LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waikato Times, Volume 100, Issue 16814, 4 June 1926, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Indian Army hockey team defeated Wellington by 8 goals to 3. A champion “howler” was perpetrated at Hie Wanganui Court, when a witness said Lbat after a prolonged drinking bout he suffered from “delicious trimmens.” The balance-sheet shows that the Manawatu and West Coast Dairy Companies’ Association has a credit balance of £67 11s 3d. The limited express was 50 minutes late on arrival at Auckland yesterday morning, owing to several minor delays that were experienced on route. The conference of Agricultural and Pastoral Association delegates at Dunedin expressed (lie opinion that the Royal Show should be held alternately at Palmerston North and Christchurch. At the annual meeting- of dclegalcs of the North Island Sheep Dog Trials Association it was decided lo hold the 1927 championships at Taradale, Napier, and it was proposed that inn 1928 championship should be held in the North Auckland district. LOCALS

Last month’s rainfall at Palmerston North was a record for May. Rain fell on 23 days, on every day of the last half for tiie month, and the total was 7.31 Inches. The rainfall for the corresponding month last year was 5.22 inches.

The special train which left Hamilton yesterday for the Auckland Racing Club's meeting at Ellcrslic was well patronised. The travellers by this frain had the experience of reaching the course after the totalisator had closed on the first race. It was one in which there was a dividend of the very wide order, in fact the largest that has been experienced at Ellcrslic for many years.

A long list of “drunks," probably considering the Show Week a suitable period for over-indulgence, while the nip of winter in Hie atmosphere may have led others lo drink none too wisely, faced Mr Wyvern Wilson, S.M., at tiie Police Court this morning. There were eight all told, all of whom were first offenders. A number who did not appear forfeited the amountol' their bail (10s). A couple were lined ss, in default 24 hours, while one old chap who staggered into the box aided by a stick, and who had been in custody since yesterday afternoon, was convicted and discharged- “ Why don’t you dress properly?” This remark was addressed to a young man by Mr Wyvern Wilson. S.M., in the Hamilton Magistrate’s Court to-day, when the former, the defendant in a maintenance claim, appeared rather shabbily attired. Defendant said that lie had fo leave iiis work to attend tiie Court. “That does not go down here,’’ remarked His Worship, “you have means sufficient to dress properly.” The use of electric torches by cyclists in lieu of the regulation lamp was strongly criticised by Senior-Ser-geant Fitzpatrick at the Gisborne Magistrate’s Court. The police officer pointed out that torches were a menace, for the cyclists while in town, where tho constables were more numerous, kept them lighted, but immediately switched them off on reaching the suburbs. Moreover, it was not generally known that the Act provided that the light must be attached to tiie vehicle, and torches therefore did not comply with tiie conditions. The iftagistrale remarked that if cyclists wanted lo use torches they would have to have them attached to their machines. The flashing and waving about of torches was confusing lo others on the road, and cons!' tiled a danger lo traffic. In future lie would regard all cyclists carrying torches as having no light.