THE Thames Advertiser. Favour to none; fear of none; justice to all. SATURDAY, MARCE 3rd, 1894.

Thames Advertiser, Volume XXVI, Issue 7761, 3 March 1894, Page 2

THE Thames Advertiser. Favour to none; fear of none; justice to all. SATURDAY, MARCE 3rd, 1894.

There were no signs in Auckland last nigh of the 'Frisco mail steamer, t The following will play for the Rover 11. ' C,C. to-day: Winsor, Mclntyre, Billing, Towers, ' Lang, Aitken, Robinson, Rowe, " Oates. Inglis, James, and Thompson Mr Field, of Auckland, will conduct the services at the Wesleyan Church to-morrow both morning and evening, whilst in the : afternoon at 8 o'clock he will hold a service L at Kopu. The Regatta Committee are working most | zealously to make the forthcoming regatta an unqualified success. Already some excellent prizes have been obtained, and to-night several trophies will be on view in the window of Ml' B. Bum's shop, Brown street. The Miners' Union demonstration and athletic sports on Monday are being anxiously looked forward to by the minors, and altogether an excellent day's amusement is anticipated. In the evening a concert and dance will be held (it the Academy of Music, and as a splendid programme of vocal and instrumental music is to be provided, it is anticipated that the Academy will be taxed to its utmost capacity. A case that excited a good deal of interest was called on at the Magistrate's Court yesterday, being that of the Victoria Fine Act Company against Henry McDonuelL claiming £215s for "oneoil painting enlargement of Mr and Mrs McDonnell, with frame, etc., complete."—Mr Miller appeared for defendant.—Mr Glover said he was the agent for Mr Fairs, who was the manager of the company.—Upon the agent being called upoi} to give evidence it transpired that the written order had been left in the office of the company, and he was not prepared to go on with the case.—His Worship said he had never heard of such a stupid thing, as a plaintiff in ' a case coming into Court with nothing to prove bis claim with. The case, however, would be adjourned uutil the lGth inst., plaintiff to pay costs i of adjournment, amounting altogether to £113s Cd. j At at a sitting -of the Court yesterday, before Mr H, Eyre Kenny, Stipendiary Magistrate, the following civil pases were dealt with .-—Cook and Gray v. Thomas Snodgrass, claim £-1 lis lOd, Adjourned to 16th March.—Fleming and Co. v. J. H. Peady, claim £57 lis lid. Mr Miller for' plaintiff:. Defendant did not appear. Judg-I • ment was given for plaintiff for the amount 1 claimed, with costs £I.—P, Montague v. Thos. I ! Graham,, claim £2. Judgment for the amount claimed, with costs lOs 6d.—M. B. ! Wilson v. Renata Kingi, claim £2 18s. Judgment for the amount olaimed, with costs I 10s.—Robert Guthrie v. A. Preece, claim £15 2s 6d. Mr Miller for plaintiff and Mr Clendonfor defendant. Adjourned to 16th | mst.—J', A. Miller v. F. Wilson, claim £2. Adjourned to 16 th inst.—Wm. Da vies v. J. Ryan, claim £5 lis Bd, judgment summons; an order was made for the payment of 10s per month. A case of'alleged trespass was dealt with at the Magistrates's Court yesterday before Mr H.' Eyre Kenny, Stipendiary Magistrate, the defendant being James Kemick, who was charged on the information of .Frederick Tetley, with having on the loth February "wilfully trespassed on the land at Shortland known as the railway station, in the occupation of the informant, and with having refmsed to leave the said place after being warned by the informant to do so." MiMiller appeared for defendant, who pleaded notguilty. 'Evidence wasgiven by Frederick Tetley, who deposed that he leased the land referred to at Shortland from Government. (A copy of lease put in.) The land was known as the railway station, and according to the conditions of the lease witness had. to keep the fences in repair, and also the sloping sea wall, besides paying an annual rental. On the - 25 th' February witness saw defendant. Ho came over the fence opposite his own place aud ran across the station. Witness then came up to him on the far side at the sea wall. Defendant was walking on the sea wall, - Wituess told defendant there was no road that way and he must go back. Defendant then came oft the sea wall, into the station, and went towards" the Shortland Wharf, going right through witness' place. Defendant could have got out of the place by going on the beach, If defendant had gone back the same way as lie came witness would not have troubled him. Cross-examined by Mr Miller: The tresspass took place about 9 or 10 o'clock in the morning. Could not say whether the tide was in or not. A great number of people travelled that way, and numerous notices to trespassers had been pulled down and torn up, and the fences damaged. Witness wanted to put a stop to this-'kind,of thing. Defendant Wasabout the centre of the laud. Had never previously had occasion to caution the defendant. His Worship said there was ns need whatever to even call upon, the'defendant to give evidence, as plaintiff had himself distinctly stated that defendant had not declined to leave the place, The informant had failed to show that there was a wilful trespass on the part of defendant. Mr Miller then referred in eulogistic terms to the high character : borne by the defendant, who was especially ( noted for civilty and honesty. 1 He then explained that on the occasion in question de- I fendant, who .lived' opposite the railway ' works, was going to Shortland wharf, and in 1 order to get where he wanted, walked across the capping of the sea-wall. 1 When about 1 half-way across Mr Tetley came up and told i Mr Kerniek that there was no road there, and to leave, whereupon Mr Kerniek merely j remarked,".Very-well," and went out at the [ Shortland end,—His Worship dismissed the j case, and remarked that, it appeared as though tho damage referred to by Mr Tetley , was done by others, defendant having no conncction whatever with it. It should, however, be known that people had no right | totrospaasoutholaucl. '

R. R. McGregor will hold an important sale at his mart to-day.

We would advise all wb'oare going to the Naval Baud picnic on Monday next to procure their tickets at once, as there are only a limited number to be obtained. The steamer will leave the Goods Wharf at 7-.30-a.m-,, and on arrival at Tapu a variety of sports will bo held, for which the band have received some handsome presents, consisting of cruets, jam jars, albums, brooches, etc. A good dinner will be provided by Mr Hawkes, of Tapu, at Is per head. Children under 12 must be j accompanied by;their parents.