COURT NEWS.

Grey River Argus, 20 July 1926, Page 2

COURT NEWS.

WIDOW’S COMPENSATION CLAIM. CHRISTCHURCH, July 19. At the Supreme Court, the widow of Isaac Welsh, stevedore, killed in an accident on the steamer Canadian Challenger, on Nov. 17, claimed £5,928 ras damages, from the Canadian Government Merchant Marine Ltd., alleging that a sl.ng was defective and so broke, when lioistingi a cask, also that defendants were guilty of negligence. • The defence-contended that the work was under the Control of the Shaw Savill Company, and that Welsh took undue risk. STOXVAWAYS ON JRANE SHIP GISBORNE, July 19. A Tahiti Islander, Harano, who stowed away on the Lyttelton crane steamer Rapaki, and secreted himself in the coal barge tendering the vessel and landed in Gisborne, within a few hours was arrested and charged at the Court, with vagrancy and landing in New Zealand ■without a permit. The Magistrate, sentenced accused to 14 days’ imprisonment, directing thar he be placed on the vessel it leaves Gisborne. WOMEN CHARGED. ADA'ERTISEMENT FRAUD. CHRISTCHURCH, July,- r l9. Fraud by 'means of newspaper advertisements, calling for a loan of £7 “and would repay £lo,’’ was alleged against two _‘xda May Phyllis Birchell, and Ivy Ifazel Ada Birchell, in the Court to-day, the police stating that they secured £39| in this way. operating in Christchurch and other towns. They pleaded not guilty and were committed for trial on charges of obtaining credit by fraud. APPEAL SUCCEEDS. XVELLINGTON, July 19. In the appeal case, Dunn v. Mandel (June 29), tha appeal was allowed with costs, by agreement, the Court holding that only interest which .Williams had was the equitable right There remained nothing on which Large could operate. SENTENCES AT XVELLINGTON WELLINGTON, July 16. In the Supreme Court prisoners who pleaded guilty in the lower, Court were *onfenced before his Honor, Mr Justice Ostler as follow: — Cyril Alfred ' Spencer, on three harges of theft at Nelson of £133, to two years’ probation, on condition that he paid the Couit costs, £2 14/-, withia one month, and made restitution of £9B still outstand’.ng, within six months. . John Reginald Ellis, aged 27, on two charges of forgery and uttering at Wanganui, and >42 similar charges at Wellington, to refonuat'ive detention tor a period not exceeding three years.

INCOME T£X PROSECUTIONS. WELLINGTON, July 16. Charles C. OkUin was charged with A.ilfully or negligently making false returns of income for the years 1922. 923. 1924. and 1925. i he firm of C. A. Odlin and Co. sim .larly were iii fcApect to the years 1921 to 1924. Charles Odlin .was further charged with making false returns of the company’s income from 1921 to .1924, and aiding and abetting the company in making false returns. The case was remanded for on:

KI3S2S Shop Girl. AUCKLAND, Jul ; 17. Not “cabbagids and kings” but cabbages and kisses Were the strange com bination featured in a case at the Hamilton Police- Court. A married man who entered a shop yesterday to purchase a cabbage found a f«fteen-year-old young lady assistant more attractive than the vegetables displayed, and feeling somewhat amorous, despite his fifty-two years and the fact that he has a- wife and large family, could not resist the temptation to kiss the girl. His attentions were resented, and as a consequence, ho wa s charged this morning with assault. Accused pleaded guilty. The Bench remarked that it was an awkward case, but they were inclined to give accused the benefit of the advantage under the Act. Accused was old enough to have known better. The case was dismissed.