THE COURTS.-YESTERDAY

Evening Star, Issue 11251, 26 May 1900, Page 3

THE COURTS.-YESTERDAY

SUPREME COURT-IN CHAMBERS. (Before His Honor Mr Justice Williams.) Hyde v, Hewitt.—Motion to fix date fo v hearing appeal (Mr Sim).—To be entered m cm! list for June: dated to be tlxed w kru dates of trial of other cases in the civil list are fixed. Re William Green ex parte James Knight. - Summons to remove caveat (Mr Sim). Caveat to be removed unless the caveator within one calendar month issues and serves upon the registered proprietor a writ of summons and statement of claim in respect of the rights to which he conceives himself entitled. If caveat removed caveator to pay £2 2s costs and disbursements. If action commenced the above costs to be added to and to form part ot costs of the action. Re John Richards, deceased.—Petition for directions as to advertising for claims (Mr Calvert).-—Order in terms of prayer; advertisements as suggested. Cameron v. Nash.—Summons to show cause why question of construction of lease should not be argued, etc. (Mr J. Harvey). Order accordingly, conditionally upon case being tried in Dunedin. Re John Pugh, deceased.—Petition for directions as to notices to be given to creditors (Mr Sim). —Order in terms of prayer; advertisements as suggested. Re the Burnt Creek Quartz Mining Company, Limited.—Motion for special allowance of costs (Mr J. Mount).—Referred to registrar to report.

Re Colin M'Lachlan, deceased.—Petition to appoint Public Trustee sole executor (Mr Crcagh) .—Order accordingly. Cameron v. Cameron (divorce).—Motion to fix time, place, and mode of trial (Mr Stout). —Next sittings at Invercargill, before the Judge alone. Letters of administration were granted as follow':—Re Alfred Joseph Clark (Mr White), re Samuel Mead Dalgleish (Mr Sim), re John Rodger (Mr James), re James Rodger (Mr James), re Archibald Rodger (Mr James), re Robert Bauchop (Mr Platts). Probate was granted as follows:—Re Alfred Brunton (Mr Wilkinson), re Joseph Edgar Pern' (Mr Longuet), re John Hardie Murdoch (Mr Allen), re William Bundle (Mr Platts).

CITY POLICE COURT. (Before C. C. Graham, Esq., S.M.) Theft.—Thomas Turner M'as charged with theft, on the 16th inst., of an axe valued at 6s, the property of George Harris. Accused pleaded not guilty.—The Sub-inspector explained that the prosecutor was a settler residing near Waitati. On the 16th of this month Mr Harris was in town with his horse and dray. He left his dray standing in Duke street for a short time, and the axe which was stolen was inside the dray tied with a chain. While Mr Harris was absent accused was seen to go to the dray, unfasten the chain, and take away the axe, which he concealed underneath his coat. The axe had not been recovered.—After evidence accused said that he was working in town on the day in question, and was carrying his own tomahawk Tome. He denied all knowledge of the theft.—His Worship said that the evidence was too strong against accused, and he would have to convict him. As nothing was known against him ho would fine him 20s and costs (18s).