New Zealand Aerated Water Company v. Thomas,

Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 110, 2 June 1885, Page 3

New Zealand Aerated Water Company v. Thomas,

+. Tho hearing of this case, a claim of Xl 2 10s for allotment and application fees and two calls on 25 shares in the New Zealand Aerated Water Company, was resumed in the Magistrate's Court this afternoon. Mrs. Thomas, wif o of the defendant, who is licensee ofjPanama Hotel, deposed that one day when eho was very busy Mr. Fairlie, of the late firm of Strike and Fairlie, went to her and asked her to sign Mr. Thomas's name to the application form produced. She wasvory busy at the time, and did not notice what sort of document she was signing. Her husband was not in tho bar at the time. Mr. Fairlie took her "quite unawares." There wore some customers in tbo bar at the time, but she could not now recollect who they were. Mr. Fairlie did not tell her that Mr. Thomas had asked him to get the document signed. He (Mr. Fairlie) simply paid that he wanted her husband's name to the document. Before she hod repeatedly heard her husband tell Mr. Fairlie that he would not take up any shares in the company. She was not in the habit of signing her husband's name to documents. Whenever she signed a document she always signed her own name. She considered Mr. Fairlie took her at a disadvantage. Hia Worship reserved judgment.

Letteia to fio Editor are held over. The deteotives are (till following up the very slight oluo they havo to the perpetrators of the robbery from Mr. G. L. Jenness' shop, in Willis-itreet, but, so far, there has been no satisfactory result. Polling for the election of a Warden for No. 3 Ward in tho Kilbernie Road Board commenced this morning and will olose at 6 o'clock this evening. Tho candidates are W. H. Holmes and Charles Mace. The Lambton Licensing Meeting will be held to-morrow, at noon, at the R.M. Conrthouse. We have received from the Secretary of the Post Offico the tariff of freights ohargeable under the oontraot with the Government by the Janet Nicool in her new service between this colony and the Islands. On colonial produce from Auokland to Tonga it is 40s per ton, to Samoa 455, and to Tahiti 50s. From other New Zealand ports to tho islands mentioned the freights are 5s per ton extra. On live stock the freights are: —Sheep —Auokland to Tonga and Vavau, 7s per head; to Samoa, 8s; to Tahiti, 10s. From all other Kow Zealand ports they are 9a, 10a, and 12s respectively per head. Cattle —Auckland to Tonga and Vavau, 100s per head; to Samoa, 120s; Tahiti, 160s. From all other New Zealand ports IGOs, 180s, and 220s respectively. Horses 20s per head, in addition to the above rates for oattle. Messrs. Murdooh and Rose, tho contractors for the construction of the main building for the New Zealand Industrial Exhibition, this morning reoeived intimation from the Pnblio Works Department that their oontraot for tho intended extension of the building, amounting to between .61800 and JJI9OO, had been accepted. The additions will consist of an edifice 232 ft x 150 ft, and also a continuation of the main building, which will take in the triangular strip of ground between St. George's Hall and the main hall. Thia portion will be devoted to luncheonrooms.lavatoriea, &o. The larger additions will take in the road, and, extending in a straight line, will reaoh to a point opposite the Supreme Court Buildings. The front elevation will be exaotly uniform with the present building. The erection will take the form of a lean-to of 19ft in width, surrounding a court-yard, which will be used for the exhibition of agricultural implements, machinery, Ao. The contractors anticipate to be able to complete the job before the opening day of the Exhibition. Tho minds of clairvoyants, mediums, and spiritualists have been sorely exercised in the praiseworthy effort of endeavonring to ascertain tbe whereabouts of the majority of the goods whioh were stolen from Mr. Jenness' shop, but unfortunately without any satisfactory result. Yesterday a gentleman, who is regarded as an exceedingly gifted and successful medium, called at tho City Police Station, and was introduced as a person who would be able to describe the robber or robbers, and also unravel the mystery, which at present surrounds the affair, providing he was allowed to look at the lantern left in tho shop by the burglars. The lantern was prodoced, and the medium placed it again't his forehead, and after a pause remarkod that he could see a man in his mind's eye, and desoribed 'tKo" in^ivJdaaJi_^ The deteotives, however, deolare that the reWf&Cfy-feas-sot-afforded them any information. At a spirituali&tivH "oirolo formed in this city on Sunday evening last, the subject, of the burglary was brought up, and a friendly spirit very kindly mentioned the names of two persons who, "it" alleged, are implicated. The names were also submitted to the police, but it is understood that no aotion will be taken on the information The onp of life is filled with punoh. Youth furnishes the spirits, middle age the sugar, and old age the aoid. Ice is furnished by the men who endorse notes, A Message fbom Mbbbt England. — Mr. R. H. Mardon, of the firm of Mardon, Son and Hall, the eminent lithographers and printers, established over fifty years, Bristol, England, writes :—" Last year, when Buffer-1 in? greatly from Neuralgia, I tried St. Jacobs Oil. I had beforo used it, when in Australia, for Rheumatism, with the greatest benefit, but hardly thought it would be efficaoious for Neuralgia, yet I certainly found a wonderful reliof from its application. So highly pleased was I with it that I obtained a case of one dozen bottles, for distribution amongst our work-people, some of whom have told me it proved invaluable. I gave a bottle to one of our leading clergymen, who was suffering with Lumbago, and he was delighted with tu^ speedy onre it effeoted."

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