HUNTERVILLE NOTES

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXII, Issue 19247, 26 February 1925, Page 2

HUNTERVILLE NOTES

MAGISTRATE’S COURT LENGTHY SITTING (From Our Own Correspondent) The ordinary sitting of the Magistrate's Coiyt was held on Tuesday afternoon. MrR. M. Watson, S.M.. | presided, and with him on the bench ■ was Mr .las. Bull. J.P. In the ease, Defence Department I (Staff Sergeant Donnelly) v. Robert : William Gillon, for failure to register for military service, defendant pleaded i guilty and was convicted and ordered to ' pay costs amounting to 255. Lou Framer, charged with riding a i bievele on the footpath, was convicted , and fined 10s with costs 7s. i Judgment for plaintiff by default was ] given in the civil case, L. C. Jennins i v. Loe Smith, claim £2 2s. The remainder of the afternoon, and ■ over two hours in the evening was ■ taken tip with the hearing of the case K. M. Hammond v. Borthwic kand Sons. | A full report will appear in to-morrow’s ■ ‘ ‘ Chronicle. ’ ’ RATA RIFLE CLUB Tho weekly shoot of tho above club ■ I was held on Saturday afternoon whet l the following scores were registered: . (300 vards): — E. Clerke 52 IL J. Rose -15 | A. 11. Rhodes ' r. Smith 42 W. Innes 42 I R. Meadows 38 ' 11. IT. Bryce 35 ■ C. Lawson 27 I. C. Rhodes 27 J. E. White 26 R. Harris 25 1 ; C. D. A. Tavlor 19 ] A. Follett ' 18 A. J. McDonald ...... 15 j G. Follett 12 GENERAL NEWS Mr R. E. Rose has donated a solid leather shooting case to the Rata Defence Rifle Club ami this will be fired for on or about March .14. Three rinks of Wanganui bowlers visited Ilunterville on Wednesday. Results of the games playc 1 appear elsewhere in this issue. Feilding croquet players will not visit. Huntervi’le to-day (•xtitirsdaj-) as previously notified, th- match having been postponed for a fori night. The or on- yy month! r meeting of the Huntervjlle Town Boar I will '.ie le.'ld on Tuesl-iy, March 10. On ’ho cusI ternary meeting night (March 3) Mr H. lE. Holland. M.P., will speak in the Argyle Hall.