The Stratford Evening Post WITH WHICH IS INCORPORTED THE EGMONT SETTLER FRIDAY, JULY 21, 1911. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 127, 21 July 1911, Page 4

The Stratford Evening Post WITH WHICH IS INCORPORTED THE EGMONT SETTLER FRIDAY, JULY 21, 1911. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

According to a letter read at the hieeting of tl’.e Palmerston Egg Circle recently, the members of the Feilding Circle, after paying all expenses, netted 2s per dozen for their eggs for the month of May, and hoped to do as well during June. The oldest coalmine in New Zealand is that at Motnpipo, Nelson, coal from which was being sold in Wellington in 1813 at 25s a ton. That mine was being worked so long ago as 18)3. The 15i aimer seam was discovered in 1848. Atthe annual meeting of the Wanganui School Committees’ Association a resolution was carried that the Wanganui branch of the School Committees’ Association approves of a system of dental and medical insncctiou of school children, and that the cost be a charge on the State. The following is tho portion of the visiting members (Messrs. R, 11. Cameron and G. Smart) report read at the School Committee meeting on Tnes day in connection with the removal of the shelter shod, and reference to which appears elsewhere :—“The removal of the burnt and damaged part of the school is almost complend. Boforo the erection of the new °csool is proceeded with the shelter shed and firewood shed will nave to be removed, and it will bo for the committee to decide where they arc to bo erwied.” The last danse in the report r; ad : “Wo recommend that each waiting committee submit their report in writing, and that the report Oe entered in the minute-book for the information of the next committee and caretaker.” “The inhabitants of the ancient Denbighshire town of Llanrwst,” says the “Daily Telegraph,” “some .2700 in number, are in a state of great excitement. A bailiff took possession of the town ball, lire brigade station, and appliances—and the water cart. Mr. Isgood Jones, J.P., a local icsidenfc, went to law last year with the urban Council relative to the pollution of the River Conway. The Council lopf, and Mr. Jones’s taxed costs against them amounted to £2OOO. His solicitors took action for the recovery of the money, and the result was the above development. The excitement to a great extent centres round the water cart. No rain lias fallen at Llanrwst for about a mouth, and the daily services of the watercart are required to lay the dust in the streets ami roads.” It was not till the Local Government Board bad obtained sanction lor a loan, and a bank had agreed to advance the money, that Llanrwst got rid of tlin bidhif, and rcDossessed itself of the town nail, fire brigade station and water cart.

?»1 embers of the Borough Council and the l‘'irc Brigade mtot at the Eire Brigade Station this evening for a conference on general matters. The Stratford footballers who journeyed to Kaponga on Thursday were loud in the praise of the "kindness extended to them by Mr. Kaspar, of too Kaponga Hotel, also for his generosity in handing them light refreshments as the team was leaving for home. With reference to the Sydney cable; published yesterday stating that Sir John Kirk, director of tne Ragged School I nion, was coming to rvew Zealand with a view to placing a number of boys in employment here, the Rev. J. Ji. Mackenzie, the New Zealand representative of the union, states the object of Sir J. Kirk’s visit is erroneously stated. The union is not an emigration organisation, and Sir John Kirk comes to enlist sympathy and help for its efforts among the poor children of London. A horse, attached to, a lorry belonging to Mr L. .Raved, while feeding opposite Mr -\. J. King’s factory in Broadway this morning, took fright at the County Council's traction engine, and ran away, taking for its course the eastern footpath, and before going very far completely dciucf- ‘ isiied Smart Bros.’ sign-board.: Continuing on its mad career it came into violent contact with an electric light polo, bonding it and also breaking the wire. Then the horse ran into the Kiro Brigade tower, where it was brought to a standstill, knocking it. completely out of the perpendicular, and as a result of which operations have already been commenced in pulling down the structure. The lorry and horse escaped without any injury, only an iron bar being broken. One of the earliest of Gilbert's-: stage reforms was the revival of the. “chorus” (says an English paper). Before his time the chorus in comic opera had sunk into a mere dummy concern, little more than a part of the stage fittings. In the production of “Thespis,” tne first opera lie wrote in conjunction with Sullivan, Gilbert determined to alter this, and did so, not, however, without some amusing and trying scenes. For one thing, the principals resented the attention paid to the chorus girls, and one day, the leading lady, on being asked to take up a not very prominent position on the stage, indignantly remonstrated, “Really, Mr. Gilbert,” she exclaimed, “why should I ? I am not a chorus girl.” “No, madam,” replied Gilbert, curtly, “your voice is not strong enough, or perhaps you would be.’ ’ A case in which the judgment debtor was a Maori, and one, apparently well known, was called on at the Auckland Magistrate’s Court last week. “I’ve no jurisdiction to deal, with this case,” said Mr. Kettle., S.M. “It appears that the defend-! ant is a native, an aborigine, and" no translation into the Maori language of the summons has been served upon him in accordance with the rules.” “1 know him well,” cried a solicitor. “And so do I, so do I,” chorused several legal voices. The first speaker repeated, “I know him well, your Worship, and although he’s a Maori; he can speak English as well as you or I.” “Doesn’t matter,” replied fib Worship. “I’ve no jurisdiction, but perhaps you can get a mandamus from Mr. Justice Edwards in the matter.”

Judge Suago, of tlio Blackley County Court, England, in a recent case referred to chauffeurs as “glorified grooms.” The Head Chauffeurs’ Club of Great Britain and Ireland rosraitqd the insult, and forwarded, .’Ji|sge Shago a copy of a resolution to the effect that:—“Although a large ntmiber of grooms have become chauffeurs; this has only beau accomplished by teaching them a much higher class of trade. There can be no Question ( of their remaining grooms, glorified or otherwise'. The committee would ask whether, in the event of a chimneysweep becoming a chauffeur, Judge Snage would describe that man as a ‘glorified chimney-sweep,’ or whether ho would describe an enginedrrver iff a ‘glorified railway porter?’” Sergeant Dart is one of the sergeants promoted under the new system to eb a senior sergeant, says the “News.” The fourteen senior sergeants include the four station sergeants and ten others, many of them promoted on account of long service—some of theta being almost on the eve of retiring—and others, such as Sergeant Dart, in charge at New Plymouth, placed “in the running” for a sub-inspectorship on account of their efficient service and ability. Sergeant Dart is the junior of all in the matter of service, having been in the service only eleven years. Ten seargeants out of 81 in the service have received this promotion. The municipal affairs in Suva have

arrived at so parlous a stage of stagnation that every intelligent European in the place admits that “something must bo done.” “The Fiji limes” says:—“His Excellency tin Governor is said to he prepared tc take tlie town under the protecting wing of the Works Department if tin ratepayers are willing to allow Government control ; the Town Board u declared to ho incapable of forming ; quorum; and a Vigilance Committee has been formed in a subrosa manner that suggests weak-kneed snpnort from ratepayers, and, after petitioning his Excellency to alter the Gqlonial Office regulations hy removing the muzzles from official pups of the Bull-dog breed, has retired into the obscurity from which it sprang, H is imperative that some practical steps should he taken towards bringing Suva into lino with other towns of its size and importance in the Empire—who will lead the way?” ' Harold Arnold, of tire firm of Obey, Son, and Arnold, was charged at the : .Sow Plymouth Magistrate’s Court yesterday morning with having sold a poa-rille to a boy under 10 years oi age, ‘contrary to the provisions of sec tion 20 (sub-section I) of “The PoliOt i Offences Act, 1908.” He pleaded guil ty, and evidence was adduced i.la-it the boy told tiio defendant he was 1C ' years of age. On these grounds Mr. i Ouilliam asked that the penalty I i ! not made too severe. His Worsi n; , said tliis was not enough, and Gin: i: case of doubt the salesman wan’d d: well to communicate'-with tlie y; une purchasers’s parents. Ho indicted ; hue ol' £2 and costs. The boy was pio coeded against, under the Juvenile Offenders Act, for having firearms in his possession whilst under 10 yiavs of age. Sargeant Dart said there \fu no peculiar features about »hp case. Tiie boy was working on a - farm al ’ Omata, and had Invested ra a pea-. 1 rifle. Ho had reason to believe t At-1 i were more of these rifles about, and he honed before long to have a nothe’ case before the Court. He tnuted ! these prosecutions would not- as a warning to others. The sergeant alsr referred to the danger of boys I < ius ; in possession of pea-rifles. Taking into . consideration that the boy’s parents were in poor circumstances, he Mould not press for a fine. His Worship re ferred to the danger of the practice; and convicted the lad and ordered him to come up for sentence when called upion. The rifle had already been sold to an elder brother, and its confiscation was not asked for.

At the Toko Bazaar last night over £9O was taken. Roland Vincent Edwards, of Stratford, painter, has filed a declaration of insolvency. Mr David Bain, who has taken a j v °iy active interest in the movement, was unable to bo present at the Toko Tirdi opening ceremony yesterday, being out of the district/ He did not forget tile function, however, and forwarded a telegram regretting his absence, and wishing the Bazaar success. The following orders were made on judgment summonses at the Magisinrce s uimt this morning in cases in winch no appearance was made and'no excuse was offered Bci t Burgess vJ linin' w , u t ’ t 0 P ft y £ ' 3 Is forthußh, m default seven days’ imprison, incut; C, B. Walsh v/R y ryi ;;y t 0 w £2 & 3d forthwith, in dobaiit seven days imprisonment • H U men y. L. Revell to pay £7 mi forthwith, in default seven days’ imprisonment. Judgment by default was given in R" 0 lollotvmg cases at the Magistrate’s A ourfc \ ! '" s uiorimig;—J. Masters and vs () n \ . Am. Holmes, 10s 2d, costs 2s: , A. D. Carbon- v. Win. Wright, £3 3s costs 10s; McCJuggago Bros. v. A. A*, £o 19s Id, costs £1 3s 6d; Jas a- I uompson v. E. Lacey, £2 Is, costs os; Atm. Lovett v. AV. G. AVilson, £4 os, costs l ls; AA m. Lovett v. C. H Geary, £;j 3 S> costs ss; Lindsey Bui•£l C I 'OS £l2 3s 6d ’ ccsts A first offending drunkard, who did met appear, and who was represented . ktairlorcl, was charged at the Magistrates Court this morning uitii laving been found drunk in Regain street on Sunday, July 11th. A witness (Harry Donnelly) called by the police, stated that, at about 1 p.rn. on the day in Question he was proceeding along Broadway South when no noticed a gentleman endeavouring to get a drunken one home. The uitues offered his assistance, and finally, as the other gentleman did not seem able to lock after his friend, he hoisted him on his back. The S.M.: He must have been very bad. Witness': He was. The witness went on to say Unit ho was nearly tripped up by Id's burden’s logs getting mixed with his ■ own, but, getting a fresh “holt,” he finally deposited him at his home. Mr Stanford said it was a first offence, md defendant was a perfectly respectable tradesman. The • S.M.: If: he gets into that condition he should have a prohibition order issued against him. • Mr Stanfard: It is the first time he has done so. A fine of ss, with witb rose’ expenses 6s. was inflicted.