TELEGRAMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17426, 21 September 1918, Page 8

TELEGRAMS.

(Peb United Pbess Association.) WELLINGTON, September 20. The court-nxartial on Corporal D'Gridant has concluded. The decision will be sent forward for confirmation and be promulgated in due course. The City Milk Supply (Ltd.) was charged with selling watered milk, and was fined a nominal penalty of £2, it being proved that the responsible officers of the company had no knowledge of the adulteration. J. Bowler and E. J. Johnson were fined £5 each, the magistrate saying that botli cases were the result of carelessness. In the Supremo Court to-day a case was commenced in which Bannatyne and Hunter claimed from J. W. Bell and Matthew Guthrie, trading as the Anglo-American Music Store, £322 10s 3d for gramophone records supplied.' The dispute centred round the question whether the records required a copyright stamp, and whether the defendants agrsed to take the records without such stamps being affixed. After considerable evidence had been heard the case was adjourned. OHBISTCHURCH, September 20. A fire broke out early this morning in tho office of Messrs Rhodes, Ross, and Godby (solicitors), at the comer of Manchester and Hereford streets. The fire brigade effected a remarkably good save from the destruction of the block. A good deal of damage was done by smoke and water to several offices in the building, a valuable law library in Mr A. E. G. Rhodes's office suffering considerably. Tho building is owned by Mr A. E. G. Rhodes and Mr R. M. Mac Donald, and is insured in tho I,ondon and Lancashire office for £3500 and in the Alliance office for £3500.