LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 18, 13 September 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The tender of Messrs A.' and T. Burt of £5495 to install an electric ljwht and power plant in le Kuili, haf been accepted by the Te Kuiti Borough Council. It is now fairly certain (runs a Wellington wire), that the estate ot bheJateMl^T,,U.M^hy^M;Pot amount to more than about £4UO,OUU, so that, the amount bequeathed to the Public Trustee (after paying legacies, duty, etc.), will be about £240,000. The Mangataihapua homestead, Guborne, was destroyed by Jj&JfirK*" day. The insurance was £SOO in the. National Office. It is believed the contents were not insured.—l .A. wire.

The Palmerston North Egg Circle received from its members for the month of August 3092 dozen eggs, and paid out at the rate of Hid clear 01 all expenses. Supplies are increasing, and will probably reach 4000 doze:i this mouth.

The ravages of the grass gnu>, arc still giving concern in different parts of Marlborough (says the "Express ). However, the grass is springing strongly in all directions, and the indications are that the pastures will make their usual rapid recovery during September. The annual meeting of shareholders of the Wanganui Meat Freezing Company was held on Wednesday. Hie balance-sheet showed a profit of £8,237 on the year's working. Ims amount was carried forward, no dividend being declared. ,__

The old system of sweating skins is being done away with at the Gear Company's works, and the sodium treatment installed. This will entirely do away with the odour that arises from the fellmongery. Upwards oi £6OOO is being spent in improving the fellmongery department. New machinery is being installed which will enable 8000 pelts to be treated daily, or at the rate of 15 per minute.

The "Alexandra Herald"' (South Esland) reports that the little German owls liberated by the late Mr. Iversen have firmly established themselves in the rock-bound places abutting the Mamihcrikia and Molyn.eux rivers. They frequent the rabbit warrens, go into the nosts and drag out and destroy the young bunnies. That they scare away the small birds seems to be universally acknowledged. For a number of years a bitter feud existed between the Browns and the Perkinses, next-door neighbours. The trouble had originated through the depredations of Brown's cat, and had grown so fierce an affair that neither party ever dreamed of "making up." One day, however, Brown sent by his servant a peace-making note for Mr. Perkins, which read: "Mr. Brown sends his compliments to Mr. Perkins, and begs to say his old cat died this morning." Mr. Perkins's reply was bitter: "Mr, Perkins is sorry to hear of Mr. Brown's trouble, but he had not heard that Mrs. Brown was ill." On board the Athenic, which came in from London yesterday—a month behind her schedule time, as a result of the London dock strikes—were 439 passengers, of whom 374 were travelling third-class, says Wednesday's "N.Z. Times." The number booked to Wellington was 111, to Auckland 117, to Lyttolton -17, to Port Chalmers -Hi: the balance of the bookings being distributed between New Plymonth, Wanganui, Gisborne, Napier, Nelson, Picton, Timaru, Bluff, Westport, and Greymouth. The immigrants included 73 assisted passengers —l9 women and 24 children. Of these, all the children and thirteen of the women were nominated by relatives in New Zealand, the rest being all approved by the High Commissioner. Ten of the women wore wives coming | to rejoin their husbands, and 3G were domestics, who travelled under the control of a matron.

A special meeting of the Borough Council will be held on Monday nignt for further consideration of loan proposals. A Turner and E. D. Evans were each fined os, and 7s costs, at the Court this morning, for ruling bicyeles on the foolpatli. The Kaiapoi Shipping Cov's sawmills, destroyed by lire at Jiangiora yesterday, were insured for £IOOO m cue New Zealand Fire Insurance Ulfice, but the damage is estimated at £2500. A very successful spring bulb show was held at Hawcra on Wednesday, under the auspices of St. Clmrch, a line display of blooms entered, and the attendance of tllS* public entirely satisfactory. "Js counsel for the judgment creditor running this court, or is your Worship running itP" queried Mr W % y. Malone, of Mr. W. G. K. Kennck, S.M., interrupting Mr. Robert bpence in a judgment summons case at the Magistrate's Court this morning. Mr W. G. K. Kenrick, S.M., objected this morning to the practice of counsel making short addresses and comment when examining a judgment debtor, or even a witness, it was a big mistake, he said, and lea to trouble, a better plan being lor | counsel to make the comment after, when the Court was being addressed. A novel defence was put forward by i an offending cyclist at the Court toI day, when Jie produced a photograph ! of the locality in which the ride on I the footpath had occurred. "That s all vory well," remarked Mi'. Kennck,

"but if it had you on the bicycle it would be more valuable." Defendant, however, had neglected to have a cinematograph film taken of his ride, which was an expensive costing him 12s. A painful accident occurred in Paeroa last week, by which John Casley, a baker employed by Messrs. Stewart and Wearne, lost one of his hands. Some dough was apparently clogging che mixing machine, and Casley attempted to pull it out. His hand became entangled in the knives, and was severed at the wrist. Surgical aid was rendered, and Casley proceeded to the Thames Hospital for further treatment.

At the Magistrate's Court this morning, before Mr W. G. K. Kennck, S.M., judgment by default was entered in the following civil cases:— James Patterson (Mr Thomson) v. Geo. Burnand, claim £5 17s 6d and costs 15s 6d; J. 11. Parkinson (Mr Spe'nce) v. A. Payne, claim £3 6s 2d ■ind costs 7s; Same (Mr Stanford) v. W. Dew, claim £4 19s 8d and costs 14s; Uhlenburg Bros. v. O. McDonald, claim £8 13s 9d and,' costs £1 3b (3d; Egmont Clothing Company (Mr. Kookes) v. S. East, claim £9 14s 3d, and costs £1 3s 6d;'R. T. Hudson (Mr Thomson) v. C. W. Young, claim £1 12s 6d and costs 10s; T. Lamason (Mr I Fookcs) v. C. H. Lovett, claim £8 19s 9d and costs £1 3s 6d.

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