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Star (Christchurch), Issue 12410, 30 August 1918, Page 7

rison‘l .vestei-day.John H. Hiir"on ’f da V;y inan 3n Hie city* was fined ~ 20 for selling milk containing seven ler cent of added water, and-milk'dh--S* eSSrt preseiiterf or ;, Def< f ndanfc was not resll |j SOOI , ,, at , tke bearing. Counsel suosequently appeared, and stated that a rehearing would be applied for.™ mail va°n S t i atta^IC(i to , a four-wheeled to the General Post Smdral S tCd aad careered through Cn,! nkht Tff n '’ 7 ' 30 J ° ,c,ock l^t clear in w Att j r bad made a general. S, 81 ? several people ha 3 been Eff.lty n n down > M r T. Butterfield, a thi dnVe /’ behind, jumped ibto | e van, and, finding the reins tied, to s II i 1 e rbf ro i gh i the s horse ' to a standstill m Colombo Street, near the corner o Armagh Street: fha horse was go’ ng at a rapid pace, and it seemed triJi- 1 ’ lf !t -\ ad nofc been for Mr mtterheld s promptness and agility,. 3 serious accident would have occurred

•Tho Waikato Returned Soldiers’ • Association held a meeting-at Hamilton tor the purpose of ventilating the grievances of soldier settlers on the Te Miro Joioclv. The speakers, including ofncials of the Farmers’ condemned the action of the Hepartmeiljl m purchasing tho land, the major portum of which they declared was i/uile unsuited tor dairying under preseiit conditions. Resolutions were, carried askmstcr to have tho sections im alued, to compensate dissatisfied setters, and to; offer settlers employment on sections by contract* or daily wages I?, 1 ! il 'r P +i nod tlVo . years, and at tho tmhu ! fr la ° ?IVO illem an Oppot* P,rS* * talnng np ]rn proved r m thei, it was decided to urge the GoTemncnt t ° set up a conimisLnTo go Te°Mira rS Uffectiug tho ™

at l ™' l ? €r /i sfoi ' d just won his seat Aid. l°i eC l 10n ’/ nd a % days after--1 / as £. mu e Wlt h idle Prince vi le \ (nm r, Emg) throu g h St Jdlm’a Wood, when they passed a frowsy-head-w dame who was evidently under the influence of liquor. As slie beheld the distinguished occupants of the carriage slip bowed genially, and, waving hei hand to the successful candidate exclaimed; ”Chawlie, I do declare! ’ An’ h> J>° 1r Tles i W n- h , ycr - this maw »- m His Royal Highness turned to Lora .Bores lord and remarked: Kcaily, you seem to have made a great many uulitical friends.”