DOMINION NEWS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 36, 12 February 1914, Page 2

DOMINION NEWS.

SUCCESSFUL LAND SALE. [Per Press Association.] Feilding, February 11. The most successful sale of grazing and fattening land ever held here j took place to-day when 400 acres oi j the Kawa Kawa Estate belonging to j the Trustees of the Riddiford Estate j was offered in sections from ten to 10 acres. The highest price realised was £BS for a ten-acre block. The whole piece averaged £65 an acre. Several sections went over £BO. {■ Though prices were high generally, the opinion is that the investments are quite safe. CHINESE HOUSE RAIDED. Wellington, February 11. ( Detective-Sergeant Cassels and two constables last night raided a house in Haining Street, occupied by Wong Ling, and seized a quantity of pakapoo gear. As a result, Wong Ling will be charged with keeping a gaming house, -and'Ah another Chinaman, will lie charged with assisting in the management of the ..same. ' )“[> ri: i ,ii u i ■:, E X HIBI T I 6 N BA N D &T. Auckland, February 11. The band contest was continued tonight. Results:— Trombone Trio—Queen Alexandra’s, Wanganui, 90, 1 ; Kaikorai Brass) Band, 88,' li. Also competed! Wellington City 8(5, Waihi 1 Federal 85, Third Anckland Regiment : 85, Second South Canterbury Regiment 85, Auckland Garrison 82, Onehnnga 82. Quartette— Wanganui Garrison, 90, 1 ; Second South Canterbury (No. It, 87. ;2; St. Kilda Municipal, 85, 3. Also competedQuedri Alexandra’s, Wanganui (No. 1), 83; Waihi Federal. 83; Kaikorai No. 2, 81; Wanganui Garrison No. 2, 81; Queen Alexandra’s No. 2, 80; Auckland Garrison, 79; Palmerston No. 1, 79; Waikato No. 1, 79; Kaikorai No. 1, 79; South Cantebury No. 2; 77; Whangarei, 75; Wellington City, No. 1, 72; Onehnnga, 65. THE HARDING CASE. Wellington, February 10. At the Supreme Court the Chief Justice delivered judgment in the j case which the Official Assignee in | bankruptcy proceeded against John White Harding, a bankrupt, under a statute of Queen Elizabeth, for an older to he made setting aside the settlement made by bankrupt on his wife. Tim action was brought by the Official Assignee to set aside the transfer of two properties made by defendant to bis wife, prior to their marriage on November 4, 1911. His Honor held that the marriage was arranged on a basis of settlement. “In my opinion,” continued his Honor, “Harding would not have married her (his wife) but for the fact that he was in financial trouble, and wished to try to save the property that I would have gone to his creditors for his own purposes. The settlement does not provide for the children, li he had been willing in marry his wife in June, the marriage would have been carried out without any settlement,” Judgment was given for plaint ill. with costs as on a claim for £2OOO with fee for second counsel according to scale, and for three days’ extra at £ls 15s per day, witnesses’ expenses and disbursements, and any interlocutory costs that wore reserved. His Honor added that tbe minutes of tbe decree would have to be drawn up and approved.