TEMUKA

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20803, 11 August 1937, Page 4

TEMUKA

DEFINITION OF HAWKING MAGISTRATE’S COURT RULING Whether the taking of orders by door-to-door salesmen and the subsequent delivery of the goods sold did not constitute hawking was a question decided at the Temuka Magistrate’s Court yesterday. George McKnight and William Angus Maydon, of Dunedin, appeared on the information of the borough inspector (Mr R. A. Young) on charges of hawking without a license. Mr F. A. Joynt appeared on behalf of the Temuka Borough Council. The defendants contended that because they had taken orders and then returned later in the day delivering goods they could not be classed as hawkers. Towever, the Magistrate (Mr H. Morgan) ruled because they brought the goods into the borough before taking the orders they were hawkers and liable for the payment of a licer.se fee. A conviction was entered in each case and the defendants were ordered to pay the costs of the prosecution. Traffic Cases For failing to carry a warrant of fitness in regard to his motor-cycle, James McNab, who had been concerned in an accident, was lined £1 with costs 10 -. On a charge of not holding a driver's license McNab was further fined 10 - with costs 10 -. A charge of dangerous driving was brought by the Transport, Department agairst George S. Symons, of Orton, who had been driving on the main road between Temuka and Timaru. There was a great deal of traffic, on the road and the traffic inspector .said he noticed that two cars were being driven at an excessive speed past all others in the line. The defendant was driving at more than 45 miles an hour and at times he reached more than 7o miles an hour. A fine of £2/10 - and costs was inflicted. For using an unlicensed car. Charles Harris, of Mount Somers, was fined £l/10/- with costs. False Declaration Charged with making a false declaration in respect to his earnings during the period between October, 1936 and February. 1937, Walter T. Anglem, of Waipopo, made a voluntary appearance. The amount obtained over and above that to which he was entitled was £l4/11/4. Mr E. C. J. Foot, on behalf of the Employment Division of the Department of Labour, said that the case wars important because there were a number of small farmers in the district earning income from dairy produce. The defendant might not have known how much to declare on his forms, but he could have got help from the employment office. The defendant was admitted to probation and ordered to make payment of the amount he owed the Department. Unpaid IMaintenance Sentence of 14 days’ imprisonment was passed on Laurence Ackroyd, who had failed to make payment of maintenance of £2/10/3, due to his mother, he to be released on payment of the amount due. The Magistrate indicated that any further failure to pay would result in imprisonment without the option of paying and securing release. R.S.A. RELIEF MEN TO REPORT

A decision to have all returned Goldiers on sustenance report at the Association’s office on the first Monday in every month, to assist the secretary (Mr G. C. Tully) in connection with the Canteen and War Relief funds, was made by the committee of the Temuka Returned Soldiers’ Association at its monthly meeting.

The president (Mr A. R. Beck) reported that five members of the Association had been ill but all were now progressing favourably. The twentyfirst anniversary of the branch’s formation had been celebrated in connection with the annual re-union and the function had been mast successful. A number of pension cases, mostly war veteran’s allowances, were being dealt with. The value of the visiting scheme carried out in Timaru by members of the South Canterbury Association on behalf of Temuka wat; stressed by Messrs J. King and W. Spillane in moving that a grant of £5/5/- be made towards the provision of comforts for Temuka men visited. Reference to the death of the .son of Mr H. J. C. Harper, president of the South African Veterans Association was made ar.d a motion of sympathy with Mr Harper was passed. It was decided also to send a letter of condolence to Mr J. Chalmers in the death of his father. To recognise the assistance given by a ladies’ committee it was decided to hold a social in the near future, arrangements being left with the social committee. Fourteen new members were elected. PENSIONER’S DEATH DISEASED HEART THE CAUSE A verdict in accordance with the medical evidence, which showed that the deceased had a diseased heart, was returned by the District Coroner (Mr H. Morgan) at the inquest into the death of Charles Allman, an old age pensioner, who was found dead in a bunk in his hut at Rangitata on Saturday last. Evidence of identification had been given when the inquest opened on Sunday, and yesterday Ernest Henry Wright, a farmer, of Rangitata, said he had known Charles Allman all his life. He had last seen Allman alive on Sunday week. On Saturday afternoon he had been unable to rouse Allman when he called and on looking through a window he saw the old man lying in his bunk. Witness forced the door which was locked and found Allman dead. He had sometimes complained of feeling dizzy but had never been ill. Harold Arthur Locke, a storekeeper,

of Peel Forset, said h? had frequently seen Allman and had noticed him for the last time on Thursday when he had secured a ride with witness into Rangitata for some distance down the road. He had then complained of feeling sick in the stomach. Witness advised him to go home and rest. Medical evidence was given by Dr. F. A. Scannell, who said that Allman was a well nourished man. A post-mortem examination had shown strong adhesions between the lung and chest indicating pleurisy of long duration. He described the condition of the heart, the muscle of which was pale, soft and friable. The liver also was affected, but the other organs were normal. The cause of death was myocardial degeneration, the result of a hardening of the coronary arteries. This would probably be due to the long standing diseased condition of the right lung. Constable D. Callanan, of Geraldine, described the condition of the hut and the body when examined. The dead man was fully clothed and lying on top of his bed.