LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wanganui Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 160736, 24 August 1920, Page 7

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Mr IT. Gifford Moore, Palmerston North Jersey breeder, who is now en route to America, has been appointed representative by the Manawatu A. and P. Association at the World’s Fair, to be held in Chicago. Common jurymen had an easy win at the Supreme Court which opened hero this morning. Their services were dispensed with without their being called to adjudicate upon any case, and their most onerous duties were the collection of their fees for the day’s attendance. The Council of the United Commercial Travellers’ and Warehousemen’s Association met at Wellington to-day and decided to recommend to affiliated associations the adoption of an accident and sickness insurance scheme similar to that of the United Commercial Travellers’ Association of Australia.

Certain small boys in the vicinity of Niblett Street have lately formed the habit of inspecting gardens when. Ihc owners arc absent, and not satisfied with that, of pulling plants out and doing other mischief. One -irate householder complains of coming home and ■ finding a hundred strawberry plants pulled out by the roots, some being scattered about, and others being taken away. He promises tho youngsters a warm time if caught, and meanwhile will be glad if they will drop the missing plants over his gate

Yerv little business in civil and divorce will be transacted at this session of the Supreme Court, for when .tho list was revised by his Honor, it was found that nearly all the civil and inost of the divorce oases, had! either been settled or adjourned to next session. The civil cases, Ross v. Pcllar and McCaffrey, were adjourned till next session, and that of Watkin v. Bohington has been settled. The jury will not be required for any divorce case. In the case Greener v. Greener, Hogan and Gordon, the claim for damages has been abandoned, and no evidence will be given against Hogan. Tho action Yincent v. Yinccnt will bo undefended and there will be ho c'aim for damages, while a similar claim in,, Lambert v Lambert has been withdrawn. Of the undefended divorce cases Hooker v. Hooker, Higgins v. Higgins, Shaw v. Shaw and Hooker v. Hooker will not bo proceeded with at this session. The Harbour Board’s scheme to pay the railage on goods discharged by vessels at Castlecliffi to reduce their draughts to enable thorn to come up to the town wharf does not always work out to the advantage of the Board. A case in point is the Calm, which arrived at Castlecliff yesterday with a full load. Of the 1050 tons (approximately), which the vessel carried, between 55 and 60 truck loads of produce, equal to practically three quarters of the cargo, will bo required to be discharged at Castlecliff before tiro vessel cau come up to the town wharf. The shod there has been empty, and has been so for nearly a week, in anticipation of the vessel’s arrival. ' It should be borffo in mind, however, that the vessel arrived here at neap tidies, the worst period of tho month for the ship to work the river channel. When she was hero last at spring tide she brought a full load also, but was able to negotiate tho river channel after discharging only about 80 to 100 tons.