LATE LOCALS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 55, 6 March 1914, Page 6

LATE LOCALS.

In the window of the premises of Mr T. G. Grubb in Broadway there is at present an attractive display of the prizes in the art union being held in connection with the Fire Brigade Fete.

A Press Association telegram from Dunedin states: The wcatner is now fine for the test match, and there is every prospect of it remaining so. Reece won the toss. Ho decided to bat and sent in Kickmott and Whitta on an excellent wicket.

One labor agent in Gore says that 100 men from the north called on him for harvesting work during ton days. The harvest there is practically over, and the men won’t take other work. Some of the men are from as far north as Auckland, says the Press Association.

At Christchurch last night Mr G. W. Russell (member for Avon) addressed his constituents and made a vigorous onslaught on the Government, particularly in connection with rinanco. He discussed the Liberal policy in considerable detail, states a Press Assocaton message.

A Greymouth P.A. telegram states; A bottle picked up on the beach contained the following message: “Send out tug or rescue boat at once 15 miles south Seven Milo.” This was signed by several persons known in Greymouth. Steam been got up on the Harbor Board’s tug when it was discovered that the message was a hoax. The party had been out fishing on Sunday last. They admit it was a senseless joke, and have made no further explanation except that they wanted to see what would become of it.

At the Christchurch Court Clifford Tasker claimed £790 damages from the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club in respect of injuries sustained by his horse, Michael Galindo. The horse was in training on the Club’s ground at Addington when it collided with a draught mare owned by the Club, ran away, and sustained injuries which put it out of training. The horse had won three races in four starts previously. Tasker claims in respect of prospective winnings lost owing to the Club’s fault.—P.A. The hearing of the action in which tho New Zealand Times claims from the Dominion the sum of £3OOO, for alleged libel, was commenced before Mr Justice Hosking and a jury of twelve at the Wellington Supreme Court to-day. Sir John Findlay K.C., in opening for the plaintiffs, alleged that after tho Dominion had first of all stated that the Federation of Labour stood for everything criminal, it had then charged the Times with being an ally of tho Federation, and that it supported its policy. Such attacks had, counsel contended, injured plaintiffs’ business. The case is proceeding, concludes the P.A. wire. A sitting of the Juvenile Court was held this afternoon whet two lads were charged with the theft of a ■ '(vdo valued at £5 l ! ith were committed to the Burnham Industrial School, the warrant to be suspended so long as the lads were not out-of-doors after 7.3 p p.m. and were guilty of no misdemeanor. Another lad was charged with damaging the same bicycle to the extent of 235. Sergeant McNeely stated that this lad had previously been convicted of the theft of a bicycle. He was ordered to receive twelve strokes of tho birch and was committed to Burnham Industrial School, the warrant to be suspended during good behaviour. His father was ordered to pay the amount of the damage.

Interviewed on the subject of land settlement (says a Wellington Press Association wire) the Premier (Mr Massey) said the number of selectors of land for the year ending 31st December was 2143. The area selected was 677,910 acres. During the financial year up to the end of last month, the Government had purchased 140,692 acres at a cost of £559,606. Under the Land for Settlement Finance Act, during the present financial year, they had settled 4082 acres at a cost of £58,729, and placed thereon 28 settlors. Mr Massey added that the Laud Bill would be brought down nest session. Ho could not say the lines on which it would go except that it would bo designed to facilitate putting people on the land.