SUPREME COURT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14686, 20 November 1909, Page 14

SUPREME COURT.

IN CHAMBERS. Friday, November 19.

(Before His Honor Mr Justice Williams)

School Commissioners of Otago v. Edge and another.—Motion for declaration that the decision previously given negativing the right, of. the lessee, under lease in perpetuity, to mine for coal was bused on tlio assumption that tho coal mino had been oponed-prior to tho granting of the lease Mr Hosking, K. 0., and Mr Stephens appeared herein.—Declaration accordingly. Re Edward Moore Bellamy, deceased.— Motion for order for payment of commission to executors.—Mr Calvert in support, Mr W. D. Stewart for the beneficiaries.—li was suggested that 5 per cent, should to allowed the executors on the free assets, and. his' Honor approved of this, and allowed U per cent, on tho insurance rnoiiey, amounting to £256. Costs one guinea. CRIMINAL CALENDAR. j The following is the list of cases to come before the Supreme Court at the criminal sittings, commencing on Monday: — Frank Corbett, alias William Brooks, forgery at Hyde. William Johnston Kae, eheop-stealing, Balclutha district, Answorfb Livingstone Perry, theft from a dwelling at Dunedin. There is a. second charge of breaking and entering and theft at Dunedin, and a third charge of theft from a dwelling at Dunedin. John Healey, Ernest Burgess, and Edward Pyle, assault at Dunedin. Two or three prisoners have also to como before his Honor for sentence. AUCKLAND, November. 19. At the Supreme Court to-day Mark Meuzies, a coloured man, was found guilty of assault upon a girl of eight yeare of age. Sentence was deferred. Richard John Yeoman was also found guilty on two charges of assault upon littlo girls, and sentence was deferred in this' ca&3 also. At the Supreme Court to-day a young maried couple named Moyes " were acquitted on. a charge of having made a false declaration under the Marriage Act in stating that the female accused was of a legal marriageable age. There was some applause in court when lie jury's vtrdict was announced, but it was quickly suppressed. LET IT BE KNOWN. The widest publicity should be given to tho fact that eummer diarrhoea and dysentery can bo eurod by tho judicious ueo of Chamborlain'fl Colic, Cholera, and Diarrhrea Honwdy, It never fails, When reduced with water Mid sweetened, it is pleasant to take, which is important when the medicine must bo given to small children. So'd everywhere, thousand full-grown oveu-rs bo id a ton, Don't .U fcoloS. WOLFE'S is th* real ercinal Scknanpt,