NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8982, 16 November 1907, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

RACECOURSE TRESPASSERS. TWO SENT TO PRISON. By Telegraph—Press Association. INVERCARGILL, November 15. Peter and Michael Morrissey were sentenced to two months' imprisonment, and Fernandez Pobar was fined £5 to-day for trespassing on W'riton Racecourse on October 9th, and refusing to leave.

BENCH AND BAR. SOLICITOR'S HEATED UTTERANCE. ; AUCKLAND, November 15. During a controversy between counsel in a case in the Magistate's Court, Mr Kebble, S.M., intervened, and drew from Mr Singer, solicitor for plaintiff, who was somewhat heated, the remark: "Your Worship is wilfully attempting to distort facts." Mr Kettle said he would call on Mr Singer at the adjournment to show reason why he should not be committed tor contempt of court. Mr Singer immediately withdrew his remark and apologised. Mr Kettle, referring to the matter later, said he could understand that counsel in the heat of debate might sometimes go further than they intended, but Mr Singer had gone too far. He could not allow counsel to insult the Bench. Mr Singer again expressed his regret, and assured the magistrate that he had had no intention of insulting the Bench. The matter then dropped.