Hats off in Court.
(Special to Wellington Post.). Auckland, July 28, A somewhat unusual scene in the Debtors’ Court, before the Resident Magistrate, took place yesterday, All the East Indian hawkers in the city appeared to be present to watch a case in which one their number was plaintiff. They all filed into Court resplendent in fancy smoking caps, which they did not remove. This soon attracted the “ eagle eye ” of the Court bailiff, who requested them to remove their hats. This they declined to do, and an interpreter came forward and explained to the Court that it was not the custom of the East Indians to remove their hats under any circumstances. His Worship accordingly allowed the natives to still retain their hats. When the case was called, plaintiff had to be sworn by the name of Mahomet and the beard of his father. This was done, and the case proceeded. It was simply an instance in which plaintiff had supplied a silk dress to a woman who had not paid for it. Judgment was given for plaintiff, with costs.
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Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume I, Issue 19, 26 July 1887, Page 2
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