S.M. COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 233, 1 October 1910, Page 10

S.M. COURT.

(Before Mr.' C. C. Kettle, S.M.) SELLING AN OVERCOAT. The Wellington Importing Company sought to recover from M. O. O'Brien, a contracting stonebreaker, resident at Kingsland, the sum of £2 5/, the balance of purchase money of a coat alleged to De due by the defendant to plaintiff. The defence set up was that the coat was purchased for 10/, and that payment of that amount was made on the 14th May in an hotel at Newton whilst defendant was drank, the seller being one Coleman, who represented the coat to be his own. In support of the claim, Coleman stated on oath that the coat was sold by him for £2 5/, that 5> was paid as a deposit, and that the balance was to be paid at the rate of 2/6 per week. This agreement the defendant varied later by agreeing to pay £2 at the end of the month. Defendant had been refused liquor in the hotel, and had been refused ' admission to another hotel. After evidence had been taken, Mr. Mowlem, for the f plaintiff, asked for an adjournment, but when the case was called to-day, he agreed to accept a non-suit. Plaintiff was therefore non-suited, with costs. Mr. J. R. Lundon appeared for the defendantHUSBAND AND WIHE. Jessie Claribel Motion' (Mr. Prendergast) applied for a separation order from her husband, Joseph Filla Motion (Mr. J. R. Lundon), on the ground of persistent cruelty. The evidence for the complainant' was that respondent was always "nagging" at her. The'respondent stated that he was a total abstainer, that for years past he had given his wife every penny of his wages, and that he objected to his wife neglecting the children and going out a good deal at night. The Magistrate did not consider that there was evidence to warraut the granting of an order, and adjourned the case for two months to enable the parties to consider their position. FORTUNES FROM PATENTS. "The idea of making the eye of a needle close to its point occurred to Howe. The idea made the sewing machine possible, and brought Howe in £ 100,000 per year. Samuel Fox made £170,000 through patenting an umbrella frame. Blakey's hoot protectors brought a quarter of a million pounds to their inventor in a few years. Kennedy's patent shoe string "brought him £50,000. The man who patented styleographic pens secured £40,000 thereby. The fortunes which have been made in connection with agricultural machinery are numerous and substantial. A man who took out a patent for a slight improvement in strawcutters made £10,000 in eight months. Another man invented a machine for threshing and cleaning grain, and realised £ 12,000 on it. Patent foods and toys made big money for their originators, while the safety pin, waved hairpin, and many other articles of wearing apparel have made fortunes for the men who patented them." The foregoing is an extract from the book entitled "Money for Ideas," published by -the enterprising firm of Climie, Coates, and Co., practical patent attorneys, who are well known in connection with rubbersub, non-puncturame tjTe, automatic trolley pole, eleetronite, and other large and important New Zealand patent propositions. Mr. P. It. Climie, C.E., of the firm, is at present in Auckland, and will be pleased to meet any person who thinks he has an idea of commercial value, discuss the matter, and give the 'benefit of his wide and varied experience free of cost. Very often just.this informal discussion is needed to bring out all the points of a proposition, and place the inventor in possession of the Tjest and most economical -method of realising the 'benefit from the fruits of his ibrain. The Auckland manager is Mr. R. N. Blennerhassett, of 23, Swanson-street, at whose address Mr. Climie may be interviewed during the I next few days.—(Ad.) I The following additional donations have been received towards making up the £1,000 required for Sister Cecil's Home, Richmond-road:—Amount acknowledged yesterday, £502 15/-; received since, A.5.8., £100; A. S. Patterson and Co., £25; Great Northern Brewery, £10 10/-; A. Clark and Sone, £10; A. R. Watson, £2; total to date, £650 5/-. Tlie milk retailers' dispute was continued before the Conciliation Council this morning, and other clauses of the demands were considered. The Council also sat this afternoon, and it is expected that the terms for an award will be settled. By the courtesy of Mr. T. Cheeseman (curator of the Museum) we are enabled to give the following particulars regarding the rainfall, as recorded by the apparatus in Albert Park: Total rainfall for the month of September 2.49 in, falling on 16 days, heaviest fall .72in on the 18th, average rainfall for September (computed for a period of 42 years) 3.39 in heaviest fall ever recorded for a month 7.45 in in 1868; other heavy falls, 6.21 in in 1902, 5.82 in in 1889, and 5.42 in in 1907. From his earliest inception into the world of art, Mueha has been recognised as the one great poster artist capable of interpreting the harmony of detail. That charming girl picture poster now displayed on the Goldfinch hoarding, Wel-lesley-street, adjoining the Art Gallery, is a reproduction of one of Mucha's happiest efforts, Warner's rust-proof corsets are designed to perfectly fit and shape your figure to fashion's proportions.— (Ad.) .WOLFE'S SCHNAPPS The purest tonic and stimulant.