ROUND WOODVILLE.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13635, 19 February 1908, Page 2

ROUND WOODVILLE.

WeaHVlLliE, February 19. Bush fires were started again yesterday through the wind freshening. In the Manawatu Gorge the hills were ablaze formiles. A fierce fire is raging in' the bush near the freezing works, but no danger is anticipated. Tins morning the smoke has cleared from , the tbw,n the fires apparently having burnt tint. < *

Breaches of the* licensing laws were the subject of proceedings taken at Waitara S.M. Court this morning before Mr H. S. Fiteherbert. John Bertie, licensee of the Bridge Hotel, wag charged with haying unlawfully sold liquor to Paris Taylor when he was intoxicated and with having permitted [ drunkenness on his premises. Both ! offences were alleged to have been committed 'on Novomber 27 last year. Mr Quilliani appeared for Bertie, Mr Kerr for the Crown, and Sergeant Haddrell for the Police. Defendant pleaded guil- , ty. He was fined £5. His license was not endorsed. , x ; The secretary of the Caledonian Society received advice late this afternoon . from the traffic manager at Wanganui to the effect tfyat in response to the] requests of the society the train service for Wednesday, next had been added to, and that a special would be despatched from Hawera at 10.50 a.m., reaching New Plymouth at 1.60 p.m. This additional train should be* fatrgelv patronised, Wednesday being the recogI raised half-holiday ' in Hawera and, dis- \ trict. The sports will - not* commence till noon, and only the he*ts of several of the events will have feeeir contested before the arrival of tfcb jf>ecial. Thus visitors will be afforded the opportunity of witnessing all finals and championships.

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