Local and General.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 2, 4 September 1923, Page 4

Local and General.

"Keep to the left" will become tho rule of the footpath in New Plymouth as from Wednesday of next week, September 12.

Id another column Mr and Mrs J. Stevenson extend thanks to friends and neighbours for help rendered after the recent destruction of their house by fire.

The annual meeting of shareholders of the Ngaire Dairy Factory Co., is to be held on September 17th Nominations for vacancies on the directorate close with the secretary Mr T. H. Penn, at 5 p.m. on Saturday.

At a meeting of directors of the Cardiff Co-operative Dairy Co. Ltd. held at Stratford yesterday, when Mr J. T. Belcher presided, it was decided to continue to consign tho factory output through Messrs Weddel and Co., of London.

Over thirty warrants have been issued against local Territorials for non attendance at parades, and the charges will be dealt with at the next sitting of the Magistrate's Court at Stratford.

"Racing clubs are the, best cows in Massey's herd," was a remark made with a good deal of conviction at the annual meeting of the Waipa Racing Club. There was a smiling acceptance of the statement among the members present, (says Jhe Post.)

An error crept into the announcement of subscriptions to the Soldiers' Memorial, published on Saturday. The amounts collected hy Mrs M. O'Reilly should have read as follows: J. O'Neill £l, E. Z. Boyde £l, Win. Baker £l, Dixoa Morris 10/-, Jno. P. Bonner £l.

The Waipa Post says: District sportsmen will be interested to learn that the English-bred horse Lapidary, which was specially selected in England by that wellknown horseman, Hector Gray, for his friend, Mr H. Burch, is now located in Te Awamutu under the care of Mr G. Reid, who also has Mr Burch's gelding Knighton in hand.

The O'Kain's Bay Dairy Company* Canterbury, which disposed of the whole of its export output of cheese for the season 1922-23 by consignment through the New Zealand Producers' Marketing Association, has paid out to its suppliers 24 3-8 d per lb of butter-fat received over the. whole season.

In answer to two. enquiries by local bodies as to its experience of bitumen roads, the Cambridge Borough Council answered that it was proud of its bitumen streets, which had been laid down more than seven years ago, and during the whole time the cost of maintenance had not exceeded £lO.

The validity of a by-law relating to traffic on the Raglan County roads was tested in the Ngaruawahia Magistrate's Court before Mr H. A. Young, S.M., when a licensed carrier named T. A. Marsh, was summoned for a breach of the by-laws, in that he drove a vehicle containing a load greater than one ton over the Karamu-Whatawhata road. His Worship said there,had been no evidence that defendant was plying for hire on this occasion, and as counsel was unable to prove that he was, the information was dismissed. He granted witnesses' expenses £3/7/6, and solicitors' fee £3/3/- against the County Council. His Worship intimated that in future prosecutions it would be advisable for the county to employ counsel, if they sought to have the bylaw upheld, as there was a substantial question of law involved.

Sanderson and Judd for plumbing drain laying electric work, eta All kinds of electric fittings stocked. Good work, prompt attention. Telephone 222. x

The public are invited to see the special display of spring and early summer goods now on view at "Elise," Broadway. x

Smart Bros, for electric light advertising flashing Solar Lamps. For Electric wiring, repairs, etc. ring up No. 30 and at night No. 156.

Winter is on us again. Get your spouting and dowupipes repaired and don't let the timber in ybur houses and shops decay for the sake of a few shillings, Stan Robinson will do you a good job. Step along to Weston Bros, and give your order. x

Jack Sullivan undertakes to do plumbing, electric light installations, repairs, and concrete paths etc., at reasonable cost. Best materials usedWorkmanship guaranteed. Estimates given. Private residence, Regan St, Phone 94. x

"I don't mind writing letters a bit. Last year I wrote 120 and only got one response." was a remark made by ihe secretary of the Levin R.S.A. at a recent meeting. ' "It seems absurd that the Government should take £I4OO as taxation upon five hours* fun, yet that is actually what happened in connection with our last meeting," was a statement made at the meeting of the Waipa Racing Club. Weather forecast.—The indications arc for variable and moderate ' breezes, but easterly moderate < winds prevailing. There Is a prospect of fair to cloudy weather. The night will probably be very cold with frosts inland. Baro%ter little movement. —Bates. The motor car has come to man's aid in many difficulties, and a prospective bridegroom bad cause for thankfulness on Friday (reports the Wanganui Herald) that speedy transit war. available. He is a country resident; and, with his portmanteau carofully packed, he called at a friend's house in town to have: morning tea prior to taking the mid-J Iday train for Wellington, en route; (to the south, where a wedding cere-, mony in which he is particularly in-j terestad is to be performed early: next week. A remark casually made about the steamer leaving Welling-j ton for Lyttelton last night caused him to feel in his pocket for his steamer ticket, which he discovered he had, in his haste, left on his dressing table. Asked by his friend I If he had forgotten anything else, he jumped to his feet in alarm. He had' also left behind the Wedding ring j and presents for the bride and! maids. What was to be done? Post haste a motor car was obtained and an eight-mile record to the farm, and ba . ck was hroken ere the mid-i day' train was reached at Aramohoj just on the moment of departure, j

That, being a land agent, and having receded the sum of £BB in respect of the sale of a house situated in Windmill Road, and having paid trie money into his trust account, he did withdraw the same other, than for the purpose of paying It to the person entitled, thereto, ... was a charge which Raymond W. (r Casley, a young man, pleaded guilty at the Auckland Magistrate's Court on Friday. His counsel: said it was an honest mistake." Casley had been under the impression that certain other money was paid into that account. In any case, the whole sum was made good within a week. It was" not a case for imprisonment, since the young man was under a misapprehension. He was not now in business on bis own account, and could not afford! to pay a large fine. In view of the Circumstances'would His Worship inflict a nominal penalty. The Magistrate observed that the public had to be protected, and the terms of the Act governing the land agency business must be enforced. Casley would be fined £5.