IN THE COURTS.
CHARGE AGAINST DOCTOR. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, March 30,. ;: Dr. Joseph Patrick Hennessey was charged at the Magistrate’s'Court to-
,day with having unlawfully used an *? instrument with intent to procure a; rmiscarriage. He was remanded till. April 4, bail of £250 being allowed. The failure to pack sacks of potatoes '.;;: in such a way as to give a fair idea ,-, of the size, maturity, and condition of the contents, was alleged agai«st 5; : . : Sun Hing Lee, a market gardener of Ohau. The fruit inspector gave evi- y dence that the accused had already ;> received a' warning, notice under a.previous offence. The inspector.said- the ,-'r: effect of another offender being, fined-- ' recently was quickly 'reflected on the Wellington market/in the 'general im- •_._ provement in the packing, of .vege* ' tables. The Chinese, said the inspector, were not the only offenders, and ; v several warning notices had been sent '" to European market gardeners. Counsel for the defendant said the -actual ; V. packing was carried out by __■;■■■ under the supervison of another Chinese. A fine of £lO was imposed,
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Thames Star, Volume LXII, Issue 17390, 30 March 1928, Page 5
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