LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 75, 28 November 1913, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

On Hie application of ins wife a prohibition order was issued at the Court; this morning against a local resident. | In view of the Hawera Show and the; inclement weather, the meeting called for last night in connection with the I proposed presentation to Mr \V. Mor-j ant Bayly has been postponed till next | Saturday evening. J It is possible that the Taranaki ' Rugby ,Union will start on the incom-l ing season with a debit of from £7-3 | to £IOO. This debit has been incurred | through the sending out of a “15” 1 team—a highly commendable move-1 ment. j I “He takes advantage of the absence of the permanent officers from. Stratford to miss his drills,” said! Sergeant-Major Bonar in a Cadet case) at the Court this morning. “Ho thinks that he is quite safe so long as the officers of the permanent staff are out of town.”

When an adjournment was asked for at the Court this morning, 3.1 r Kenrick spoke a jocular word of warning to counsel regarding the imminence of

Christmas and the small number of Court sittings between the present time and next year. ‘‘Of course, you

can make it a Christmas box for him if yon like,” said Hi eS.M., though it was not clearly indicated whether the word “him” referred to the plaintiff or the defendant.

in the House of Representatives last night, the Prime .Minister (Mr Massey) read a telegram from Mr 1). denes, Reform organiser, denying the statement in the Lyttelton Times in which he (Mr Jones) was said to have made reflections upon Sir Joseph Ward. Sir Joseph Ward thanked Mr Massey for the prompt steps taken to elicit the truth of the matter.

A cab and pair of horses from Donald’s livery stable bolted through Broadway at top speed this morning and was pluekily stopped by Mr Don Cameron near Victoria Bridge. After traversing about a mile, during which journey -they safely negotiated .four ' street > eddnerkv it-he 'daihlfge amounted to a broken- fore-carriage owing to 'contact'with the street kerbing. “Ail Broadway was out,” states an eyewitness of the incident. The following resolution was despatched from Timarn yesterday to the Leader of the Opposition (Sir Joseph Ward):—“A meeting of Liberal citizens of Timarn desire to offer the heart in* t congratulations, to. yourself and tiie Libera! Party on the magnificent ■ resistance agaiy.si the undemo-, cratic measure and unparalleled interference with the right of free speech ’* Similar resolutions, were sent from the Liberal Club at Temuka. Judgment by default was given in the following eases at the Court this morning: Robert Handley v. A. A. Cntlibertson, £] 19s t costs os; Rob orfc Handley v. W illiam Sharrock, 17s, costs ss; Thomas D. Colson v. K. A. Clement, £3 7s, costs 18s; Bright and Backhouse v. T. P. McCormack, £2 9s (id, costs £J ; Robert Handley v. George Bond. £2 -is, costs 10s ; W. W, Hodge v. Paul Collyier, £lO9 2s (id. costs £5 14s; William Hannah v. Mary E. Ridgway, £7 Bs, costs £1 ‘ls (id; Percy C. Price v. Samuel H. AI vis, COKis, costs £1.13s Gd; Harknoss and Grimmer v. Wb’O'um Wehborley, .£() 19s, costs £1 5s Gd ; Ebonezer Burgess v. W. H. Thompson £s,' os, costs £1 3s Gd.

A fine of 20s with costs 7s, in default seven days’ military detention, was imposed at the Court this mommy; on Leslie Young, who did not appear to answer a charge of having failed to attend a Cadet half-day parade on October 80th. SergeantMajor Bonar gave evidence that since he .had come to Stratford in July last defendant had attended only seven out of nineteen ordinary drills, and had missed the two half-day parades.

Any instance relating to discrepancy in weights and measures also tends to bring the unfortunate dealer in touch with the scales of justice, so that particulars of same need to he mentioned only in a general sense. But j the experience of a local trader recently was of such a nature that a (Stratford Evening Post reporter could (not resist the opportunity to record ! it. After weighing out a few parcels | of his wares on a set of scales just I purchased, the said trader concluded something was wrong, and he straightway tested them on another set. I; was fortunate for him that he did so. as he found lie was losing about four ounces on each saleable article, and he immediately sought the advice of the inspector ol weights and measures when the matter was adjusted. In view of the fact that the manufacturers of this particular brand of scales , have in the past held a high reputation for reliability, it would he interesting to know how many traders in j the Dominion are at present, even < unconsciously. pul ting themselves , within the four corners of the law.

A motorist passing down Broadway at about 3.20 o’clock this morning observed smoke coming from an unoccupied building between Smart Bros’. and the Kgmont Chib. He rang the«T iirebelt and the brigade turned out, suppressing the lire before much damage was done. Circumstances attached to the outbreak are stated to he suspicious. The entries for the A. and P. Show next week closed last night, and although the catalogues have not yet been made up. Judging by the entry forms, the entries will exceed those of tine previous year. Mr Fearon, secretary. attended the Hawera Show yesterday and hooked over £BO of entries. Mr Colfman, of Waikanao, arrived by midday train with his. champion Ayrshire cattle and Air Lovelock, of Palmerston North, is expected with his champion Holsteins to-mor-row. The Canadian Holstein bull, imported by Messrs Gunn and Sinclair, will arrive in Stratford on Monthly, but will be on exhibition only. After a case had been called in the Court this morning, Mr Thomson ,v who appeared for plaintiff, informed the Magistrate that lie had dej fendant’s formal confession to the 1 debt. Mr Kenriok was disposed not I to accept the confession, stating thdt ; the rule was that the confession must be iu the Court before the case is called. . This rule was frequently broken ; and properly judgment by default should ho given in the present case and not judgment by confession. Mr ihomson stated that defendant was I delayed in the matter, as he lived in j the country and was not handy to a j Justice of the Peace. Judgment by I confession was entered.

The following will represent the Sti afford team at euchre against the railway team, the match to be played at Elder’s tea rooms this evening, play to start at 8 o’clock:—H. Trotter, J. Cox, R. Handley, C. Kelly, J. Harstou, J, Jones. W. Yardley, E. Thomas, J. Sharrock, L. Sharrock, W. Collins, J. Donald, C. Grant, T. Sullivan. C. I). Sole and C. Goiloi^ Ihe railway team is as follows: D. Aolan, C. Johnson, Butler, A. Kerr, E. Kassett. T. Trask, 11. Campbell’ N . Anderson, Higginson, Findlay, Jenkmson. Douglas, H. Johnson, Buchanan. Chisholm and Whittington.

Several eases of ptomaine poisoning are reported in Stratford and these are alleged to have followed the partaking of supper in the Town Hall at the welcome to the delegates to the Methodist Synod on Tuesday night. Many patients had rather a bad time, and are still in bed. In one case nearly a whole family was affected, including the father and mother. Some of the rev. delegates, too, did not escape. C aptain Grubb, of the Fire Brigade, fought against the iron hie and attended at the fancy dress attraction on behalf of the Brigade in the Town Hall last night, but had to give in and was driven home. He is slightly improved to-day. None of the other members of bis family attended the Methodist social. In all other it is understood. no very serious developments have to he recorded. Some of the sandwiches were bad, the victims sav.