ADVANCE TO TENNIS CLUB

Taranaki Daily News, 6 February 1931, Page 10

ADVANCE TO TENNIS CLUB

C. GOODSON MOVES TO RECOVER. STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS POINT. Claiming £35, representing principal and interest under two documents, C. Goodpn yesterday proceeded against the Hawera Tennis Club in the Hawera Magistrate’s Court Mr. J. H. Salmon,. S.M., presided. The case resolved itself into a legal argument over the club’s invocation of the Statute of Limitations. The sum of £2O was lent the club in 1914 and was to be repaid in five years. The £2O was not claimed until a few months ago. The tennis club, represented by Mr. P. O’Dea, repudiated liability on the grounds that the Statute of Limitations applied and that Goodson had expressed his intention of giving the “debentures” to the club. It was argued that the documents were really promissory notes, the liability, on which expired after six years. The fact that on the document it was expressly' stated that the amounts were payable in five years was held to mean that they were converted into bills of exchange as defined by statute. Mr. X K. North, for Goodson, denied that there had been any intimation of donating the “debentures,” which in any case had been retained by Goodson. He held that the club had issued the debentures in the form of documents, the affixing of thb seal on which converted the obligation into a specialty debt, the limitation of which was 20 years, not six as in a simple contract. Further, Mr. North pointed out that the mdns equivalent could only be paid upon the presentment of . the “debentures” and he therefore claimed that the six years, in the event of the documents being held to be promissory notes, would be properly reckoned from the date of presentment. No evidence was called either supporting or against the alleged gift of the debentures. Decision was reserved. READJUSTMENTS ADVOCATED. RESOLUTION BEFORE FARMERS. "That this meeting, having considered the present economic position, is of opinion that a readjustment of mortgages, interests, rents and wages is necessary, as from a date to be selected by the Government not later than March 31,” was the, introduction of a long resolution submitted by the Eltham branch of the Farmers’ Union to the South Taranaki provincial executive meeting at Hawera yesterday. The resolution continued: "The Government should set up a competent board in district to classify mortgages and introduce legislation to deal with the classification which should be in three categories: (a) Mortgages that will bear interest bn average production and current prices after allowing for reasonable working expenses; (b) mortgages that will ipear interest on average production and prices after allowing for reasonable working expenses; (c) mortgages that Will not bear interest on average production and normal prices after allowing fpr reasonable working expenses.” .'Mr.,J. Cocker, who introduced the resolution, explained it at length. A committee consisting of Messrs. Cocker, W. E. Carter and Jennings was set up to report to the next meeting.

SOUTH TARANAKI BOWLING. HAWERA WEDNESDAY UNBEATEN. The Hawera Bowling Club’s Wednesday bowlers maintained their unbeaten record when they defeated Hawera Saturday players at Hawera. on Wednesday, by a margin of 22 points. Details are:— W. S. Arthur, Witts, Townsley, Corkill (s)' ...771 36 — Hobbs, Kudge, Robertson, Foy (*) — - “ 22 JoK, McDonald, Shaw, Hicks (s) - -. 24 - Saunders, Barltrop, Adamson, linkhorn (s) i—? 15 Campbell, J. Tait, Westaway, R. Tait (s) 20 — Edwards, Spiers, Tidswell, Maslin (s) — 25 Goodchap, A. Wills, Herbert, Bull (b) ........... 24 — Bardsley, Williams, Renwick, Stone (s) •. —■ 24 Colclough, Reckin, McCormick, Cropton (s) 17 ~ Clark, Keys, Winks, Hamilton (s) ' — 23 Champion, Foden, Burgess, Robb (s) 26 — Dale, Gibson, Janson, Squire (s) — 16 Totals 147 125 AMERICANS TO VISIT HAWERA. ROTHERTS ATHLETIC CAREER. Harlow Rothert’s athletic career in the United States began at high school, when he took up football, but in his last year tjiere he developed a flair for shot-putting, which placed him second man in the teqm. At this time he was not fully developed and weighed only about list. 71b. He was a freshman at Stanford University in'l926 and began to play football and basketball, as well as becoming a regular performer on the track and field. Basketball, needless to say, was not the kind of basketball known in New Zealand. His all-round powers soon attracted notice, and they have done so increasingly ever since. Rothqrt, together with Simpson and Kiser, is due to appear at the electric light sports to ba held at the Hawera showgrounds on Wednesday, commencing at 8 p.in. ' HAWERA TALKIE PROGRAMME. Taken from Frederick Lonsdale’s noted stage success and enacted by a cast of characters whose names are famous throughout England, “On Approval” an all-British production, commences tonight at the Hawera Opera House for i season of three night with a matinee to-morrow at 2 p,m. Like. all Lonsdale’s pjays it sparkles with the most subtle aid modern wit.. It tells the story of four people, two of them utterly selfish, arid two thoroughly, self-sacrificing. The 'Duke of Bristol lores the adorable Helen Hqyle, and Richard Wemys a req.l genial English' gentleman, loves Maria Wislak, a shrewish woman with an income of £25,000 a year. Maria, does not know whether she really likes Richard or not, so she decides’to take him on approval for a month. Reserves may obtained at Miss Blake’s. At the Grand Theatre the comedy drama “Little Accident” will be shown tonight and finally td-njorrc'A’ ...