TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 April 1922, Page 4

TELEGRAMS.

Thy TELEGRAPH —PER TRESS ASSOCIATIOIn] | I appeal court. | WELLINGTON, April 27. ' The Appeal Court is hearing argument in the case of Gisborne Harbour Board v. George Henry Lysnar, eoncorning the validity and interpretation of a document executed by the parties in 1917, wheremuler Lysnar' agreed to disclose to the Board a certain novel idea for the construction of a harbour at Gisborne, in consideration of his re-' reiving not’less than one per cent of the cost of carrying out the works. Tin* Board applied to the Supreme . Court to determine whether the document constituted a contract binding on the Board for all time, and whether ( tlic Board could pay to Lysnar any sum greater than the one per cent inenti >n- | ed. Justice Reed decided that the document was a contract, but not bin- j ing for all time, and that the Board } could not. pay more than the pereen- j tage referred to. I From this judgment, the Board appealed. The Board also brought an ac- j tion against I.ysnar for the purpose of getting a comprehensive decision, claiming Lysnar 1 s scheme was not novel, and that the Board had not adopted any scheme or idea of Lysmu’s. This action was removed to the Appeal Court, for hearing with the appeal. Hr Myers for the Harbour Board, said if Lysmu’s claim was upheld, be would be entitled to payment from the Board of the sum of £15,000 and the Board had no power to spend money for a mere scheme or idea. The ease is proceeding.

FI BE AT SHANNON. SHANNON. April ’27

TJie biggest lire for twelve years occurred at Shannon early this morning. resulting in the destruction of four shops, Burr, (tobacconist and billiard room), Mrs Coakley (tearooms), Thwaitcs (chemist), Wattcrsc.n (plumber), The premises of Shannon Meat Coy. ver saved with great difficulty. The fire raged for three hours. Insurances are reported very small. The buildings were owned by Messrs Carter, Wattcrson", Gill and Roach.

arbitration COURT

WELLINGTON, April 27

At the Arbitration Court to-day, Justice Frazer said lie wished to clear up n misunderstanding in regard to the Court’s Wanganui pronouncement. That pronouncement was not a tentative proposal that wages should be reduced by 5s per week. The Court’s statement was a purely statistical one, and not in any sense a statement, of whether o;r to what extent wanes snruld be reduced. Employers evidence was continued

SITR.EME COURT,

WELLINGTON. April 26

At the Supreme Court Charles Bud lick, ter Ihe theft of two motor cars aas sentenced to four years’ reforma

l ice de'enlmn; Kelwyn .Johnstone, for breaking ami entering at Wanganui, to s'.x months’ with hard labour; AII:c 1 Hubert Callaghan, for theft from i dwelling, fit two years’ reformative detention; Ralph Hogg, for theft o.‘ printing paper from “Truth” office, to nine months’ hard labour; Thomas -Martin, for indecent assault on a male to eighteen months; Pereivnl Curtis, for theft of 6141 from the Electric Lighting Department, to six months’ hard labour ; Moneey Thomas Fuller, for the theft of 6176 11s lfid from the City Council, to two years' reformalive detention.

RAD DON AND ABNST. AYEI.I.INGTON, April 26 Pad lon met Dick Arusi, who arrived by the I’limaroa to-day. The champion arranged to row the challenger on cither the Clarence or Richmond River in three moidhs’ time for 651)9 aside.

ACTION UNLIKELY. NAPIER. Am i I 2(5

The Collector »l' Customs slates in connection with the seizure of five trawlers said to have been fishing within the limit prescribed that hearings have been taken and the vessels were so close to the boundary line that a case against the owners probably would not succeed. IL is unlikely that any action will be taken.