LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 99, 16 June 1911, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At the .Magistrate’s Court this morning a prohibition order was granted against a resident on the applica-, don of In’s wife. His Majesty’s Theatre was well patronised again last evening when Wednesday night’s programme was repeated. This excellent programme a ill bo screened again this evening. , At the Magistrate’s) Court to-day a lino of 2Us, with costs 17s, was imposed on John Gamlin, Rowan, for iiaviug on June 6th carried a greater- load in a two-wheeled vehicle than chat allowed by the Stratford County ay-law. Arthur Macbeth was lined, 20s with costs 7s at the Magistrate’s Court cnis morning for having on Juno 11th driven fourteen loose norses on Bemjroke Road. The Stock Inspector (Mr J. Halligan) proceeded at the Magistrate's oourt this morning against Michael J’iNoill, butcher, lauiaicama, for having on May 2 7tn allowed five pigs to wander wiiniu fifty yards of Jiis licensed slaughterhouse, contrary to section 51, sub-section C of the Slaughtering and Inspection Act. A line of IPs, with costs Vs, was inflicted. In the judgment summons case J. Jenson v. . Edwards at the Magistrate's. Court this morning defendant .ailed in appear, and he was ordered to pay 2! .is id forthwith, in default seven days’ imprisonment. Judgment, by default was given in the following cases at the Magistrate's Court this morning a—W. F. Hawke v. F. Lambert, ,tl Is lid, costs £1 7s; McMillan ami Freebie v. :f. l iiomas, ±;2l IPs !)d, costs £2 Ps; George Clement v. J. Haggle, £2 I is .id, costs IDs; W. F. Hawke v. F. .smith, £5 IBs Pd, costs £1 Os Pd, Recently when the Minister of Public Works (the Hon. R. McKenzie; was on a visit to this district Mr •J. B .Iline, member for Stratford, introduced a deputation to him at Pohokura from tne sawmills, requesting that the Public Works Department would permit the institution of a suitable passenger service from the JJrinile siding to To Worn. Air C. J. McKenzie, District Engineer, lias received the .Minister’s authority to meet, the settlers’ wishes and has arranged a time-table for a connecting service to commence to-morrow. A football scribe writes:—“The private secretary (Mr \V. Macnamara) to the Hon. 11. McKenzie is the old Limvood (Christchurch’) footballer Bill Macnamara. 'To the members of the Union team of the early 90’s the name will recall pleasant memories of the match between the old Union and Limvood teams. Ago does not wither nor custom stale the ex-Limvood player, who is. the same undemonstrative personality wo used to know. Whatever ho was as a footballer, Bill Macnamara was a genial focman.”

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(Per Press Association.) Auckland, Juno 16. hi the Supremo Court this morning, John Kettles, who had pleaded guilt/ to forgery at Gisborne, faded to appear, and it was presume i :e bad left the country. Judge Edwards said Kettles, bv tlio forgery, got (18 i9s, and wlicn before the Mower Court ho stated lie had been induc.nl to commit the crime to relieve cite distress of Ids wife and family in Scotland. Enquiries made showed that the wife had only received 30s from accused prior to tlio offence. A v.urant uas issued for Kettles’ apprehension. ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES. (Per Press Association '.) Greymonth, June 16. Thomas Old, aged -10, was kdlcd by a fail of coal in tlio Blackball ndno yesterday. His mate narrowly escaped. The accident was caused through a prop falling immediately over where they wore working.