MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11684, 17 March 1900, Page 4

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Fhiday, .Minor 18. ' ; ■' (Before Mr C. C-Graham,.S.M.) .John Wilkinson v. • Peter Black ' (G-arry).— Claim £S, la Bel, on a judgment summons.—^lr Calvert appeared, for plaintiff, and defendant, who did not appear, was ordered to pay the amount claimed by monthly instalments of 20s, in default seven dayo' imprisonment , Peter Nelson (Portobello)v. George Green — Claim £18 18s, on adjudgment summons—Mr Moore appeared for plaintiff, and "Mr Hewitt lor defendant.—The latter having been examined as to his means, was ordered to pay the amount claimed by weekly instalments of 2s 6d, in de- | fault 14 days' imprisonment. '" J*,T 5 iI°WS- t ''• B- ."*■• D° Lailtour.-^Claim £G 10s, on a judgment summons.—Mr Moore appeared for the plaintiff, ancl defendant, who did not appear, was ordered to pay the amount Ciaracd by two monthly instalments,' in default seven days imprisonment. ™Bin?\> H"ris> alld Co- v" George Harris (Mosgiel).—Claim £16 7s lid, on a judgment summons.—J/u- A. Brovn-Durie appeared for I plaintiffs, and Mr Moore for defendant— After the latter hacl been examined as to his means, tho case was adjaurucd for the production of fv.rtb.er evidence. '■ Judgment for the plaintiff, with costs vna given in each of the following cases :_F. Smith and Co.'(for whom Mr Stilling, instructed" by Jlv Solomon, appeared) v. Hugh liiglis (Wellington), claim .£5 10s. clothes suuplied; E .• J:.llis mid Co., Kaiitorni (for whom Mr: Moore appeared) v. Joseph Harrop (Maatcrtbn), claim ±3 Is ad. goods supplied. Diana Pine v. Thomas Grounds.—Claim £9 M,.for board and lodging and money lent—Mr Irwin appeared for plaintiff, and jir Stillin" for .defendant.—After evidence plaintiff was nonsuited with coses (£1 Is).

■ AN S?^ IR, 0F SPIRITUAL FAREWEU. ,"OUE-S" L COMFORT WITH TO THE KDITOR. Sik,—May Ibe allowed to respectfully sub- ■ ' mit for tlie consideration of the : rev. .the president of the Duiiedin ■ v^ouncil of the Churches, pince the exigencies of circumstances to which we all perforce must bow have conspired to deteat the programme of his council for the spiritual welfare of •' our boys," whether his council cannot see its way to accept the fourth share of the hour set apart by the military authorities for religious services in the camps on Sunday as outlined in my letter of yesterday's issue. The audience would be . larger, and tne chances of a spiritual outpouring consequently greater. In soliciting . tlie powerful aid of the president to get from i the railway department the very necessary , means of conveyance-— to wit, special trains from convenient starting centres throughout the provincial district—l would beg to submit tlie authority of the Man Divine in the parable of the ox that fell into the ditch on the .Sabbat!; and the final injunction that, it was lawful to do well on Sabbath clays. The two sets of circumstances are analogous, and at the same : time exceptional, and the running of the: special trains for a religious open-air service such as suggested would be covered ,by the dictum of the parable. There is really notli- . ing to prevent the attendants of the special trains from attending the services, because , the engines could be run. into the sheds and j the fires.banlnsd up until the starting hour for j return, say, 6 in the evening. Sir, I j think, the toilers at the harvest and others in ' the country districts who have contributed jso nobly of their hard earnings at the call , of- our Empire fully deserve, at the hands of I the rev. the president any help his council ! may. be able to lend to attain so great a boon, : and a blessing would be sure to descend upon ! all.—l am, etc., j ' CoujfTßT Cousin Esau.