NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 708, 6 January 1910, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(By v Telegraph.-Press Association.) ~- '*T. ~ ' SHIPPING COMPANY'S , APPEAU ~ Ai\ "ILL-WORDED" CLAUSE. Auckland, January.S. Judgment nas delivered by Sir. Justice Eduaids in t> case in which the Ford w Shipping Company appealed against the decision of Mi Kettle, S M., in the case of tho appellants - against the Superinlendent ot -Mercantile Marrne, arising out of a provision in the Shipping and Sea. men Act, that when a seaman on a Home or intercolonial trade ship is left ashore by reason of accident or sickness, the master shall deposit the uages due and suthcieut to cover the costs of his main, tenance'.and' attendance.'in'.'a, public , - . pital.V;!lntthis,case,'j,the. injured 'seaman:;*-" went, to: a■prirateuliospital.;^Appellants "■','■:;■'• therefore\-claimed..-:a, : ,.refund \ of- thp/.de-'i'r. ... positjwith.the^.exception; of,. wttges;tdue.'-i''' r ;Mr. .Justice Edwards :said,. ; the.;appellaritß'r •■' contended..that;no seaman'-.."could;.benefit'■#/■•' by the: statutevuhless 'he becanjeian': in-v.i' , .. mate of .a'.pubUc'.hospital.lvThe'confekt^:-.'.; really- turned■■on-whether--. any 4eiuctibh'i ;f ' ! could'be-made' , under , tKe ! .K'eadiriß ;r "med. ; '' ; ' ical and-■ living- He 'held : that' 41 tliis ; .was-.fatal -to- appellants, '.'who: knew'',; ■ ■ • ■■' tliat.the'superintendent Mended to-h'old v V .them.-liable -.for"medical/ and- living• \e& ■•■ : "■! '■ '■ ..pen'ses.-'and'--added .that- the';:claiiso!.,was --. . soill-wordeU/thatthe Marine\D'epar.tnvent r >'. ■ 6hould- obtain a conclusive* adjudication •< irbm the.'Court.of;Appeal;f.-He~dismissed, :: the' appeal; ' '■'; r i3.; ■.'i"V:V.---" , '-;;.-f¥-"' 1 : -.;'i'-'-i- , ?.,'i-5fe'

A THREATENING LETTER. .. , \ Christcliurch, Jannkry S. At the Chnstchurch Police Court E& . ward James Shoard, a young man pleaded guilty to a charge of having sent a threatening letter to Mrs Alfred Bennett demanding 50s. with intent to steal the same Tho evidence showed that in the letter accused threatened to make revelations that would lead to divorce proceedings He was committed for sentence to the Supreme Court.

. ,AFTER HOURS. Lyttelton, January; 5. John Wooebling and Nicholas Woods were this morning fined 40s and costs for being found on licensed premises (the British Hotel) after 10 p m.