LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Thames Star, Volume XLV, Issue 10616, 16 January 1909, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Capt. Edwin wires: "Wind southerly : strong winds to gale; glass rise; tides moderaite; sea modeatute; weather probably much colder."

lteiv. J. (Blight has '(re-tamed froai h:s holiday and will conduct both seV~ vices at Lesley Ohiuroh to-moirow.

. Four Chinese gardeo_i\s wwe iiued at.Auckland yesterday for working on. Sundays'.

Thames and Paeroa sropresentative Wwling. match is taking pliice ait the local igreeu. tli's afternoon-, and should prove a close and enjoyable game.

lA|t the Kirk.wood iSlt.. Hall to-mor-row niaht Eiden Hancock will reply to.'Mir EL H, Taylor's address on "Mornionism and origin of the Bbok of Mormon." ".--.,..

'iNioniinations for the amuuu'l I'aceu in oonnection with the Matatoki Fairmera' 'Union dose on, M'ouidiay nieixt., tlie 18th inst., with the eeci-e tary, Mr T. 'A. Cooper.

- iA[ti. iSItJ James' Oliurch to-morrow the Key. Jas. iMlilne., M.A., will occupy the pulpit at the usual hour* and will also preach a.t Puriri at 3 p.m. iAi cordial imvitotion is extended to all monrchurchgeers to be present.

Mr F .H. Haselden, the Opposition candidate, arrived at Thames from WaLhi this morning and will commence liis campaign, by addressing the electors .at Matatoki to-night, and a.t the Tu>rniru School on 'Monduy evemdnig at 7 o'olodk, and a.t tlie Central Hail the same evening nt S..°>o. On Tnuewlay at th,e> schoolhousei, Taipu, « ( t 7.30 p.m.

In consequence of his multifarious niiLning dujt:es aad at the urgent' raqtest of Ks irieinds., who Avish him to keeip in. tbuch with the miniag industry, Mir H. H. lAdaniis has decided (not to contest the Thannes seat at present.

The mam; iß'obart Dick, who wa>s on the sth inst. finied £10 for procuring liquiop during the coirrency of a prohibition, order, a^n a.ppeaired before the Wa.ih'l Police Court yesterday morning for a similar offence, and was this time sentenced to one month's imprisonment.

The Rev. S. Henderson, Mr Harding's predleeessor ass niiuiistef of the local Primitive IMethodist Churoli, will ooouipy the pulpit of the Mackay Stireet Ohiurch to-morrow at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. respectively, while Rev. Hoarding' will preachi at Olmahu at 11 a.mi. and Matatoke at 3 p>.m.

Information was received at the Thames to-flay to the effect that Kjurses .Lanib and Anderson, both rakied memibers of the local hospital staff, have been successful in passing their iina.l examination. We oomphmienit the young ladLes on their wellmerited success.

On Sunday evening M\r Hinton will cointiaue- his address on th- 1 Creation a* the Baptist and Congj-e----glational Church. H's .subject will be "ißvolution, aaid its Claims," and tsihjoiuild prove, extremely linteresting. 'AJfc the eveming sea-vice Mi" R. Jenikin will aontr'.baite a solo.

In the case W .and Amelia Whltonijui v. J. Young cilainx £3& 10s tor value of fumi'iture' illegally detained judgment was gtiven to-day for the plaintiff. Other developments im connection wiith ilhi's case a,re likely tn be settled amicably. Mr dendon aopefured for plaintiff and Mr Porritt for defendamt.

The ißeg'isfrai- of iEllectors (Mr Jas. Jordan) has veiy promptly completed the connipilaition of No. 2 suppleimeoitaay -roll lor the Thames election. It. contains ? 1 names. The work of correcting the rolls for the returning officers is now in hand, so that all matters in this connection are well forward.

The JJev. Dr. O^Callaghasa will, conduct divine service at St. Greorge's dhurchi to-morrow at the itisual hours and at 3 p.m. he will adiclress the Sunday iSchool in the Church. Holy Communiionj will be celebrated ■ ait the morniing! service.

In connection with the Kerepehi Bbck Racing, dub, a splendid progpaimanef :ha® bjeien/ prepared. The .Bum of £50 10s is being givem ,'n priz&.s. The meeting 1 isi to be held on February 27th. The priooipal race is the Kere,piehi Gap of ■Nloni.ina.tioit.s am duei on, Tliwsday, the 18th Febru'airy, with the secretary at Kerepehi, or at the Star Office.

The Minister for Hallways (Item. J. A. Millar) has ctetoided to commence his term of office in tliait capacity by making himself fully acquainted with the working of all the sections oi" railway in the Dominion!. With that object, he leaves for the Niorth at the beginning of next week.-On his r«ttiomi Ire will go over the Southern lines. -

We learn that Messrs G. Judd and Co. have received inMiraction« frora the Government to proceed, th> constofuctioin of the ligilithouse for Cape Brebt.. This will be the fourth lighthouse furnished by this wellknown firm, the previous, being for th .East Caipe, Csip© Clolvlle, a.nd Hlilkurangi Pouiit. The. lighthouses are from 55 to 65 feet hiajh and are

generally admitted by expert® to be exceptionally well "built and a credit to the local firm.

A' very intereating adtlress on 'The bumming political! questions of tha day," wasi delivered, to an appreoiar tire audience at the Miners' Union EEall kst migibit by Mr W. Cliffe, vicepre&'dent of the 'Parnell 'Liberal and Labour tAssociation. Mr Cliffe, who proved a most interesting speaker, dealt with many of the present politjctal problemfi, a,nd also referred at length to the' Workers' Compensation Ball and its reference to mkiierß and others. • *Ai hea>rty vote of ttenks was passed to Mr Cliffe for his able and instructive address.

A; case in which the ownership of a steer wia® disputed was heard by Mr F*. J. Burgess, S.M., at the Magistrate's Goiurt last ntght. This- was where George J&swiand sued David J. MuKay, of Kiiikiri, for £5 or possession of a steer, which plaint ff alleged defendiiiDib was illegally detaining. Mr Clendon appeared on 'behalf of plaintiff and Mr Porritt for defendant. The facts of thle case for the plaintiff were that 'pla'.ntiff had a steer which iioi-e his mark—a V out' of the-left fear, — iaind which defendant claimed ■was his. (Subsequently the steer was found fumniing in a paddock at Mata.toke, anic! when defendant was asked by plaintiff to return the beast as U was his, McKay replied that the a.nlma.l belonged to Mm. Previous to the steer disappearing McKay had stated that the beast, was his, but plaintiff and hisi brother had pointed j out the mark on the left ear, which wasi" different to. aiiiy other mark in the district. McKay had said, wh»u. | claiming the steer, that the mark on the ear ■•hacl 'been, caused'by thie bite of a, dog. Witnesses for the plaintiff stated that no dog 1 could make such a V shape with its teeth. The hearing of the case was proceeded with 'until 10 o'clock last night, by which time Mr Clendon Had conoludied the case for the plaintiff, amd Mr Porritt had opened for the defence. The further bearing of the case wias taken to-diay, His Worship reserving judgment until he had inspected the marks on thei ear of the sfeer id question.

Mr EL If. Taylor will address the p'o.-torr; ;f 'l'lu:iuos in the^Centril Hall to-night.

It maiy not be genca-ally known that to dispatch a couple of boxes oc wiaot matches through the poet- renders the sender 1 able to seven years' imprisonment.

Mk J. El. MiuAfiislei-, dhi'ef clerk in the Marine Department, will takt> up his as private secretory to the :Hbn. A. T. Nigiatn, at the end of this niiooiith. ■

The 'Department of industries '%vi Cbmnierce ha® l^eceived from the British Wair Office .forms of tander for tfoie supply of frozen meait in bulk to His iMajesby'si forces' at Gibraltar. These tenders are to be delivered? at the War Office, Whitehall, London, on ■Aiprll- 14, 1909.

'People are beginning to do'ivbi whether "there will be a, prosiecuticu'i iin regard to tine 17 missing Xortii Diiuiedin •election papenu It is presumed (says the Dominion's Dunedii'i correspondent) that the evidence is not such as to justify further pro•oeiedinigs. • •

It is expected that the evght sleep ing ears for thie'iMain Trunk line will be completed! by the date: fixed for the commeinoem©nt of the through service-. Six of the oars are certain to b-2 raaidiy, and the 'other two will probably also be available. There will be two on -each train, giving aceonunodat'.on for fonty persons.

Indioaitions po'.nt to a fat harvest Jor Ofcaigo and Southland farmei-s. Tibia gra-in yield promises to b^ aibuiudant. 'Men who study the market* say that the difficulty this yonwill be in finding a nuarlcet for the'.r girain. Wheat fram Melbourne and Sydney ds* already coming to New Zealand iminii'ket®. 14® regards oats and chaff, if the harvest 'be as hoped fo.\ them will be a laHge quantity for fitspoiit.

We a,re informed by Henry Hughes (Patent Aegnt, lAiuokland) that the following applications for patents have' been filed by resident* in the LiUckland' pi-ovinic©:-^A. J. Bonri, •bi"cyole motion] HI F. Oanneron,' water closet pan; :S. H. Davey, libreei holder; (D 1. and G. Gilbert!, friction alutch; 'A. HI Schmidt, mattressa; W. 'E. i%aiii, window; W. J. S. Tlaylor, dhair leg; cushion; Trenwitli amdi Smith, pumching machine; Wilson and Hilford, driving pulley.

iSeoently a "Biiggestiam was receive i from Lord 'Rlotats, Conwuander ri" tJiie British army, that New Zealand should seufl to Ebgland . a team of public school oa&ets to compete for his trophy at Bisloy this year, a.nd, as thei Gteneral Government have expressed] their willingness to subsidise sutteoriptions tiowa,rdsi the cost, a numb'ea' 1 of Oreyraouth residents are U3?g'.i]ig! the locial govea'ming bodies to cKK>peratei with a view to raising fundsi for sending the ladis Home.

Iq connection -with, the 'Kawaiu liquor selling oase, where it was understood that KawaAi was not within, the limits of iNiejv Zealand, but was an Imperial gflanit to Sir George Grey and therefore left out of tihe jurbd''tion of the New (Zealand Government, the magistrate held that this was n<n the case. Mr Dyer said defendant should Ibiave correctly ascertained his position,: Personally he thought that the dsfemdiarat had. taken the risk. H<did not think that the defeodaintr«ially coijaidleiwd that he was honestly withlm Ihiis legal rights in selling without ia MoeUißeC The defemlamt was fined.£3o wid! &l 5s on the fi.rr,c charge, ia^ amd ordered to com© upi for 1 aemtenoe when called uponi, on the other four. ''Jf 'there is any more trouble of the kind at Kaiwaui," said Mr--Dyer, "and. liquor is sold without a license, he will go straight to igaol without the option of a finie."

A rather lengthy civil casei engaged the attention of Mi" Burgess, S:.M., yesterday when a Native young woman named Te Maengairoa suetl James Hiandley, of Kirikiri, for =C 3 ss, value of a steer, which she alleged Clendon appeared for plaintiff and Mr Clendonoppeareclforijlai'.iitiff omd Mr Porritt for d.efenid'aiit. The facts of the case were thmt. the plaintiff, through a Nktive mamed Tonx Matahera> sold to defendant a steer, for which she hiad never rexseived paymenti Dfefendanit okdmied to have paid £4 for the animal to Miatahera, but the evidenioe disclosed the fa^t Handley and Mtatehieira 'haid had. prevous dealings, a,nd there was some dispute as to a fence between .MatUihera and defendant's propea^y. Tn any case Maaujsiiroa did mot -receive payment for'the. steer, aßd she now claimed the amount mentioned. The case was gone into at considerable length, and. as the',-sei"vices of nn initei^reter had to. be secured, ; the hearing was prolonged. Eventually H's Worship -gave, judgment for plaintiff, with costs. :