Watches.

Tuapeka Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 5970, 17 August 1912, Page 3

Watches.

A. MELLOE,

tfohn Thompson reports having-sold ] on behalf of Mr Joseph Bissgings, hi* j f hotel property known as the Bridge i Hotel, situated at Beaumont, to Mr . E. l'earson, oi Waipori. Mr I'earson : ' takes possession at the bt-Lmi-.i.. u' ■ October. i j There were six patients—three male i and three female—in the 'i'uape'ia j i Hospital last evening. One patient j was admitted during the week and (•ne discharged. ] Ideal spring weather lias '■>. .-n experienced during the past week and J lull advantage is being taken of it b> • our faiimerb to push 011 with their ( ploughing which was bo seriously retarded by the exceptionally wet ' autuan and winter. The roads have ■ improved greatly under tthe sun'.genial rays and county oilicials and , workmen will now bo abie to ui.-aih.' freely for a little., The temporary stoppage of the sluicing claims through the severe frosts at tile beginning of the week is over, mining ' operations being now in tun swum throughout the district. I Two prime fat cattle, belonging to \ llr George \\ilsob, Glenoiwiiuru, ( brought the exceptional liguie oi i 12s bd each at Burnside on Wednes- | day. llr Wilson's yarding oi seven ' averaged £l6 9«. i The Balelutha lu'eezinsr Works close down for the season 10-day. Since opening a few, months lure* about ! 25,000 sheep have been put through. Speaking at the National Show luncheon, Admiral, lving Hall said there never was ai greater or more deplorable mistake than to heiii-ve that England is on the down guide. She was never more prosperous, more powerful, more peaceful, and more able to hold her own in the world without fear of anyone than she is to day. During a l debate on the Law Practitioners Bill a few years ago Sir John Eindlay pointed out that the Chief Justice was formerly a school teacher, while two other of the Supreme Court judges had raised themselves from humble positions simply by study and persevcrence, and that Many eminent lawyers had qualilied for the profession after engaging in other pursuits, " including oven the medical profession." A resident ot Napier who has passed as a solicitor, qualified during his scant intervals from labour on the Napier breakwater, where he worked for the last three years, and " shovelled coal .with the best of theim." Advice® received by mail show thai the various New Zealand school* oe enpied positions a s follows in th. Umpire Schools' Bille Match The ■eoior match was won bv Durban who sewed 496 out of a possible sft> (64 schools competed). Palmerston Sorth were sixth (485), AucMani Grammar School ninth (484), Wai i«ti High Sohool twelfth (4E')), Wellington College thirtwnth (4801, King's College (Auckland) fifteenth (480), Wanganni College eighteenth (475). Nelson College twenty-third (4(>S), Otago Boys' High School twentyseventh (462), Christ's College. (Chris 1 church) thirty-ninth (443), llarlbor ough High School forty-seventh (40 ), Boys' High School (Christchurchl fiftieth (393), and Ashburton Hi-;' School fifty-third (337). In the junior watch (seven teams eompetin an ■ won by the Wellington Collet i (En land) with a score of 471, Aucklan' 1 .Grammar School was second with 4<J5 and King's College (Auckland - w i 430 were fifth.. Mareel Itouches, a lad of 17 years has been sentenced to death in Fram fox strangling his paralysed B ,unUvif;. a view to robbing her. For chronic chest complaint:--. Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, ] H 9»

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Late E. Gunton, The Jeweller, Lawrence. ! Teams representing th 9 Lawrence •Star and Waitahuna I'ootbaU Clubs ' play a Hag fixture at Waitahuna this • '. aitemoon. ' The football ina\h between teams ( fjom the High School and Senior Cadets, played at Glasgow Park on Wednesday afternoon, resulted in a win for tlw Cadets by I) points to 3. At the l'olice Court on Thursday at i Roxburgh, a local resident for proem- < ing liquor during the currency of a prohibition order against him, was i lined 48s and lis costs. Alexander i 'J'opp (Mr McKean), the licensee of the Grand Hotel, was charged with ex- .- posing lii|Uor for sale on Sunday i night. Constable L<eco gave evidence i in support of the information a nd af- ; ter hearing the defendant the Magis- ' trate (Mr Bartholomew) reserved judg- i mentr for a ajonth. Neil McDonald was charged with shooting (mail ; without a license. lie adimilted i shooting the quail but said that lie t was the occupier of the land on which he shot the game, and after hearing i his evidence the Magistrate dismissed the information. A local resident was i charged with being on licensed premises on a Sunday night and pleading guilty was fined 10s and 7s costs. Two local residents were charged with petty theft, but after the whole of the facts were explained to ' the 1 Magis- , trato by the Police and Mr McKean, : the defendant's solicitor, the Magistrate said He would exercise the dis- , cretion given to him by section 23" , of the Justices of Peace Act IUHS, and dismiss the charge on account oi ( its triviality. Sergeant Hiffgins conducted all these prosecutions for the police. The afternoon was taken up by hearing a case brought bv James Menzies against the trustees in the estate oi the late Matthew Elliott for damages. The claim arose from the defendants having when they gave up their run owing to the lease having expired, and, its being sub-divided, having left 190 sh« p upon it which the plaintiff claimed had infected his sli.cp with tick. The Magistrate reserved judgment for a month.—The same evening wc learn the local carriers had a meeting with the object of 'forming a union. George Frederick Campbell, a North Island storekeeper, was granted his discharge in bankruptcy, having paid in full his liabilities to his creditors dating from his bankruptcy ten years ago,, when the claims proved amounted to £344, and the assets realised sufficient to pay 2s 6d in the •£. The judge said it was refrcsliir.fr to find sin-h a case in which a man becoming bankrupt ten years ago, and never applying for his discharge, had in the interim collected enough money to pay 20s in tho £. He had much pleasure in granting the discharge.