TIME, TIDES, AND COURTS. WILL WAIT FOR. NO MAN.
[Bt Tflegbavii — Sri-cm, to The Post.] ' AUCKLAND, This Day. "What with prisoners whoso witnesses are not ready and counsel who aic not in attendance, \ shall have (o line somebody for contempt of court," paid Mr. Jubtice Edwards, after one ca.«e had been adjourned for the first reason and the progress of another delayed for the second reason. "Counsel thought that the case would not be reached this morning," said the Crown Piosecutor. "People must not think," said His HoHour. "Pepplo have to bo hero to attend to their business and they have to wait about as 1 had to wuifc about when I was tit tho Bar. Never in the course of my long puittue did 1 keep the fjupicine Court waiting, and I won't have these delays." Tho delinquent barns-to: ihijn aimed and apologiypd, . His Honoui replying tint ho would not lake the '■am? excuse a Jain, lie would wait for nobody and iouns"l mutt remember that eveiy minute the court Eat cofct moiiav.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXV, Issue 35, 11 February 1908, Page 2
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174TIME, TIDES, AND COURTS. WILL WAIT FOR. NO MAN. Evening Post, Volume LXXV, Issue 35, 11 February 1908, Page 2
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