LOCAL AND GENERAL

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6467, 22 April 1899, Page 5

LOCAL AND GENERAL

' . Lady Stout was a passenger for the South by the express this morning. Lost night Sergeant Johnston arrested a man .at Ashley, whose behaviour had been such as to lead to the belief that he was insane. The Episcopalian Church Choirs in the northern district have combined to hold a musical festival at the Rangiora Parish Church on Tuesday evening next. Bishop Julius is expected to be present to give an address. The Spalding-Robbins rotary disc plough had. successful exhibition trials at YVaikari and Oxford yestettlay. The implement :and its work came in for close and critical examination by a good number of practical up-to-date fanners at each place, and from the comments heard it was evident that a ■very favourable opinion of its utility was formed. Mr BeethaiJi, Old Ago Pensions Comijnissioner, sat at the Magistrate's Court this morning, when three claims were dealt : \vith. Of these, one was granted at £11 a year, another was adjourned for particulars of the applicant's age and the extent ;of her husband s property, and the remaining one was granted in £18, the full 'amount.

The Magistrate Court returns for the .quarter ending March 31 are to hand. The total number of sittings held during the quarter were 18 civil and 76 criminal, and the numbers of cases heard were — civil 204, criminal 534. The aggregate amount sued for was £7486 6s 6d, and" the aggregate amount recovered £2448 19s 2d. Number of plaints entered 757, judgment summons issued 4<t, orders on judgment summons 10, warrants of committal issued 2, amount .'of civil cases paid in stamps ±3345 7s, license fees £18 19s. • Criminal Cases. — .Person" taken into custody or summoned 443 males and 92 females, discharged for !"want of evidence and dismissed 101, comiinitted for trial 20 males and 3 females, convicted 256 males and. 63 females, otherwise dealt with 92; total, 534. The amount of criminal fees paid in stamps was £52 17s sd, and the amount of fines £177 8s ; total, £239 5s sd.

Mr T. E. Crass well, M.A., lit present master of the Wanganut Technical School. has been appointed headmaster of the Eangiora High School. Mr Crepswell is wellknown in football circleß in Canterbury, ■whioh he represented in several interprovincial matches.

_ Mr Edmund Green, of St Albans, who died on Thursday, in his seventieth year, was a colonist of forty years' standing. He came out specially to undertake the work of constructing the telegraph line between Lyttelton Und Christchurch, and was connected with many other public works.

"Yes, your Worship," said a wild-haired man charged with drunkenness yesterday morning, •' I admit everything. I was only enjoying myself in my own way, but it Beems it is against the laws of the country." "First offence, your Worship," was the report of the police, and a fineof 5s and costs was inflicted.

Tho annual meeting of the Kaiapoi Fire Brigade was held on April 17 ; Superintendent G. H. Black well was in the chair. The balance-sheet for the year showed the receipts to have been .£32 17a lid, and the expenditure JJ2I 0s Od, giving a credit balance of J»ll 8s 2d. Aeoountß amounting to 436 4s 8d were pas3od for payment, and it was decided to expend JJ4 10s in buying new books for the library. The following officers were elected: — Secretary, Mr J. A. Hayman (re-elected); treasurer, Superintendent G. H. Blacktyell (re-elected); librarian, Mr G, M'Gregor. A handsome cruet stand was presented to Mr G. M'Gregor by the brigade on the occasion of his marriage.

A meeting of /esidents of the Hornby district of the Tompleton Road Board was held at Hornby last night to consider tho advisability of forming a committeo to work in conjunction with other comtnlttees of the Eoad Board district in regard to the competition for tho trophy offered by tbe ChrisfcchUi'Qb. Moat Company at the winter show of tho Agricultural and Paatoral Association. Mr A. Dunnett preBided. After" dhoussiou it voxr resolvod to fortp a Hornby coniJnifcteo, nnd. tho 'following' were elected :— Me&ra J. .Corbet^ T. Dawson, J, Dawson, A. JDunnottt R. Chandy, T, Coulter and T. DawEOQ* jun. It was decided to hold a uiboting oa Tueinlay at thoEicoarton School to forDi a Jiiccnrfcon coniinitteo, after which tho ivhold of the Tompleton lload District committees would co-opeiato. A oomuiittee vh\b formed at Yaldhurot on Wednesday nighb, consisting of Messrs F. H. Bowler, B. T. F'owlor, ~W. J. Guy, W. Davia, J. Franks, G. If. Carpenter, T. Guy, B. H. Jackson, W. ! Johnson, Yeatinan, ' T. Kavauagh,' J. ]?. Nioklaus,,E. Bpencdr, jtifl., and Mdhgeris Bros. . Special Notidc— Ch'own Brand Tea prize competitions will ho cduliiiiicd all this year xound, and will ckijje (i!i tlie last (luyfi of April, June, August, Ocfcoberi and Pecember in each ytmv. Pri^s of Indies' siiyer" nud oth6r wa-lchcs,, aiijuini!, Wor^boxcs. etc. Hubbard, Sail and Co. ' 2334

In connection, with the Kaiapoi Church of England sale of work, the name of Miss Sims, who took an, active part, and who managed the children's concert, unfbrtiinately escaped mention.

In connection with the Women's Political Association, Mrs Blake will deliver an address at a public meeting on April 25, at 8 p.m., in the Metaphysical Clubs Room, Hobbs's Buildings. Tho subject will b? "State Control of the Liquor Traffic.'