WAIMATE.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, 22 July 1925, Page 4

WAIMATE.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

JUVENILE OFFENDER,

A Maori lad, aged 14, pleaded guilty in converting a bicycle to his own use, without colour of right. The Probation Officer (Mr M . Gumming) stated that the trouble was lack of control. The bov bad a good deal of licence, attended dances, and went about with men. .. The Magistrate adjourned the case for twelve months, and the mother was ordered to pav 5s (translation tee;, while the lad was placed under tho control of tlio Probation Officer.

ON LICENSED PREMISES. Thomas Greclish, Thomas'Keen, and Samuel .Turner, . none ■of whom appealod, were charged with being on licenced premises, the Royal Hotel, after hoias. Constable Swan stated that on 4tu ■Lily at 8.40 p.m. ho visited the yo,cl, and found the three men in the passage. He asked what- they were doing there, and Turner said he was outside, and hearing the telephone ring, ho had ;,ono to inform the licensee. Greelish said he was there to pay a man some inoney, and the other man replied that he was on the premises to see if there was anything doing. . , A fine of £2 and costs was inflicted in each case.

WITHOUT LIGHTS. David Y. Gibson and Ernest Travers, charged with leaving cars after dark without lights, were each fined lus aicl costs. NO DRIVER’S LICEN»E. Dorothea Hurst (Mr S. 1. bitch); pleaded guilty to a charge of orivmg a motor-car without having a license to do so. She was convicted and ordered to pay costs. DISPUTE OVER ROOF.

Before giving Ijis decision in tne case, Briscoe and Co., Ltd. (Mr Middleton) v. the Trustees in the cst-nto of the Jato \V. J. Wills (Mr Litch), which had I been adjourned from last day, and in which the plaintiffs claimed the sum of £125 9s 8d from defendants as balance due on a contract for a tiled roof, while the defendants, admitting a liability of £9O 4s 7d, filed a counter claiiit for £134 11s, being damages arising out of a defective root, iho Magistrate remarked that ho hoped an agreement had been come to. Mr Middleton, for plaintiffs, said that the tho Trustees would rot accept Briscoe’s odor of a new roof. _ The Magistrate said he was satisfied, cn the evidence, that the- roof had never been and was not at present, satisfactory, and the defendants had been put to considerable expense and inconvenience. He was also satisfied that plaintiffs had notice, in 1922, that tho roof was not satisfactory, and since- that date they had made seveial attempts to have it made weatherproof, without success. Defendants had incurred tho sum of £l4 11s for replacing papers damaged, by rain, and i under the circumstances, if ho allowed them £8 on that item it would bo fair. Ho was of opinion, on the evidence, that tho whole roof should bo taken down and replaced. Ho would allow the sum of £BO for damage caused by a defective roof. Judgment would be for plaintiffs on the claim for £9O 4s 7d, and for defendants on the counter-claim for £BB, each party to pay its own costs/: His Worship added that under the circumstances, the Court should not allow any interest to the plaintiffs on the claim . This iii6ans tliiit ' tlio Trustees will have to pay Briscoe’s the sum of £2.45. 7d. CLAIM LOR BENT * Robert Gordon (Mr Middleton) claimed from Jeremiah Flynn (Mr Belaud) the sum of £23 18s 4d, being rent duo on a blacksmitli’s shop h ownod plaintiff. ' Plaintiff said that in November Flynn went to him and decided to tako a blacksmith’s shop of plaintiff’s at £1 per week. He lent Flynn sufficient tools to cany on with. Defendant shut the shop on 13th June. To Mr Boland: Ho could not say whether an account had been sent out for rent. Flynn had always made a satisfactory excuse when asked for rent. Edward Leonard stated that lie had heard Gordon ask Flynn for the rent. Tho defence was a denial of any agreement to pay rent, defendant stilting that ho told Gordon ho was not prepared to pay any rental as tho business was not worth it. Judgment was entered for plaintiff for the sum of £ll 10s Gd and costs.

CONCERNING A TROTTER. Jeremiah FJymr (Mr Boland) claimed from Robert Gordon (Mr Middleton) the sum of £34 13s lor care of a trotting horse between March 13th and June 18th. Plaintiff stated that Gordon was to give him a share of the winnings, and witness was to take all care of tho horse. As there were no races coming on witness eased up in the training. On July 18th Gordon took tho horso away and placed it under lock and key. Witness had received no compensation for looking after the horse. The usual fee was £9 IDs a week. To Mr Middleton : Gordon had said that if wit ness could sod the horso to do so, and also mentioned something about witness retaining anything over £SO. When witness first -saw the horse ho considered it worth £lO, but it it turned out all right it would ho worth £l5O. He had suggested to a Mr Rodgers that if the horse turned out all right they might buy it. He had his mind made up all the time to clinrgo £2 10s a week, and told Gordon so after lie had tho horse about six weeks. 'Witness denied telling Gordon to tako tho mare.

To the Magistrate, witness said he was a licensed trainer, and had put four sots of shoes on the horso. He had tho horso in training for 14 weeks. Robert Gordon, defendant, said he owned the horso, and plaintiff asked him to bring it into town. He did so .-ml told l<"lytin that lie wanted to sell her, and said Flynn could have what he got over £SO. On 15th .Tune he heard for the first lime that Clyim was going to charge for training the horse. When he heard that- he drew up. an agreement which Flynn refused in sign. A. f). Rodgers said he had arranged with Flynn to bur the horse for £SO if it was any good. After hearing further evidence, the Magistrate non-suited plaintiff with costs. CIVIL CASKS.

Judgment for plnuitilf h.v default was given in the following eases: —J. Mod- v. K. Finlayson, £ I 15s and costs: same v. B. Cullimore, 17s (id and costs; Reg. Moore v. A. J. Cullimore, ,C2 -Is and costs; Walmale Borough Conned v, J. Weir, £ll 8-; 3d and costs; li. I’. Hunt v. A. Cullimore, £-( 5s and costs; same v. W. Jar vie, £1 15s and

RUGBY SUB-UNION

Tho weekly meeting of tho Vaimato R-ugbv Sub-Union was held on Monday night' Present—Messrs W. D. Paterson (chairman), R. Eddy, h. Lundon, F. Drayt-on, J. V. Roach, E. Havers, W. Wellwood, F. Simpson, G. b. Meredith, T. S. Mitchell, and Rev. l'athei Knight. , . . Tne Southern Club wroto asking permission to play Star (Timaru) at Manchester Park on Saturday next, and to charge sixpensc admission. Attcr some discussion, it was agreed to allow tho game to bo fflayed, proiidniff tho proceeds are creciited to the Queen Carnival fund. . . The Waihao Downs School applied for a football—Ten shillings was' grantC(1 The chairman stated that he and the secretary had arranged to pmy a match with Mackenzie, at bairlie, on Thursday. —Action approved. It was decided to continue with the junior matches on Thursday. A donation of £1 Is was voted to the Referees’ Association for the puiposo of affiliating with the New Zealand Referees’ Association. Mr Meredith reported that out of 500 art union hooks printed, 420 had been distributed. _ in connection with the Queen Carnival competition, it was deeded to make known the amount credited to .tho winning queen only.

WILLOWBRIDGE,

The usual weekly shoot of tho Willowbridge Miniature Riflo Club was held on Monday night, The following wore the highest scores off the rifleM. Hannan 70, W. Richmond 70, K. Hoilamby 69, H. Hayman 68, H. Beach 68, A. Craickshank 68, J. C. Faulkner 68, R. Forsvth 68, F. Fletcher 68, R. Kingsbury 68. The Duncan Button was won by M. Hayman. STUDHOLME. The following were the best scores at the weekly shoot of the Studholme Miniature Rifle Club E. Saunders 09, W. Lindsay 69. J. Butters 69, C. Rollinson 69, W. Turner 68, F. Saunders 68, W. Henshaw 68, F. J. Henshaw 07, D. Rollinson 67, Hi. Edington 07, J. Foley 67, C. Hansen 67. W. Lindsay won the Henshaw Button.