r SELLING OF FLOWER CLIPS

Taranaki Daily News, 22 July 1933, Page 8

r SELLING OF FLOWER CLIPS

FALSE PRETENCE CHARGES. STRATFORD JUSTICES CONVICT. Convicted on two counts of false pretences, George McDonald Hamilton was ordered by Messrs W. Mclnnes and H. C. North, Justices of the Peace, at Stratford yesterday to come up for sentence within twelve months if called upon and to make restitution of certain sums. Hamilton, who was arrested at Auckland a few days ago, pleaded not guilty to the first charge, one of obtaining 10s from Vivian Neville Lester on February 20 by falsely representing he was tlie inventor and manufacturer of Talisman flower clips. V. N. Lester gave evidence of the representations made by Hamilton and of placing an order for clips, at the same time paying cash. The clips did not arrive so he had communicated with the police. Hamilton said he thought .the clips would be sent but offered to give Lester a refund if he desired. He had not, he stated, represented himself as the inventor of the clips.

Hamilton was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence if called upon within 12 months, a condition being that he refund 10s to Lester (27s costs). On a charge of obtaining 10s from Ivan Watkins, New Plymouth, on February 21 by stating he would deliver 2000 flower clips Hamilton pleaded guilty and was ordered to come up for sentence if called upon within 12 months. SELF HELP CLUB’S YEAR. APPROVAL OF REPORT. "We have ended the year with a credit of £4 13s 8d as compared with £6 Ils 3d last year, but any organisation that can show a profit these days is in a sound position, particularly as our aim is to help, not to build up credits,” said the chairman, Mr. H. C. Johnson, when the committee of the Stratford Self Help Club met yesterday and approved the report and statement of accounts to be presented to the annual meeting on Frit day night. Dr. Doris Gordon gave notice to move at the annual meeting that the resolution requiring the general committee to be appointed by various organisations be rescinded so that the committee might be elected at the annual meeting. The question whether the club should continue to aid those who had not assisted the club on shop days was raised by Dr. Gordon, who said there were some people who had not tried to honour the spirit of the club. “If they had each brought only three carrots their willingness would have been shown,” she added. The chairman’s suggestion that those who had not responded very well be interviewed was adopted. PERSONAL. Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Death, Stratford, will leave to-day on a holiday trip to Wellington. A vote of condolence with Cr. Whiting in the death of his father was carried at the meeting of the Eltham Borough Council last night. GENERAL ITEMS. Larger Wrestling Ring. That the wrestling ring at Stratford was the largest and the mat the best of all those in New Zealand on which he had wrestled was a remark made by George Walker after his match with “Whiskers” Blake on Thursday night. The ring was 24ft. square, the extra size being obtained by cutting away two wings of the Town Hall stage, which have been made removable for boxing and wrestling and replaceable for other purposes. Boots For Unemployed. All the 52 pairs of boots for Stratford relief workers had been disposed of, stated Mr. S. Spence, secretary, yesterday. They had applied for a further supply, and it was expected that before the demand was completely satisfied they would have distributed nearly 100 pairs. Hockey at Stratford To-day. The following will be the Stratford senior hockey team to play New Plymouth Wanderers at Victoria Park today: Goal, Sharrock; backs, S. Jury, F. Young; halves, Dudding, Currie, Hale; forwards, Adam, Walker, Irwin (captain), Mclnnes, Clement; emergencies, James, Sheppard. Deem Cup at Toko. The following will represent Toko in a Rugby match against Strathmore for the Deem Cup: Johnson, Jones (3), Sangster (2), McGuinness, Rumball, Corbett, Wrigley, Henry, Taylor, Wilmshurst, Pelvin, Martin, Brown, Walter, Donnelly. The match has been twice postponed owing to rain. Band for Rugby Match. The Stratford Band will be on parade next Saturday for the Star-Stratford Rugby match. It has been arranged that the band will meet the train at the station, escort the Star team first to the Stratford Club’s gymnasium and then to Victoria. Park, where it will play selections prior to ;ne match, at half-time and at any other convenient times.