Judgment was. reserved by Dr. M'Arthur, S.M., in the case in which Martha E. Worner euod' J. J. Curtis and Co., Ltd., for £25 in respect of certain missing household articles alleged to have been stored with them. For tho defenco it was contended that the articles wero packed and returned plaintiff as received. Patrick Peter Simeon sued John Robson, othenvis© known as John Liddell, for 16s, being amount of a week's reiit in lieu of notice. Judgment was for plaintiff for 12s, with 66 costs. Tho weekly meeting of the Trades Council was held in the Trades Hall last evening. Mr. M'Naughton occupied the chair. A letter was received from the Sydney Labour Council stating that Mr. Ramsay Mac Donald, M.P., the Biiitsh Labour delegate, was leaving Sydney for Auckland on tho 17th inst. The letter was referred to tHe committee which is arranging a reception to tho visitor. Dr. M'Donald, of Queensland, the well-known advocate of a "White Australia," who is visiting the colony, wrote agreeing to givo an address on Unionism." The council decided to invite Dr. M'Donald to speak next Thursday week. Tho Plasterers' Union sent a letter asking that enquiries bo made regarding the safety of bracket scaffolding now used by builders in tho city. The council acceded to the request. An ex-railway shunter named Job L. Munson, who was recently sentenced in the Supreme Court to two years' imprisonment for theft of a missionary's luggage, pleaded guilty before Dr. A. M'Arthur, S.M., this morning to theft of gloves and a coat valued at £3 8s belonging to James Porry. Chief Detcc five M'Grath explained that accused took the. articles from St. 'Mary's Church, Boulcott-street, on tho 19th Septembci His Worship sentenced accused to threo months' imprisonment, and rrmdo tho term to be concurrent with tho sentence imposed by the Supremo Court. Accused also came up for centsneo on three charges of theft of luggage from therailway. Ho was sentenced to three months' imprisonment on one charge and k month on each of two other charges, terms to bo concurrent. In the fowesf poisiblo words we pronounce Golden Cup to bo the cream of the Coylon teas. It is grown on tho farfamod mountain heights of Coylon, and is specially picked and eelootetl for tho markef,. Tho careful tea-drinker may mako a mistake in buying most Ceylon loas^ — aovcr in .buying Golden Cup. For this reason you are advised to insist on your grocer supplying you with the right brand. .—Advt. •
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Evening Post, Volume LXXII, Issue 95, 19 October 1906, Page 5
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