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Auckland Star, Volume XXXIV, Issue 272, 14 November 1903, Page 4

At a sitting of the Court yesterday His Honor Mr .Justice Edwards granted an order to sell real estate of the late Thomas Corbett (Mr Smith, solicitor). His Honor also granted a summons for an order of adjudication as bankrupt in the estate of "Jannet Miisgrove (Mr Campbell). On the motion of Mr Mahony, probate of the will of John Covrigan, and letters of administration jn the estates of Thomas Organ and Jessie Currie, deceased, were granted. The formal opening of the yachting season in Auckland takes place this afternoon, when there will be a display of yachts in the harbour. The boats assemble off the Queen street wharf; at three o'clock, and proceed up the harbour in line astern, and then return in line abreast to the starting point. After saluting the flag commodore of th« Yacht Squadron, the boats will disperse. Mr T- Hutchison, S.M., confirmedMg sentence of a month's imprisonment; this morning upon James Harris, a diver, charged with assaulting Charles Gabb with ' intent to do him bodily; harm. The decision had been adjourned for a day to receive a report from the Probation Officer, the solicitor for the defence, Mr Campbell, applying for the alternative of a fine as the con. sequences of imprisonment would be very serious to Harris. He said that the accused was. in charge of diving plant worth several hundred pounds, and the work of recovering specie from the wrecked Elingamite oould only to proceeded Avith during weather which now prevailed. His Worship said .the Probation Officer's report was distinctly adverse, and the maximum fine of £10 would be nothing to a man with Harris' means. He could not allow the monetary loss to the accused through Ms imprisonment to weigh with him. - .William Frederick Godfrey, formerly a kauri gum ranger employed by the Waitemata- County Council, was committed for trial on three counts by Mr T. Hutchison, 5.M.,. yesterddy; charged with omitting to account for moneys received by him on behalf of the Council. There were six informations, but three were dismissed. The evidence for the prosecution, previously published, was that Godfrey received money, from kauri gum diggers for their' licenses, but did not pay it to the County treasurer. Accused, who was defended by Mr J. R. Reed, pleaded not guilty, j Our Waihi correspondent telegraphs that Mr F. Budd, of the Waihi Company's smelting staff, whilst riding on a .bullion truck, jumped off to go to'a head of a horse which had become restive, and tripped over the brake and fell. His right foot caught on the rear wheel, which passed over it, inflicting severe bruises to the foot and injuring the tendons. Mrs J. Musgrave, who formerly carried on a grocery business in Khyber Pass, has been adjudicated a bankrupt upon a creditor's petition. The first meeting of creditors will be held on Friday next. The wharf at Graham's Beach, Awitu, has been completed to a length of 160 ft. at a cost of £ 100. An additional grant of £60 or £70 is desired from the Government in order to make the wharf adequate for neap tides.\ It is urged that an additional three spans of 20ft. each and a platform should be added to enable the Weka* or the. M.S.N. Co.'s proposed new steamer to call during the trips to Waiuku. Some rubbish near the Union Collieries Company's offices in Newmarket "caught fire last night and threatened the stables. The horses were got out, and with buckets the fire was. at length subdued. The Newmarket Fire Brigade had been summoned, but the fire was under control when they arrived. The Auckland Rowing Club's 'first trial fours of the season were to be held this afternoon. A concert will be tendered in the Foresters' Hall, Devonport, on Friday evening next to Miss Ivy Ansley, the gifted young contralto, in aid of a iW to defray the, cost of further musical study in Europe. An attractive programme, in which Miss Ansley take* part, has been arranged, and will shortly be published. The 54th anniversary of the Alexandrastreet Primitive Methodist Sunday-school will be celebrated to-morrow by three special services in the Choral Hall. 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