TOWN EDITION

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 13298, 6 February 1914, Page 6

TOWN EDITION

Tho Australian Aviatom Corps will commence practical operations at the flying school m about six weeks. Mr Scotland was unable to fly his biplane at Utaki on Saturday on account of rough weather, ami he lias had it packed for removal to Christchurch, where he hopes to make a flight to-mor-row. A motor car belonging to Mr Frank Christiansen, of Woodville, wa-s destroyed by fire on Sunday evening. The owner was pouring benzine into the tank when a lighted match, which a smoker had used for .his pipe and had thrown to the ground set the oil on fire and the car was quickly m flames. News by the last mail from Home states that the Port of London Authority has just achieved a record m the discharge of date-laden. Vessels. The steamer concerned was the Croydon, from the Persian Gulf, the weight of her cargo being 6330 tons, and the number of packages about 160,000. The time actually occupied, m tho. discharge was 35J working hours, and the average weight landed per hour 151 tons. ■Fishermen have been having a profitable harvest lately, and big catches have been recorded. One day this week three boats line-fishing m Cook Strait hauled m 1200 hapuka and hake, this being a record catch, for which the exceptionally fine weather was responsible. The boats had four men each, and the return per boat averaged £60. Last Wednesday four Italians secured 400 hapuka^and 200 hake. A painful accident befell Mrs Smallbone, of Auckland — who is spending aj holiday m Tauranga-^on. Friday after- 1 110011. Shu was driving- m a vehicle, with some friends, who pot out of the buggy at tlie Methodist Church, leaving Mrs Smallbone as the only occupant. Shortly afterwards the horse attached to the vehicle took fright m First Avenue, with the result that the buggy was-capsieed and Mrs Smallbone thrown on to the road and rendered -unconscious. Mrs Smallbone will be incapacitated for some time. Just recently the Marble Bar, a nonintoxicant drink and ice-cream shop, was started m Victoria Avenue, Wanga-j nui, and at the Wanganui Magistrate's Court, Mrs Carroll, the proprietress, was charged with keeping the premises open and transacting business on Sunday evening. After going into the case, Mr Kerr, S.M., adjourned it for two weeks to allow the police to obtain further instructions as to prosecution, and to give time for investigations to be made regarding the custom m other towns as to establishments of this nature being open on Sunday. The Right Hon. Sir Joshua Williams, speaking at a banquet tendered m his honor at Dunedin, said : "It is a source of profound satisfaction to me that my conduct m that court has received the approval of the workers. 1 have no political or economic creed, but I feel confident of this : that if the masses of the people are well, the State is well, and all classes m the State are well also. In my opinion the Arbitration Act is a powerful engine for the amelioration of the condition of the masses of the people, and a protection to. them from unjust oppression. I trust that the Arbitration Act may long continue m successful operation. At a meeting of the Feilding Chamber of Commerce Mr Ewen Campbell, speaking to a motion respecting the opportunity given New Zealand to exhibit at the Panama Exposition, said that the wide distribution of produce m a more stable market would be secured. He considered that New Zealand producers should grasp the opportunity to advertise this country and its produce. In the big meat slumps at Home producers suffered heavily. He did not think these were caused by other influences than .those of big London interests. By a glut at Home producers suffered and the Port of London gained. It was of vital importance that new markets should he opened if possible. A case of considerable importance to land agents and dealers m property *vas heard m tho Wellington Magistrate's Court. The case was one m which a land agent claimed the sum of £81 10s, being commission at the rate of 1£ per cent on the exchange of some properties between the defendants and another client of tho plaintiff. An agreement to pay 1| per cent., signed by one of the defendants, was produced, but the main point for the defence was that this agreement was signed by defendant at a time when he had no knowledge that the plaintiff was receiving a commission on the er change from v the other party to the deal. Evidence to this effect was given, and, having heard counsel, his Worship said he would take time- to consider his decision, although he was at that stage inclined to think that the plaintiff must succeed.