LAW REPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 431, 13 February 1909, Page 14

LAW REPORTS.

|:-S^g||mSE|^f^l^ !|''^Sowq<wßman?Len^ iW^Sg^^lS^^vV^^^lH:^;.;-;-: , ;-^^;;-'^- , ' , ; •=KS? ;Pa'tt6riy'jt; jpiing'.wphian; yho'hSdj fev,g^Vfldnu^ted^in^the;J\wgistratp ! tdade"a/false'!declafatipp'/inV connection ,with: H^nk :*h e 'birtMbf •a; child,/ : wasi brought -up; for! sen-: ; S iV .!::e ,; ltence;:when--Mri-' ; Justice' Copper'took his'seat Sy>^at;ilo;3o^olock^;-;/; : -;-!™>;-": J; : -"--::^;-:::^--^^ y was/iskedKwhether'/she had-,anything, to; £;si; say :-why ! ssentences should not' be '■■'. passed fbri; ; !hher^, ; ';>:-:ff J/QjVx^'jfcvYv/ , ;:;*^-/,;^-:'' ;5;; ' : %>!?!•?«:' v!i'i;Mr.4MyCTSj ; /whq ;a'ppear"ed Jori .behalf of the : «/:■-5/:yi!Crqwn,'isaidithat* as;,prisoner> wasTnot-repre-- : by ■ counsel, *.hp.. deemed !it; .to:be ;his ; #-$!;;; ; 'the'/ Court "a! few; facts • Si^S , /- which;were :-faTourable;;io;/he;rv ? •He was' in-; woman; had /suffered deserted the'.ohild.'c/SheTwaß S;©'ffeip^ ; ;i^;s^:V/Wa3'yeadmg; i a:;mdre, : !reputable,life.:..; ;;;/. - ; >ti. ;^o;SS;i^B^-HoMM/saidi-that,;; although ;the offence 7 iT^jAi^SW? B !not,'. rinder ; the / e:i%K;;irifant,viii/fesp;ect ,'bf , whose ? birth.:the-false; !B;:%^i;\;declittatipn!-was,;:madeji ; was^the\ , chH i} i wa's?regisiered^i v He ,^ i K:;;/;;;!wa¥:into'med;Wiat-the;lady ) ;ini whose; employ yfc!^?; jiatVthe Jtime iipf-s her arrest,her- 'she..were: f;vffiSV allpwedT'her-liberty. ; i ; iltz^wasfdoubtful whe- ' fik^/^ther/he would 'pjk' , *^tenter ' ; ; at cbriyictiprij /and; order to -come. I ]i:f-K^ ;. lip for. sentence; : _when ; ;!caried /upon. .■ '.-■",'Vv/■ ■ • V;; I ;J?S-;^ ; : ; i» ! : : {'':i fwould'bejthe lastfoneVto!thrqvf,any;/obstacle; •Sr'JyW?seenithe'ierror! of- ter !i ?Tyaya; v -V;lt 'is;pleasing S-£«~;;!;!^;n^;thaV ; you, ?in; herVservice.v.!; She', is; giving;, y_pu % y;-;.}. what /every wishes; to; £ive; :/';;-.S-S,\; one,who;ha's.fallen; into^misfbrturie-T^-chance/ , v v.;-;::;; l i;i; ; hppe;thpt;you;'-will riever;;needjto'cbme/to %?\: : lK: Court; agaim\;4fi^iVsi 'sti'?■ - ''+^ ; -^t&i ''/. : '; ': '■ '' ;||v; : !f ; gK;Tte:yqinii;;w6man! ; w&!then ,^^ S/'S'-VS , Jbhn- : P!Grady,:"ii;, well-dressed; !young,;manv. '&S'~o- wasvindicted -for Ctliat; he '.'did'jf:ph- ; - November' s"%V"t> :' 9j' ; -a* ;NgahaurangaVwr'ob V JphnJyNicbl/! A&:- T'/watch: and i chainHaiii'-£4 '\ Ss.iin!. ; inoney;!aiicl. *gsVf; ;use;;personal f yiblenc_ey;bwards;'him!. (?■ ;,/ / f.';-!-■'.a Ur'- ; A:/plea\bf.'not;guiltyV was' entered;;by '£•£?; ?' oner, .■ whpV eiided ■ ,by; *$. ■;h '):> '.;. V S:, Prosecutor/ y'whp ;■: described;'.'. himself '-'■ ; a' W;:*::■::tf KadrnMi-re^dingyatiPahautanui,' wasj :•■ ;i;:;;:;; i fvj;o'ay;fiWitrie^sl ? /calledV;::/He ;// ii, AlSWellmgtonvfpri.Ngahauraaga.:/ , ;;.?;; , ;';.;;;vX-;;;V : ; ;fJ:3s;ws-> Sir. ; ; Myers what ,did:;ypu v i'fe.-iS; 'during ;the> afternobn.- ;an;d:/evehing?-T-Enjpyed pb!: you;; mean;jthat:;ybu /were; at "an:; hotel J' ■:;.;;'.'. ; : g i! just!; before;! ten -in : \'■£s■]l ;'his"!ppssession ' .the watch and/ciairi.arid-suni' the,!phaf|;ei; : ' ; ;Hp : :Was ?/■/!:; kts;sMe;;.that-Ke';chdriged^tlireei;soyereigns';whilst, ij£ofi W':waS;ia'tiNgaMmrang^:,-iuriiig^the v aft^r'fe^/icwn.'anl^CTening^he'sa^prisdner^pri^a^rium-; ;ri?u!(: :berVof^pcc'asipnsS;;;When ; /he::left;;the^hotel ■j ! towards ,^ia.r Ngahauranga //■i/;v;':^rf(ip^ge.;; , l;;;;s;'rt;■'. ; :;^;is/;j;;,;>S;-;;;^^■■i^;/^^ : M± w---S^' :-!?!^v.f' : '/feir^t-^!l J; !"; : Kl-;|;'-!« ; -;.S::^;SK^!ii^! ■■;^f;>S;;-^h%SidoSy / on,- v meanVhy.itha^ Cj:';/-j;.i/^;.-l-am:^w^S;S : av ; ';i>s^/,'^-*-AH ?; ?^,6' i ! : K^ %¥&'.'; i!;i:Then.! have.-;you- been;.drinking'thi3- : - , !mbriii h-f-P ; ;3^?ct: ; that;as:he; : ;J&i;i vj ; th'rewK him;;down^ : vjJ/y 'i-i) Four.' other; men\then<-came;:!tp , . the>assistarice ■ :w;;?'!':;X)f whoSwent;; through'/ his;;,pbckets; |i?|;T7hilstf;tlie;:'others -held•/him.^He 1 /washable' ?%V'Tpjto' 4 iWy ; :o:he;wa3^Kiring; ? ; feWJiflst!he; : ijß^-^said:; I 'J-::-.; o:ff : ">;!^cked;;him! ; /undei';the' eatj-3'S^^;S^ ! i!-!y : ?* W;%:i% : M;l iWilfbrd jvHow;:inany/ drinks jhaye-you 5-K this; morning ?TT-\rwOjglasses) of si;?s'if^ano!!sbranUy.!;: v /x \? IK? i How many ; ybu.-!hav¥iiiefi)re"yqri' ; %«^!(/^v!KHis!:HpttDur;: : (;ypu/;i must:';. atisvir er'> .'the"' IqTieSr I^ : f : ; { : ~V\-) 'fyi -\fe';S Kpplying , / -tb.f further''questions ,;:prbsecutbr ■;.; ! J<;il.'.stated'.that'he'did^"'not,kn'pwjwhether" he .went. ,:•;? .:;i;.: : to : yyIOZS; as;"the l l ?:''Ngahauranga.,- ; :!riightr , ; ;S€-f j : ;ingalei";; There ;wa's some/music; at! the hotels &-i : J:~i but :hp 'had- not (.takeri's partj /although .he.was ; ; .y.¥; : ;>i-v.- , '^ , .tt v iaffipjja\ ; a/Kfi j,iv- i !invsmgiijg^'!When ; i;ih&::i :Mppn!;v is: '■■S-'i^S Shining;^oris- -thej ßivef)'Hwhils^the • 'bifiild ■••nof/; beipersuaded'tq I'ii-yJx qt]ierV;ttine.ithanj-'When 'you:'knbw; : ypu;'are' vii'HSS ?*>t- !f6rgqtifcen;;:by:: the ;one; youMan't - 3 'SiP,t- and /you;.;wqire:■;pretending-; : to";play!•; the.-: violin K'i'i 2 ?{\With. i- '■■ ■!."-''/;/:; i ; ; .fe-5;, ; o'iS - Do/, ybuxreineriiberjans/ argument;,; j;as.;,tp? ■fvaiM;.; iand ipt/a;;florinP^J! ;it. : :, V: ¥S^v&Did^yra; : prbducp"spme^soyereigrislandiinvite : ;^ ; v.'/ff/i^'ij^Ypua^ 'RfrSplacp ? ; :;,^V; V : W(^W- ; N()(^!S^^q^t.| l W-S'&J Byj/;;v^had.'.ccu^u,de^,-: I Mr;.iMyers/intimated that'he' ??:';*;: : :did^npt."interiQ;tb'!call ;: any further evidence.' :'vi-/'?/ : ;'; ( I'!t!'^t i '^he?addedy'l;am-taking itheproper S ; / ? /(;-;.-!;course, in to ■■.- : jVsi>wn^iot;"-.];;;-vj/;/I;!/^^^^^ C> :--i-A S His '•. •: I! that;; ho ■ has! 'notthe truth •in Jeply-to. some! questions:put; ■pt'^^iinjcrpss^xamiriationK/yi/Vr:;/^.. : 'i; '--iy; ;■■:'■' W:\i.!'. Mr.i'.MyerfeilJjdon't- sa'y.. v has '.'■■tat I 1;* - ,;,/? '.told',', the' , ; truth'. , , 'v Eveffaparti from!'; several! :'!;^Jv'!ppntradict|ons/11-.'dbWt;" thiiiki y?/ >'/\Cumstaricesutjwould;:be,'p^elc;to : /gp to 'the' '.'■l..'{,•.■'" Addressmg-ithy:ju'ry : -SisvEonqur Observed:"' i;?/i; ~:;c!ThOTe-':TOuldJ be^'npifiirther^evideric|e;' ]3;'i^>:identification-; ih At;^tb^ i !v : /drunk/;;and '/.••.H-av.thi.s.mbrning:; , ;#;?/;!;ft bni/thej the'f(Sjpwn*Sdpe3i wisH.-to'.(call /.further dirgpt> ~i.; vv.,ypu^ ;;;".';.;'•;:■;.v'.'^Bppn^thJß.jury their!verdict' it:.-/: : i' ; :-:was , ;piie, bf^^^.acquittalj! , ::the;,accused" was dis-' :'■-!; ; v'-f;^harge'd^r':^i i; VMv^ : si' : "''t;.! f .■'■/.■■■ ■■;

.-j'rii'-'BeforeVtheiprb'SMutofVleftvtie/witiiess'.'box' ; .•:His ■ Honour i" tendered': > '■ him .'■;,' some ; advice. ■ 'T : .■'?fNext^j|tiine|fyou::--«»ffii'r!inisA I Corirl;,Vv- said : K':drink;beforohand/"" ; y-? : :■;■:•- r.'^'tej ?.:,'->.v: ; A'" yoim'g/-feUow:-named ;Jno.\/,M'Cormick,' ; alieadyfl)eeii.-.isonTicted><ai'. /.two /chargesof robbery -was:again iV- arraigned: for'-.liaving'Sassaulte I dvi'and;.;robbed, ■;'; peTOmber:is ; ;:•;•"■.•; Mr.: R.vß.'- "Williams defended the . ■ i oner,- who :.;' ; exhausted- -. his '" right ; :_. of ' \;::^emptbry;'chdllenge.''*■::■{-.; ..-/ V :::•}'' W. ■;: The evidence rfor3he' Crown went to; show ':. ; - .that -shortly:/after .'midnight on the: date ;,; . mentioned: ' procecdihg. home A-.wKen he ; was 'attacked) by four men near the '■- plantation,':;,f opposite* :Mr. ■ Charlesworth's ■:-..: house, at Oriental j Bay. L While :he was :en-: '.J,-; gaged r stru'&Khg"ffitb.»"His assailants,.-Black: :;.-. came .up. and; took'-afhand,..with 'the -result '^--,that : he also 1 was set'<upon arid robbed of . '? '4s. -: Corriok : (who , : had lost.. 15s) was: unable, .r -to-identify;his'assailants, : but Black i'. but.iM'Cormick , as one',-'of'/the*:.garret-' ":.-.t«rs.' ; f.Black,^;nnding ; ,jhimself/ outnumbered,. ■';.'■(■ produced.hia.V is. : ) (all.J. the//money ■he, had), , '..saying "If this ..is r what/you: are after, here '-:'. : \.you' are." -/.They--'then?let him go. It was.: a ; . bright moonlight night, aad he had no dif'■■'■'■■','ficiilty, in/' identifying") the; prisoner. When : ':: ■ M!Cormiclf was v arrested: by Detective Cas-- • ; :seils. he denied any of;the ;of-, iyfeiice./' . ■ }''■■'' ."•''■■"■■ '■■.",='■,' ''/'■>: :??%' ■'<■'■•■•'■■■..,■"■ "■ ; : '• :/ The defence was^that'-'t)if> "case •

mistaken identity. "•"-Prisoner. , swore, that, he ,opent;the night m question at a coffee stall ftttlie corner of Guuznee Street-and Martin. Street, between the hours.of 10.15 and a quarter 'to: 12.. Ho their went !:liome ./ to Flynn's boarding-house; in- -Vivian ":'. Street alongwith a man named Neil and went to bed/ ;-.;:v-o !v: ■ '■•.■: :,-:/'_ :■.)./,■. '■'.■'.- ■:; , ./-- ; -'!'. ; .../\; ; ; vjlii'/crbsß-oxaminationjby Mr.'Myors,- pris-.onorv-dcnied. complicity' in" the , ' Various.; as--saults!-and: robberies with which ho had been .charged."He; admitted .•having- been""■>convicted of Vagrancy /before,' but stated: that he had done some work in '.the Victoria bil-liard-rpdin. before .these robberies took.placed '■.■>' Corroborative evidence-was given by Neil, who-had■ Already teen.convicted jointly with the prisoner in.;a ..previous case,. Tlynn, the lodginghpuße-keeporj stated that the men (prisoner .and;Keil) arrived home at about a /.quarter past midnight .bn; the: date, in question. ■'-. ,;/,//■./ -:.■; :;/.-..:...V"; ':-. .V?-:';'■ ■'■' .-..The:jury,found a verdict: of:, guilty; and prisoner,, \yas put' back -for > sentence untjl this' mfirning.; ': ■■■:;\ ; ;' ! ■'.'■'- .'■■-;.; ;'/,";!-\-.-\.; M:-. • '■; v --; :;': :'::!6TiRA;;;TUNNEL' LIBELaCTIONS. , |dE|ENCES - SUFFICIENTLY i; EXPLICIT.i;;. :■.•■ iThe question ,as, to.- whether defendants.'in thecases!;;of M'Leari'ahd SonS)!;LW., v.',:the VNoiy -Zealand.: Times", Company,' "Ltd., arid same';.versus ; the 'Wellington Publishing Company,! Ltd., , should.be ; required to fiUvmore; explicit -statement- of idefance. was decided by Mr;; Justice .Chapman. In each": case the main- claim is for,£2ooo. damages,, for alleged .libel- arising out of the publicatoniof reports of speeches by members of the; Miners'.: Federatio- on! the'!coridition:;of .W----bour, at' the Otira tunnel'works in/connection; with which plaintiffs are' the contractors. ■.'*s' : His'''-Honqur! I :said.-\thtit;.-in , -:..theV , nist.. : 'ca'se the defendant, company set up as its -defence. .that,''in.sp-'far. as'.the; words consist - of'alle;gabions' of fi apt,; they■:'are true- in ,substance. :(and' J in' , facifc;andi'in Bci'-'iar as they''.consist! of -"expressions' of/,opmidn.Vth'ey, are<fair -comments' made in;good faitlrand;without malice upon -the fabts which "are matters of .public !interest. , ,'.. , ...:'.The':alleged: libel contained afieries'.of allegations! to the effect .that at the works plaintiffs.had made.grossly'irisufficierit !provisions. ; for'.-■securing the health , arid com;fOTt:'!of;;wdrkmeri/J. As'he; :read!:'_the. matter complained of, it contained certain .perfectly - specific Ooharges; of. gross:. neglect;., amounting to misconduct, .which the defendant company, pjropbsed to justify. .It contained no charges. in» 'snob.'.: as ■.summarised tKej-TelulPof.'the' particular/charges. I 'When' asked;to';Jiinend the. statement of/defence by giving-particulars of "charges 'such' as vthdse 'ofvmea.:b'emg.im^ wholesome "water or., taking fits owing' to foul. air: in!!the;.tunriel;' or; of>prdvidirig defective /bottag'es!-..Jp ( r.itmen;i'.defe'ndant company. wrote;*giying;the ! na'mes .of men and means of identi,-: fying ; ;the C ,iri 'the. case of the alleged.badjwater, : it said;tliat'"some of the :,men.'. upon; whom;, the- water, : ;' produced ■swellings'■; we're'(enrariefating .thenj). '• Counsel-;; for.; the /plaintiffs.- 'admitted j -that ■ m thiC.letter' he ; had all;.the information that .he icpuld.-ob'tairiin an amerided 1 statement of de-: feh'ce,'-•but'. ho: .claimed .that, plaintiffs'-were entitledjiio-ihaye'y.the averments on the; re- , cord so! as'i.to confine the defendant company. to:these:particulars.: : , '■';'■ , ;, !; ; V [ r : : V: The;defence Hflnour contmued, in the.; forn) ; ;set; ; !but- iiiNOdgers bni.Libel;'and. ; Slander.,: Fourth':-EclitionsV;lt.'. was. in accord-: ■aiice.with'.what he,,hadi!alsvays.understood to •bel'.vth'e:! requirements; of,jth'e New. : Zealand, law where!.the charges .were - specific- and; consequently V':a.^justification.!.in 'the"'form .;used : [met^'tlie.vpbintiexactly. ; ';' : :;lf plaintiffs'were the , , particulars! made .pai't bfithe!;record,Vit'was because.they.were en-., .titled-as"!of^^.rightito';askHhe'.Court to say 'tua't^the''ldefence'jWaslypongly, ; framed-:-and so; ; defective'that-the^Court must;order ,'it to be amended.; If-that- , : were ;Bpj -then defendants -musti file. amended: statement defence ! at ; the Court 'otherwise'; orders.;-■:Rule.;l4B' treatedVsnph;,a"iparty as-in idofault.y'i&uldj'heltieatrthe'defendant .com:pany ■ as.'ia/default :that (it; had-pleaded \in 'thei exact! fdnri approved by the Divisional i.Qourti i , , !adopte i dVby;:t6xt'' writers and generally SusedPv/He^did-.nbt.!,think, , so. li ho-did he 'should'"be'forcing "defendants .in /this; and /other.classos -of—cases—into- !ppsitipn :: into !which.Uh.e.- rules,;in , .New./Zealand-were,not iiriterided force them. , :'<;; When 'a, plaintiff.. -!considered- -that';he ; Required;',further: parti-: i'culars he;might',aslii'for them,"and the Court, 'swbuld; decide'whether .: lie'.'!-' really.:- _ required themiiand'/wbfldi-if riecessary,'order them 1 to be added; to the. pleadings by way, of/amend-, rnent,' "though; if :■ they : ;.were btherwise,!suffi-; :cient that;was-,seldom 'necessary. ■! "Hβ'. did not jbhiiik",''-'ho'ffeverj'X. that.' the'Court/oiightVto 'order-the! defendants I ,'to /supply in,any parti;cular'!form''.the information ■which.- was ad- , ■mittedly.sufficient';in substance.';', .With;re- , ispept:to;the,"second-case, the;facts were the samei"; save /that the !! information / had.," riot ieennsupplied promptly'as in the .first/ but., 'counsel !said -.that they, were ;qui te ? williiig, ; tq v supply';-it ;: ; -.i In .that case, , ; as'intthe'.first,:the .plaintiffs 'had x .nptv.asked;for!-particulars,'/:but;had claimed' in;-;their notice .and their-.summons an amend-; mentj which, he. ;held, they were ■ not entitled itb , claim. iEach-summons to dismissed !with £2-2s.;costs.;..v;!.-!v •';.:■> ;-'.-;; ,'-:,;;

r;:vMr;;Morisbfi' appearedVfori plaintiffs f the lAttornoyiG'snieral;, ;(Dr._ -'Firidlay, ;'K;C.): for 'tlie;.''|w' Zealand Times";; Co'. ; j'-'Ltd:';-:and' ■Mr.'Johnstonvf<jr'tlie Wellington.-Publishing, ■Coinpany.C.K-'- J; ;>; ■ ~ '';:■: '- ■;::', ';.. ".■;• : - y;;-{ ■;■ ■_ ■■:' • ; ■: ■'. .^MOTION"TO 'STRIKE OUT -A 1 •.■■; Arii7 application "arising out of .-.a; pending , : Jj_imi(;e3/rformed.(thev subject'of /'another de(delivered ' by-.:" Mr.- Justice';.. Chapman 1 yesterday. ;■■.; ~/' '.;;. y./ ; '';:;';;",;-; ; ...' ■■';'-":■•' '■'■■,'" "'■i:.-'.' ■': 'antapplication^' on- , behalf of' de-i A ;endahts\to strike out ■ a writ which l plaintiff ma r^-tramway;.^; It*Hfas 'surgedV in ■■■; support' of; the application that .plaintiffs had;adopted a form; of ;wrif applicable to a bill or prbmis-. sary.note. : ..Hie. Honour amended: the.writ , and.' directed.plaintiffs a; ; state-. : : ment of claim, post's,, ;£2 2s; were .allowed defendant. ;■ As'a result of the-decisionpilain-'tiffis::will -now have, to: prbceed'with'the/action •in; the. ordinary: manner :by;;Way,;of'triaKi v" •'\-Mr.-/.Chapmanl-'KiC!;;''appeared >fpr Mpla'in-.-tiffs,'-aid Mr.•\;Troadwflll;fp'r..''defendaniei\;;; : ;'' ;f;;.CHANGE •:;. . ? ?iDecjs'ipn' was 'i also : given','by';.Mf. : , ! Justice with respect to aiL application ;by ■ clefendantsJ'for ;a change of. venue ■ from-.Wel-lington to'Greynjouth in connection, with- the :trM; of 'thercase iThomas Gerald; Fitzgerald, iKvijei' Agnes.'Fitzgerald,.Bridget Delia■• Fitzgerald, - rat'nct Michael ': : Fitzgerald,. and Maurice: Fitzgerald- (plaintiffs) versus Dupre and Dimiel v'Slie&j^ v (de|£ndantß);:'i//: :;■; v ;; V The :cla?,in|'i?. W^^^actioii ; ;.'is' : ;to':establish, "a! : trust:iri'%gafdi|b;;.tlwVSubuftari-Hotel at a.:perio'd'of ; thirty, years.; .Change of avenue was "applied r for,;on, the grounds'that -most oiWhe-witnesses-.wereAresideht'in Greymouthi: tlfatjjtbey.caiise of action arose . there,?(and; concerned. was situated, ■i&ere. I '^^:"'^:! '■;■,•'•■ .-■ ,'.-^ : :\;.-.''.':■ '■'■''.;'■,'''■■'■y'.';. ■•'■ .■;-His..(Horioursheld that under the stancpg;-the''aotion "could he.' , most; convenient- , ]; wero bordered vtb'"be 'costs an the cause.; 7 .., '..'' r , ::.Mr. : ' ,i Morr / i^n.'.appda|ed'.on 1 behalf ,of;, the' plaintiffs,. ahd- v Mr^-Blair, for/the '; 1%|0l;&IS JJNDEB ; MORTGAGES. '■ • Charles. Henry - Osmond, : of ,Wellingtbhj : 'iriE_ii'rance superintendent, and Charles Burdem'Buxtoiiiv.of Wellington, land agent, which.'was i'.tp- heard, yesterday before Mi\ s v J'was , amicably . settled. , ; »,ii*-'3J;,.;'/,'; '■■'.'.; ; : i ■ "Vov The statement of 'claimjset;'put.'for,: a, first cause : of action that, by?deed off mortgage;' dated 2,,.1906,. .defendanti .■jriACorisideratipn of. ah plaintiff; of £200, • ;covonantcd"-to i-repay,rth'e jamount.';with' interest 7 at the per; annum on; January 22;* 1W,,-' which ho. had failed to do. .For a' second canso of action plaintiff claimed that by memorandum of mortgage, dated August 25, IOOGj one William Albert Read.covenanted to repay to defentjaiit the-'.sjim: 'of. £460 lls. sd.' lent to him,'and interest at 'the riite of ~: 1 6 per cent. .per ahiium, ,on 1007v:i.Defqiidant, oil; February iv >27,'. 1907. , transferred;' all..bis

rights and interest under the mortgage, in; consideration "for the sum of £410 lla. 6d. paid to him by the plairitifl. Read had, it was. alleged, made default in payment of interest oh Novembor : 24,- 1B07; and- such default still continued. On. March 14, 1008, Read: arranged to pay off the whole of the principal and interest,'but this ho had failed to, do.;';;! Plaintiff had unsuccessfully applied to defendant in accordance; with the guarantee given by him; Under this cause of action plaintiff claimed £447!ll(!'; 6d. and-interest on the sum of £360 listed, from October; 2i, i9()a.■■■;■■■ :■■.■■•■■. ~;:•:,■ ■'•'■■ ... ■■ ■'.■ Wheri-tho case was oalled on, -Mr. -Neave appeared-on behalf of the plaintiff, and Mr.; Weston for the defendant. By consent his' Honour entered judgment for plaintiff for £200 arid interest, £7 85.,.0n the first cause of action, and ■ £446 Is. ■ 6d. ■on the second cause of action., together with costs totalling !£l6' 17s.' .:.' ;■•;-..■;■ .-i- -.:■..■:' : , FACTION FOR; ASSAULT, \ ; ]\ .'•: Mr.; Justice. Cooper,■; and a common jury," heard, an. action' brought by Grace Logan,, wife' of Robert Hemy Logan, farm labourer,: Taita, against Spark Philp, hotelkeeper,Fox-; ton, to .recover £1000 damages for assault and attempted rape.at Taita""!;bn November; 16 of last year. '■ The.' defence was a denial of the allegation:.. .- -.-"'■ .. '. ■' Mr.vT. M. .Wilford appeared.for. plaintiff >•! and Mr. -C. P. : Skerrett, K.C., with Mr. E ' J. ; Ifitzgibbon,"for the defence. •■■ ■"., ,. .. ■■'. The Court was cleared-during the hearing of the case. ■■. ''.■■'■■■■ •:■■■';,:;. : :■ I ' : The plaintiff, Ada.'.White, H. 1 Logan, and Chas.' Frewen, were examined in support of .plaintiff's case; and, this closed the evidence-for the plaintiff;-, '-, ~'-'' -~ At this stage the Court: adjourned until 10.30 this morning.,,./;.,-! . .....•,.