THE FIREMEN'S CASE

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2247, 5 September 1914, Page 8

THE FIREMEN'S CASE

APPEAL TO SUPREME COURT. The twenty-four firemen from .the transports Limerick and Orari, who were connoted on Thursday of refusing , duty, appeared in the Magistrate's Court to be sentenced., Mr. D. G. A. Cooper, ' 3.M., fined tho men £1 each, in default two days' imprisonment. ~M r - J- F. W. Dickson, counsel for the firemen, said that tho men had met, and decided to appeal to the Supremo Court against His Worship's decision. w ea7 ?r to ap P Gal was granted, vi , •J"^ yen ' representing tho New -Zealand Shipping Company, said that lio would not have pressed for a penalty against the men had they been willing to accept the situation, and been satished with tho £2 per month gratuity offered by the Government. PISHING BOAT IN TROUBLE SUSPECTED OP SPYING. 'By Telegraph.—Press Association.) . ~ . Auckland, September 4. A small fishing boat and her crew were arrested by the Defence authorities on-euspicpn of spying and interfering With the work of His Majesty's troops on active service. The craft was following close on the Defence steamer MKiy iioberts, and despite a shot from the battery the crew anchored, right in • the line of fire. A Defence launch was . dispatched with an •umed guard, which took possession of the fishing boat. She was searched for cameras) and after an omcial investigation the craft and h« crew were released. GERMAN PATENTS SUGGESTED REMOVAL OF PROTECTION. One of the methods adopted-by thd Home Government of putting stress upon the enemy was the removal of protection afforded to German patents. • 1.J ™ House of Representatives last night Mr. J. A. Hanan urged that tho Government should remove the protection from German patents hero as had been done in England. Mr. Herdman said. that he had already cabled to the Home Government to inquire tho nature of the legislation dealing with German patents'there, and ' if the legislation was considered desirable it! would be introduced here •