MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 8, 10 January 1912, Page 8

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

To-day's sitting of the Magistrate's Court was presided over by MY. W. G. Riddell, S.M. Two first-offending inebriates were dealt with. One was convicted and discharged,'and the other forfeited his bail (10s). Charged with having used obscene language on the Glasgow Wharf last evening, a seaman on the Kumara, named Albert Victor Hills, was fined 40s, the alternative being seven days' detention. Two young men,' Henry White and Joseph Pounteney, were charged with having caused a disturbance in Marionstreet last evening. Constable Fischer deposed to seeing the men fighting. Ho subsequently arrested them. Pounteuey, who sti|ted that he was merely defending himself, was .fined 10s. While was fined 40s, with the option oE teven duye' imprisonment. William Martin Prettijohn, charged with theft of a £20 note from I-lorei.ee Paulsen, was remanded until J'uiday next/ bail being allowqd in Iho sum of £25. Accused was represented by Mr. J. J. M'Grath. Mr. Lissington, J.P., presided at the Mount Cook Police Court this morning, and dealt with cases as follow : —John Finnic was fined ss, with the option of twenty-four hours' imprisonment, tor .disorderly conduct; William Dickoneon au4 two first-offenders for inebriety were convicted and discharged.

It was 'reported to-day that the waterside workers, at a meeting this morning, decided to lefuse to coal the ferry boats. The secretary of the union j states he heard nothing of it. .Up to the time of going to press there had been no further developments i in the tramway .situation in connection with the case of Inspector Fuller. No communication > had been received by the City Council from -the Tramways Union, . and tramwaymen themselves luve had nothing to say on the position. Enquiry at the meeting of the .waterside workers to-day elicited the information that the Dimedin branch has joined the .Federation of Labour, and has sent two delegates. The Christchurch General Labourers have also become* affiliated with the Federation. The conference between the men and the employers will bo held, it is understood, to;morrow. On Friday next, the train which usually leaves Wellington for Lower Hutt at 10.35 p.m. will be delayed yntil 10.45 p.m., in connection with the .M'Cormack concert. A sale of household and office furniture will be hold at tho Central Auction Rooms, Manners-street, to-morrow, at 2 o'clock. • Tho Davis Cup number of the Weekly Press should be a_ valuable record. Eight pages of illustrations are devoted to depicting tho contest. The number is on sale to-day. " , Mr. G. T. White, watchmaker and jeweller, 274, # Lambton-quay, advertises some special. lines. Thoro will be a lantern lecture on "A Visit to the Mediterranean " *t the Missions to Seamen to-night. Messrs. Brand and Johnston insert partieularw in our auction columns of a sale of household furniture and appointments to be held ut the residence, No. 7, Lloydstreet, to-morrow, commencing at 1.30 o'clock, on account of Mr. W. H. Stone, who is leaving Wellington. The furniture, will bo on view from 9.30.0'c10ck, aud 'is fa" 1 absolute sale. On Friday and Monday, —commencing at 2 o'clock each day, they will Bell, under instructions from the assijjnei* in tho estate of K. Groishaber, Chrisrehurch, tho .balance' of" the £500 worth of jewellery.

their speech. Scattered among the crowd, often units far apart, they gave vent to their joy »t seeing their own countrymen from over the seas laying the Australian champions what he liked as they- opened their lips the crowd in their vicinity picked them out as immigrants, and there ensued many pretty wordy dueib. The Australian might call the Australian champions what he liked to a fellow-Australian's face, and no diff<*rence of opinion would arise. But when a Britisher —as Barnes took' his fourth wicket at a cost of three runs — cried mischievously, "What abaht them now 1" he kindled a fire of indignation which spread around him. "It's not over yet, mate," remarked a young fel"low, who a couple of minutes before ha<i been glorying in the disposal of the champions. - "And Barnes only plies for Staffordshire," resumed the immigrant, with a smile which covered his whole face.; This glpating over Australia's shame was too much, for Australia's supporters. Nobody got annoyed, but the Englishman had to listen to the following conversation long after he had begun to hold his tongue and rejoice in secret: — "What d'yei- think" of it, Bob?" "Oh, they're only givin' them a. charnce. There'd be no gate if they didn't let the Englifihirfeni win this match." "What were the scores in the Bendigo match?" "It was a draw —and a good job for the Englishmen. Bendigo would have beaten them if they had played it out." "Dyer think Clem Hill would have played that ball the way he did if he didn't want to get out?" They did not mean what they were saying —they were indulging in the Australian game of "leg-pulling." The crowd in its heart was delighted with the manner in which the Englishmen nad clipped the wings of crowing Australia, but their pride and their patriotism, or partisanship, whatever it might be, would noAt allow a stranger to join openly with Them in their joy. ; I