Oamaru. Mr Mont Wilson carried out the duties of M.C. The prizes : for the lucky spot waltzes were won by Mr and Mrs West and Miss Paterson and Mr J. Lindsay. At the conclusion of the evening Mr A. Campbell, on behalf - of those, present, thanked Mr Falconer for the pleasant evening. V MAGISTRATE’S COURT. At the weekly sitting of the Oamaru Magistrate’s Court, before Mr H. W. Bundle, S.M., yesterday morning, l William Gavin Stewart appeared on remand on a charge of a breach of his probation license, and with using obscene language in Lune street. Mr P. C. Hjorring appeared on behalf of accused, who elected to be dealt with summarily, pleading guilty to both charges.—Senior Sergeant Scott stated that accused jiad been placed on probation on June 27, 1928. for obscene language. Tbp term of his probation was practically up, .and would have expired on June 27. He had heard rumours that accused was not'complying with his order, and some six or seven months ago he warned accused that he bad heard he had been drunk on occasions. A month ago he had warned accused that he had heard he was associating with persons who were always drinking. The trouble was caused by a " bach ” occupied by M'Cartncy in Arun street, which was no place for a young fellow. It was simply a home for drunkards, and was associated will) sly-groggi ng. On Saturday night, he (Sergeant Scott) and.a constable beard bad language at the “ bach.” and they found accused sitting on the door in a very drunken condition. Stewart was arrested, and on the way to the police station he used the language freely for the purpose of insulting them, and used the word from 35 to 40 times before they I reached the police station. The time was after 1 o'clock in the morning. Accused had reported promptly on the first and fifteenth of each month during his period of probation. One of the

conditions of his license was that be was to keep himself prohibited, and an order bad been taken out in the first place, but accused failed, to renew it. Mr J. C. Hjorring said that the foundation of the trouble was the cottage in Arun street run by M'Cartney. However, they personally controlled the cottage, ci ii i ' informed Senior, Sergeant ocott that steps would be taken to prevent that sort of thing. Not only Stewart, but several others —quite decent, hardworking fellows—were being led there, ibis .was a great curse in a prohibition district, ns they gathered in dens and each one brought in a bottle or two, and sat there till it was finished. When they were drunk they did not know they were using bad language, which was often part ot the ordinary vocabulary. There had been races on Saturday, and there was a good deal of liquor about. Accused was really- the mainstay of his widowed mother, and did all the work on a small tarm, and it would be rather hard for her to have him taken away. He asked ms Worship not to send him to gaol, but to extend the, probation. He would suggest- that the conditions of the order had been fairly faithfully aarried out, as rumours were- not to be relied upon. • Senior Sergeant Scott said that Stewart explained that he and others had nooled and sent out somewhere in Oamaru for liquor. Mr Hjorring: You shouldn’t discuss matters with. a man under arrest, Xt ? s not fair, . Senior Sergeant Scott: It’s to his interest. -Mr.-bundle said he appreciated what Mr Hjorring had stated. He had some considerable hesitation in doing so, but wou ly extent} Probation for a further 12 months on the same conditions as before, ar !(* ol \ condition that he did not associate with M Cartney or go to the premises occupied hy him. On the second charge accused was find 40s, in default seven days imprisonment. ON LICENSED PREMISES. Johri Cowper, James Barr, and Thomas Merriman were charged with being found on licensed premises at Duntroon during dete ” d “ t Constable Coppell said that at 9.20 p.m. on April 2o be visited the Duntroou Hotel,, and met John Cowper and James ti n . the . P“ ss agc. He asked each in turn their explanation for being on the trew nt S Q e i s i aw , t ] lei , r car under the v-hv S tIL? 0 clock, but they could not say Tlinmo W - re Stll ' ■ th , Cre at 9 - 20 P-*U-Thomas Merriman said he had been Maying, cards with the porter. P ‘ h/hnTil Mc V r ! man > in-a statement, said doinfr scinG carpentering for Bundl ? !ie ha d no business on the premises after hours. Merriman was convicted and discharged sS:SrW)? B “ rr T CIVIL CASES. fr. i{ u d? men t. by default was given in the following civil cases:—New Zealand Fxpress Company, Ltd., v. J, Bray £7 193 (costs £1 10s 6d); C. B. Meredith: Ltd. t • *2 9s Ad (costs 11 5a on) , J. G. Macdonald and Sons v P> Robinson, £4 0s 9d (costs £1 5s 6d)’. WARDEN’S COURT. At n sitting of the Warden’s Pm,rt £nntn, ot imercargill, miners, for a tirosofCtfV.o T 11,1 area of 100 ferea CLAIM ON MOTOR TRUCK, W-fT' ng ’ S b ° ut half a ton P oFYnvo“ce li^ k \ ti - n£ V eh - eets ' ca6 h book, etc. etc were brought into the court L Ki « e ®ce r said Ify nairinY +l. btam - tbe parts needed for re»g^e , englnC ' Defendant said he uomd get an engine in the north and obtained a quotation for an engine wHidi Was w?- 0t Powerful fnough fTr the truck. Witness then proceeded to look around for a suitable enginY and obita“adone at Fortrose Southland. He ■ knew the engme, but R was a long why shot 1 a “ d - in an inaccessible •f ot ' . 11(2 tke engme up, overhauled it, and put it in the truck. He also fnYv second-hand gearbox, and pdt that fbY b u truck, but all the other parts menpnei,wer« new parte. Ho estimated the cost and bringing up the engine from at - £B ° 2 V ang he ohargcd £75 i? e , .engine. He paid £25 to Mr Ruddenklau for the engine, and in addition there were wages and travelling expenaes for foyr men. and cost of running : for 3 1° rtil “- The charge ot £l7 for a gearbox was a fair one. The wL P!ir Ti U V n .were charged up at cost price. The first part of the claim was fqr repairs carried out to an Internaiq°oo *s?°? defendant in 1928 and • i. I- a 5 n a d obtained new parts for. the whole ofthe job it would have cost over £2OO. He reinstated the truck at as reasonable a cost as possible. Cross-examined: Witness said he was not a mechanic. He obtained the truck from Mr Preston in, November, 1928, at a H? admitted telling counsel .that the .truck-cost £250 or £260. He told Mr Hjorring the other day that he allowed Mr Preston £2OO, and then he xt j*j the cost of tbe overhaul. He did not remember asking Mr Ombler what he allowed Mr Preston for the truck, but what the truck cost. He did not sell the, truck to Mr Preston, and when be bought the truck he did not know how old it was or what model it was. It had run between 20,000 and 30,000 miles. Mr Preston bought the truck new. The truck had only done a few trips after overhaul, when it was hired to defendant. ’ The price of the truck, to-day was £2OO, after spending £ IGA on it. He honestly thought he could get £2OO for the truck. The engine of the truck was cut in half by a broken connecting rod. He had never seen an engine so completely cut in half. There were no parts of the engine of any use. He made inquiries from the wrecking companies at the centres for a secondhand engine, but was unable to secure one. He and Burgoyne and a youth went down to Fortrose, and wages ran to £l4. The hotel and travelling expenses amounted to £0 10s, and the cost of the truck going- down to Fortrose and bringing the engine back was £ls. He would' be surprised to. hear evidence that the work could be done for £3O, and such men would he worth £IOOO a year to a garage proprietor, There was 1 nothing else broken about the truck except the engine, when it was returned by O’Brien. The gear box was not broken, and could have been used if the same model Republic engine were obtained. He put in a F.W.D. engine and also another gear box costing £l7. This gear. box was taken from an International truck, which he had bought from an insurance company for £5, plus tbe cost of dissembling and removing the truck. He put new gears in the gear box, making the cost of the gear box and its contents £23. 15s. Defendant got a quote for a Republic cnginv?. but it was the wrong size. He could not remember telling O’Brien that he had a F.W.D. engine to piit in the truck. O’Brien did not approach him with a view to getting the matter settled. James Burgoyne, mechanic, gave evidence of the overhauling of the Republic truck. The parts contained in the account were all essential. The engine must have been going very quickly to have been so severely damaged. The job of replacing. the darimged engine with the I .V\ ,D. engine was under his supervision. Ihe times of the men were checked by himself and, as charged, were correct. Had the truck been carefully used it should have lasted the 28 days of the lure. When dismantled there was nothing to snow that there had herein any defect in the connecting rod. In ic-instating the truck they had to instal a somplete sub-chassis and a new gear box. He cons’Jered it was cheaper to put in the F.W.D. engine than put in a new engine, the invoice of which he saw. He considered, it the cheapest way out. Cross-examined: Witness stated that during the -luncheon adjournment lie bad driven in a car with Mr Gillies to the

garage. He had been asked if he went to Ngapara to see Mr O’Brien, but though he had gone to Ngapara he had not gone out specially to see defendant. He did not .discuss who had gone down to Fortrose. There were two others besides Mr Gillies who went down to Fortrose. The truck was in fairly good order when taken over from Mr Preston, and it had been overhauled before Mr O’Brien,took it over, when it was in good order. Ho considered the truck was a 1024 model. It would be much easier to put in h Republic engine in a Republic truck than' to put in a F.W.D. engine. It would take four or five days to put in a new engine. The installing of the F.W.D. engine necessitated a lot of extra work. To Mr Tait: Witness stated that it would take a fortnight to assemble a new engine, or about a week more than it would take to put an engine in. This concluded the case for the plaintiff. Patrick Keane, motor lorry driver, Palmerston South, stated that he was in the employ of defendant when he got a Republic truck from Mr Gillies. Witness drove the truck—an old-fashioned solidtyred truck—and he had experienced trouble with the truck. On three occasions the fan axle was broken. Mr Burgoyne came out to Ngapara and fixed the carburettor and plugs. The radiator was very leaky, and she was always slipping out of top gear. He was driving the truck at the . time it was . damaged. He was on the road about two miles out of Ngapara when the connecting rod broke. He did not know the reason, but after it broke he travelled about a chain. He had been in Gillies’s garage on several occasions, but he went in once with defendant at his special request. He heard a conversation between plaintiff and defendant. Mr O’Brien asked what it would cost to fix it, and Mr Gillies said £lO, and Mr O’Brien offered to pay him there and then. Mr Gillies said “ No,” and said an F.W.D. engine was to be put in, which he was getting down south. To Mr Tait: Witness stated he started driving for Mr O’Brien, and, not having much experience, he might be harder on a truck than an experienced man. The load that day was 40 bags. It was a three-ton truck, and he had on 40 bags when he should have had only 33 bags.; To Mr Hjorring: Witness said he had been driving a tractor for two years before he drove the truck for defendant. Defendant, in evidence, said the truck was seven or eight years old. . He had Y for 28 days and paid for 24, as he docked off four days, for time lost in fitting fan-axles, during which time he lost time with his other truck. The outside of the truck was not too good, and in his opinion, the inside was little better. When the engine was damaged, the sump was damaged, cylinder wall broken; camshaft broken; and connecting rod broken, and the other parts were of use for a similar class of engine. Mr Gillies saw the engine when it was brought in. Witness wrote to the North Island and obtained, a quote, and Mr Gillies wrote to the Republic .agents. He told Mr Gillies' that there were two Republic engines in Dunedin, and Mr Gillies said he would see them, and later said they were of the same model, but were too old.f He told witness not to bother further, as he had a F.W.D. engine that was suitable. Mr Gillies did not suggest what it was going to cost. Witness made, a special trip to see Mr Gillies with tile previous witness, to make a settlement. Mr Gillies said he had the F.W.D; engine on view which he had secured cheap, and that he was prepared to accept £lO in settlement, which he considered would be the cost;of putting in a new engine. Witness offered to_ pay there and then, but Mr Gillies said “No,” and that he did not wish to have a fall .out over the break, as witness had been a good customer. Mr Gillies’s statement that that conversation did not take place was untrue. After t.iat arrangement he ceased to try and secure an engine. He could have secured a Republican .engine if he had been given the. opportunity. That class of truck was practically valueless. Mr Gillies came to him. at Ngapara to find out when he was going to take delivery of a new chassis. He said that the account, which witness had then received, was only made out to show how much it had cost and to keep the books in s order. Had he known ho would not have agreed to another gearbox being put in. That was only piling up expense. The parts Mr Gillies took out would be of equal value to - the parts put in, bnt. Mr Gillies had made no allowance. To Mr Tait; Witness contradicted that it was a ■ three-ton truck,’, but. that 1 it was a four to five-ton truck. Mr Gillies agreed to do the work for £lO. He>did not consider £lO a ridiculous price, ’as these trucks and engines were obsolete and out of date. To Mr Bundle: Witness said Mr Gillies agreed to put in the engine for £lO. The old F.W.D. or Republican engine was practically valueless. He had told Mr Gillies that he needed a new truck, and that he would not go past him. To Mr Tait: He'would have got a new truck if Mr Gilliee had; kept his contract. He supposed the £lO offer' was'in view of his . getting a new truck, but that it would not stand now after proceedings had been taken. He took Keane with him specially as a witness, but he did not sneak behind Mr Gillies’s back. ■ At this stage the court rose, the case being further adjourned till Wednesday next. v MEN'S HOCKEY.' Rovers v. Mocraki,, at Moeraki.— Rovers: M'Donald, Robbie, Sauncierf, Hedges, Jacobs,. Markham (2), Carlile, Lament, M'Cabe, Binder. Coker. •; . LADIES’ GOLF. The draw for the flag match for Mrs Fotheringham’s trophy on Friday is as follows :■ —Mrs , Fotheringham v. Miss Roll. Mrs Bird’v. Mrs Spooner, Mrs Cook v. Miss Christie, Miss Donaldson v. Miss Familton, Miss L. Hewat v, Mrs M‘Culloch,. Mrs Orhell v. Miss M'Donald, Mrs Brown v. Miss Armstrong, Miss G. Hall v. Mrs Roll, Miss M. H. Hewat v. Mrs Ireland, Mrs Burton v. Miss M'Quade, Mrs Atkinson v. Mrs Mays, Mrs Barclay v. Mrs Parker. The draw for the Coronation Medal Match on Mpnday is as follows:—Mrs Orbell v. Miss Christie, Mrs Ireland v. Miss Hall;'Mrs Grater a.bye. LADIES’ HOCKEY. The following will represent the Pirata teams on Saturday:-—A team: R. Lowan, E, Bedford, J. Palmer, J. M'Kay, R. Hannah. E. Bedford, R. Hannah. B team; E. Hanley, L. Thompson, A. Rawcliff/, M. Winslade. K. Jackson. R. Clare, J. Tait. C team: N. Tosswill, M. Fraser, B. Tait, E. Malcolm. W. Berry E. Kay. Emergencies—Mrs Harwood, P. Lynch, E. Wilson. D. Watson, N. Watson, J. Maynard, L. Carrington. • Teams’ Relay.—No. 1: R. Hannah, J. Hicks, R. Lowan, E. Kay. No. 2; A. Rawcliffe, B. Tait, K, Jackson, B. Malcolm. . CAMPBELL STATUETTE. Advice was received in Oamnru last night that the Campbell Statuette had been won this year by the Devonport Cadets (Auckland), with Oamaru second, and Wanganui third. MOTOR CAR STOLEN. At 7.30 o’clock last evening Mr E. A. Fox parked his Chrysler sedan car, with new number plates 146-775 affixed, in Ribble street, and on returning a few minutes later found that the car had been removed. The matter was reported to the police, but no trace of the missing car was found last night. FIRE ALARM. At about 9.45 o’clock last evening the fire brigade received a call to “ Rangimarie,’’.Thames street, where a chimney was fofind to be on fire, and was quickly extinguished without damage.