THE COURTS.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIX, Issue 10886, 26 February 1914, Page 5

THE COURTS.

Per Press Association,

Wellington, February 25,

In the Magistrate’s Court before Mr Riddell, S.M. the Inspector of Awards sought to recover from Messrs Bannatyne and Co. Ltd. £25 as penalty for a breach of the provisions of section 69 of the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act Amendment Act of 1908, in that they employed on December 23rd, 1913, as tally clerk, E. Y. Foucard, and dismissed him from such employ merely because ha was president of the Wellington Ships Tally Clerks’ Industrial Union of Workers, con trary to the provisions of Section 60 of the said Act.

The Magistrate said there was no evidence to show that Foucard had been appointed president of the union on December lltb. The plaintiff would be nonsuited. Auckland, February 23.

When a young man named John Halaton, who had pleaded guilty to an unuaturel offence, came up for sentence, the gaoisurgeon reported him to be a sexual degenerate, and insane. His Honour decided to remand the man and communicate with the Minister of Justice as to how he should deal with the case, which he described as an abominable one.

Palmerston N. February 25.

Howard Webley, at the Supreme Court to-day, was found guilty of converting money received from the sale of a horse owned by Thomas Laurie to his own use. The prisoner was admitted to probation for 12 months oa condition that be refunded £2O, value of the horse, and paid £8 2s, cost of the prosecution. February 26.

At the Supreme Court Joseph Vance, of Hulls, charged with rape, has been sentenced to five years’ imprisonment and t?. o years’ reformative treatment.

Waihi, February 25

Warden Burgess gave the decision today in the Miners’ Hall ease, in which the old Federation union claimed £SOO damages and possession of the Hall against the Arbitration union. The Warden decided in favour of the old union, and ordered immediate possession and £SO dam ages, with ordinary costs. Dunedin. February 25.

The action John Jameson v. the Trustees of the Chalmers Church concluded in the Supreme Court today. The plaintiff asked for the removal of the Deacon’s Court of the congregation from the trusteeship of the church and the appointment of other persona instead. Plaintiff also asked for a declaration as to his rights and those in conformity with him respecting funds in trust, and further that the Deacon’s Ootrt should pay the costs of the action. Decision was reserved.