SUPREME COURT.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14211, 28 May 1910, Page 5

SUPREME COURT.

Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, Mav 27. At the Supreme Court Alfred John Capner wa.s sentenced to threo years imprisonment for indecent assault and one year lor using indecent language, Ibe -enteuco-, to run concurrent. A cliarge ot arson against the prisoner was withdrawn subject to the consent or the Attorney-General . WELLINGTON, Mav 27. i ercival Mckernan Rraithwaite was convicted of stealing a hicvclo. Sonfence was deferred till next day. Anplicatons were made on behalf of tlio de.e.ndants for special juries in the actions by .Margaret Annis and Emma Scllstrom against the Wellington Har- .'">"• J'f'nes Ltd.. claiming damages tor loss ol hie <„, t ] m s te um er Duco

CHIUSTCHURCH, Mav 27 Jn tho SiipiviiK- Curt this in'ornin B , Mr Russell, for Bowron. JJ„ JS . Ul |3 Smith, deumdants in the action tho Commissioner of Taxes v. liowron i.n-s., .said that his clients had to ho reariy lor hearing the appeal against the decision of Mr H. W. Bishop S.M. at the iirst available sitting; of tlio oiii-t alter 15 days. Mr Stringer who hud appeared for the Commissioner was in A\elhnui„ T , - however, and the hearing ( „„],] not ) 3(J taken at present. -Mr Justice Sim said tlio matter could he mentioned at/ain on Juno :17th. -Mr Justice. Sim sat in vice-admiral-ty jurisdiction to hear the claim of the owners of the steamer Remere of Hobart against tho barque Solffran. for. £■',oo for t<nra !; n. The captain of tho Sol-ran said the barque loft tho River .Derweiit on Aiiril 27th -with timber and met the. Romero off Denvent Litihthou.se. The wind was light. Ho told the master of the Remere that he would nivo him a couple, of pounds if be would pull the barque's head round. The master of the RemoTe agreed and towed ihe barque about 20 mimites, when the line parted and the steamer came alonpsido and two sovereigns were banded over the side. No receipt was L'iven but when the Solgran reached Lyttelton .she was arrested.