SUPREME COURT.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 July 1923, Page 3

SUPREME COURT.

— .. ■ [by TELEGRAPH —PEP. PRESS ASSOCIATION'.] WELLINGTON, July 4. At the Supreme Court to-dny, Thomas Henry Jones appeared for sentence, on live charges of theft at Dannevirke. Jones was formerly veil known in Wellington as accountant and ns secretary to the Wellington Ttugby Union, i He also went to Australia as manager

of the All Mark team. lie had pleaded guilty to tlio theft of C3IW. ami there are other charges not yet preferred involving £230 1 tolonging to the State Fire Department. Accused’s counsel said that Jones httil made'a great mistake in not going bankrupt, hut trying to carry on. Tec Chief Justice said that he could nui grant predict ion, Imt would make a- great a concession as jtossible. Prisoner was sentenced to sis months at Wuikaro. CLAIM: FOR A Id.lff! FI) UP,FT.. WFLLIXGTDX, July d. The libel action In which Alfrci, Chard i- suing William Thomas Young, sci rotary of the Seamen's Federation, claiming £-(!>P damages, was rontinueu to-day in the Supreme Court. John Mll tclieson. lonnerly a vicepresident of the Seamen's Union, sail, that he had never heard of .Jones's union being referred to as a “ seal) ’’ union, and could not see how it could be referred to in such terms. It was formed in Wellington in 1 SOS. Then arose a politieal difference with the bead ofiii e in Dunedin, and Young, who was a member of the Wellingtoi Filina, championed, the Dunedin body. Subseijiion 1 |y. \ oinip was appointed agent at Wellington for the Federation, and later a new body was formed, with Young a, secretary. He rutliel looked on 'lining's new union as a "scab ' union, lie understood tint, .Jones's union died out Inter. Frederick Nowell, assistant ivtan nl rill- Seamen's Federation, gave corroborative evidence, and said that •bore was never any cionny between the two unions. ihe babul papers foi •be la - i election ol the I* edera t iol, should have been sent out souk- tine alter the second Wednesday in February. No »:k prte-t ioally sure tiuu they wen- not sent out until .March.