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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 17175, 27 October 1926, Page 6

In the case Riddell v. Richardson, tho plaintiff disclaims that at any time he stayed at the Arcadia Hotel, Gisborne, as stated.

Damage to tho extent of about £-2;"0 was caused through a lire which completed destroyed a shed used as an office'at the'English Park stadium, Christehurcu. A racing cycle and over a hundred jerseys were burned, together with stationery, furniture, ami tickets. There were no insurances. A fund is to be raised among the Roman Catholic men of the Auckland diocese of £ooo, to be devoted to a bursary for the education of youths at the Marist Brothers' Juniorate nt Tuakau, in memory of tho late Brother George, and the remainder is to be handed to the Marist Brothers' Trust Board in recognition of the completion this year of fifty years' work in tho Dominion.

At a meeting of the Newspaper Proprietors' Association of-New Zealand, held in Wellington last week, on the motion of Air. A. L. Muir a resolution was carried expressing regret at the death of Mr. A. B. Copping, who for many years* was an esteemed.member of the The motion was carried by ithe members standing in silence. It was resolved to forward a message of condolence TO Mrs. Copping and family.

Entries for tho Spring Show of the MniiawaUi A. and P. Association have increased by 407 over those for last year's fixture, the totals respectively being 3314 and 2907. These figures are exclusive of dogs, entries in this connection for this year being 450, as compared Avith 577 for the last fixture. Entries show an increase for 102(5 in the majority of classes, although there is a slight drop in the competitions, cooking, and photography sections.

Surely there are irot many war anecdotes that have preserved their freshness as had those produced t»y two of the guests at the Soldiers' Reunion last evening. Major-General Young brought down the house with a tale of a Maori soldier, a "crown and anchor king," who persisted in producing his game despite repeated lines. At last his exasperated commander declared that he would inflict the heaviest punishment possible—" Twenty-eight days' pay," he ordered. "That's all right, Colonel,'' remarked the Digger, "I'll pay the cash." For the benefit or the uninitiated it may be mentioned that the law of averages was popularly supposed to operate to the great art vantage of the operator of the crown-and-anchor board, and that 23 days' pay was a mere bagatelle to the more opulent operators. The attention of Mr. E. V. Levvey, S.M., was occupied in hearing a claim and counter claim in a civil action in tho Magistrate's Court yesterday afternoon. The dispute arose over repairs to the magneto on the defendant's shearing engine, the plaintiff claiming £3 19/3 for work done, and defendant claimed that the plaintiff had failed to cany out the work satisfactorily. The counter claim wa.s for £9 9/- as refund of an account rendered by the plaintiff to the defendant for repairs to a magneto, guaranteed by the plaintiff, but which had allegedly'proved worthless. The plaintiff was Benjamin Urry, magneto expert. and the defendant John George Johnstone, sheepfarmer, of Matawtii. The magistrate gave judgment for the defendant, with costs, in the origina. claim, but dismissed the counter claim,, remarking that it -was ridiculous. Mr. | D. E. Chrisp appeared for the plaintiff) and Mr, J. Kinder for the defendant.