LOCAL AND GENERAL

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11401, 21 March 1930, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The way to cure our prejudices is this—that every man should let alone those. hte. complains of in others, and examine his own. Mrs C. E. Grant has left Wooded le for the North of Auckland, where she proposes to scud some time v.itli her eon.

The Stipendiary Magistrate at Palmerston North has awarded £53 damages, with £8 3s costs, to William J. Frew, against the Borough Council, for loss sustained through Ihis. oar |colli(ding with a tree in Cuba street.

The friends of Mr John Bassett, of tho Ahuataurangui Block. Wood,-

ville, who recently underwent an operation in the Pahiatua Public Hospital, will be pleased to hear that he is making satisfactory progress towards recovery.—Examiner.

A young man from, an adjoining district rushed into the Examiner office and asked what cash prizes were offered at the Woodville. sports. When informed that the sports were for amateurs, he made a remark which is unprintable.—Examiner.

Tlio death occurred at his residence. Newman Road of Ml- Edward Good ban, an olcl resident of the district and one. who was well-known and highly respected. Deceased was formerly farming at Hamua, but in recent years lie has been living in Eketahuna.—Express.

A large number of parents, as well a.s the children, were assembled at the Woodville District High School to hear by radio the. address broadcasted by Rear-Admiral Byrd. The reception here, and elsewhere, was poor, there were far too many speakers. It was difficult to follow the tenor of the. address.—Examiner.

John Reed, farmer, of Eketahuna, was charged at Woodville with being intoxicated while in charge of a car on March sth. The. defendant pleaded guilty. Constable Skinner stated that the defendant wais not m a very bad condition, although lie was not fit to be in, charge of a or. There was grass on thte- runningboard, which, showed that it had been in trouble,. The defendant had not previously been before the Court. Defendant said he had taken a few drinks too many, but life, had injured nobody. He thought lie was capable of driving homie. The Bench fined the defendant £lO. with 10s 6d doctor’s fee and 12s costs. Th e defendant’s license was also cancelled for twelve months.

All the latest in pictures and readmg—all the time aptly describes the N Z. Sporting and Dramatic Review, lins week's number is well up to standard, packed from cover to cover with the brightest photographs illustrating the latest sporting and topical events. The meetings of the Wellington, Ohinemuri. and Franklin racing clubs are covered in an array of striking reproduced photographs. Devotees of the turf in Hawke’s Bav photographed at the Napier Park Autumn meeting glace the centre, double pages. Trottimr is repreiseiited by snaps of tile Manawatu Club's meeting. Our photographer attended tnc Ngarunwnhm Regatta securing a splendid series of lively pictures. Another outstanding page, is filled with photographs of the N.Z. Railwav Officers’ picnic at Motutapu.

At the V concilia Court a married man ivit.i seven children was charued w ith .stealing an overcoat, valued a ' , b*2, the pro-perty of some, person unknown. The, accused pleaded guilty. Constable Skinner stated that accused was travelling, in tin- train from Ota Li to Woodville or. December 12th. He took an overcoat from the carriage in which he was travelling, and; converted, it to hi s own use. He had since admitted the offence. The police had been unable to find the owner of the coat. The accused liad never previously been beiorc the Court. He was out, of work, but was a frequenter of billiard rooms. The Bench convicted the accused, and ordered him to come up for sentence, when colled upon, con-<»itioiic-1 on liis refraining irom frequentiug billiard rooms for twelve months. An application for the suppression of the accused’s name was granted, in the circumstances of liis being out of work.