MISCELLANEOUS TELEGRAMS

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XIII, Issue 2779, 30 July 1907, Page 6

MISCELLANEOUS TELEGRAMS

Electric Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington, July 29. Tlie Appeal Court to-day is hearing the case Keddie v. Millar, an appeal from Judge AYilliams’ decision. Respondent was a slaughterman’s assistant at Pareora freezing works, who was fined £5 for taking part in a strike. A writ of attachment was moved for and refused by Williams on the ground that the mode of recovering the amount of a fine prescribed by the Legislature was made prescribed for the recovery of debt, and not of penalty, and consequently since the Imprisonment for Debt Abolition Act no one could be imprisoned for failure to pay a debt. Justice Cooper, in the previous case, had granted a writ of attachment, and the Appeal Court has to decide which view is correct. Mr Bell. K.C., and Mr J. L. Stout, appear for appellant and Messrs Raymond and Herdman for respondent. Napier, July 29. The School Journal came in for some strong criticism at the annual meeting of the Hawke’s Bay Teachers' Institute. It was stated that a promise had been made by the Ministe rfor Education that the Journal’' should take the place of all hooks except those required for the teaching of reading and arithmetic. This, it had been found, it was totally unable to do and the result was that teachers had been forced to fall back on the old series of books. Parents had naturally complained, but the teachers were helpless in the matter, as the “Journal" was found to cover nothing like a satisfactory course of instruction. The steamer Itodhill. bound from Coronel Chili, to Wellington put into port yesterday short of coal.. Heavy continuous rain fell yesterday. and it is feared this will prove disastrous to lambing. The weather has so far been most unfavourable, and the per eentage of lambs this year is likely to be much below last year’s record. Marton. July 29. There was a strong outburst of feeling at Ala-ton on Saturday night between ten o'clock and midnight, when a crowd, numbering about 200. hooted Constable Fitzpatrick for his action in the recent licensing case at the Marton Court. A great noise nai kept up and stones and eggs thrown about. Several windows were broken in the police station, which was at the time only occupied by his wife, who naturally was much alarmoil. Two local residents who endeavoured to reason with the mob were hustled and quickly silenced. Constable Fitzpatrick was shouldered out i>l the way several times, hut did not get alarmed. Much credit is given to 1 the constable for his self-restraint i and plucky bearing in what almost amounted to a riot. l eilding, July 29. Tiie Feilding Star says that a writ ha been issued by E. A. Barton, late manager of the Bank of Australasia here, on behalf of himself and all .other shareholders in the Hawke.-, Bay Timber Company, Limited. against the Bank of Australasia. claiming moneys alleged to he due in connection with the relations and transactions of the bank with Richter, Xannestad and Company and the Timber Company. The case will

probably be heard at the September slitting of the Supreme Court at Palmerston North. Whangarei, July 29. In the Kiripaka coal mine on Saturday a line ot skits by some means became detached from the cables and dashed down an incline and overwhelmed a young man anted William Bendall, who was working at the bottom. His wrist was broken, liis head much cut, and he sustained other injuries, from which lie died in the hospital. Wairoa, July 29. To encourage the volunteer school cadet movement John Hunter Brown, of Whakuki, has given £2OO, to be invested for all time, the interest to be devoted as cash prizes for shooting competitions between the Huranua Mounted Rifles and Wairoa School Cadets. Heavy rain has fallen since Friday. There was a continuous downpour yesterday. The weather is showery to-dav and the rivers are flooded.