NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 57, 30 November 1907, Page 6

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ALLEGED TRESPASS. £250 DAMAGES AWARDED. Auckland,' November 29. In the Supreme Court action between Pat«, rick Uuinlan, hotclkeeper, of Auckland, a.nd J- G. S'.van and Co., brewers, of Wanganui, for JJIOUU damages for alleged trespass Dy wrongfully placing a bailiff in possession of plaintiff's hotel, the jury to-day awarded plaintiff £250 damages. Some legal points raised wero reserved. CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER. I Invercargill, November 29. : The manslaughter chargo against Lloyd, manager of the Nightcaps mine, has been'. adjourned to January 20, at the request of counsel, after hearing the evidence of Joseph Frame, uiulcrvievvcr, it being inipos-. sible to be ready for the Supreme Court at; tho next session. PRISONER'S BAD RECORD. ■ Christchurch, November 29. James Wilson, a young man, who pleaded .guilty in the Magistrate s Court, Lytteltou, 'to a charge l of breaking'and entering, appeared in the Supreme Court to-day for sentence. Prisoner complained that he had been employment of the Harbour Board, but. his employers, learning that he had been in gaol, he had to leave. He, was also a deserter from the worship Pioneer. ' He was sent to gaol for three years, with hard labour, and .warned not- to come up again, as his record was so bad he would be treated as an habitual criminal. POSTAL MESSENGER CHARGED. • . Auckland, Novemb.er 29.' Frederick William Jones, for some time employed as a postal messenger, was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence for forging a money order telegram for £18, which offence he'admitted.

GARDENER'S SUICIDE. Auckland, November 29. A single man named George P. Ellis, aged about 45 years, a gardener employed by Mr. Cotter, solicitor, hanged liimself in an outhouse. He had been worried over a small transaction, in the purchase of a country" property. : ■ • • A NEW TRIAL. Auckland, November 29. In the Supremo Court to-day Mr. Cotter applied, for a new trial in the case of Hard- • man v. Smith, in which a jury had awarded £818 compensation. The application " was granted, proceedings' being stayed meanwhile, the cost of the proceedings to be paid to pjaintilf's solicitor-on, a distinct' undertaking that the. amount would be returned if the vcrdict were reversed. ALLEGED FORGERY OF TOTALISATOR TICKETS. Auckland, November 29. Henry Toovery was this afternooii charged on remand at the Police Court with forging and uttering two totalisator tickets at. Ellerslie racecourse oh November 13, by which means ho intended' to defraud Henry Hayr/ 1 totalisator contractor to the' A.R.C.,. of the sum of £5 14s. The'tickets in question were produced iii Court;' and were-pronounced' to be bogus Tones by Mr. Harry Hayr. ■' He aIBO ' stated that had those two. tickets been paid £2 17s. would- have been lost, .on each. Otherwise jtho race balanced.' who reserved his defence, was colnihitted : tor trial.

TRAP ACCIDENT. • .. . ' New Plymouth, November 29. Whilo driving homo from the show lasfl night, owing to a trap' accident, several occupants were thrown out and bruised, and Mrs. Murphy,.'of Olcato, sustained a severe.' fracture "of' the.'leg;" And was removed to'thp town hospital! l } l *?•"*',??'' >>•* •' CONTRADICTED. Nelson, November 29. ■ It has been rumoured locally,'and reports have appeared' to that clfect "in" the Press,' that Mr. John Graham,' member for Nelson City, intends, to 'retire next' general election in favour of Mr.'A. T. Mac'ginnity, a local solicitor. . Mr. Graham states that the rumour, as far' as it- refers to him, is without foundation. THE HON/G. FOWLDS. Auckland,"November 29. The Hon. . Geo. Fowlds arrived in Auckland this "morning, and .attended the A.'and P. Show. He expects. to remain in Auckland till December 10, and in the. meantime ho will 'attend several public functions in the district. ■ ■' , . DUNEDIN SUPREME COURT. : Dunedln, November 29. At the Supreme: Couftv, to-day; .'William Patrick Harrington .was found guilty'of receiving - property, knowing it to : have been stolen. : This'was the second- count, the other being •a" charge of having' stolen £115 worth ,of goods from the 'Mutual Stores.' Sentence will, be passed, .to-morrow morning. George James Gruicksliaiilc Smart was charged on two counts of stealing monoy received by him on terms requiring him to account for the same to. the State Fire Insurance,, of which he was at the time'local manager.- The case for the Crown was completed, and defending counsel addressed the jury. His Honour will sum up to-morrow. KERMADEC FISH," OIL, AND TRADING' . . > COMPANY. Auckland, November 29. •For some .time past arrangements have been in progress for starting a fishing stationl at the Kcrmadcc Islands in conjunction with which will be the preserving of mutton birds and the manufacture of fish glue, oils, and fertilisers. With this 'objcct ill view, a local company is being formed, called " Tho Kormadec Fish, Oil, and Trading Company," the capital having 'been fixed at £15,000 in' £1 shares. ■ Several prominent local merchants and shipping men have already identified themselves with the 'scheme, and the services have been secured of Mr. M'Kcown, who was for years engaged in the Newfoundland fishing industry and has a particular process for curing fish, which will be acquired by the company.