NOT THERE DISCORDANT

NZ Truth, Issue 1216, 21 March 1929, Page 4

NOT THERE DISCORDANT

————♦—- — — (From "N.Z. Truth's" Gisborne Rep.) Eric ' Martin Harper, well-known m business circle's m Gisborne, is. ,n,o stranger to' the bench! of the Lower Court; He has noncriminal record, however,yfor most of his ' ■appearances have been m virtue of his' honored position as. one of His Majesty's justices. of the. peace. y • MOW he is called upon to appear ir , a far 'differentj and much less dignified capacity-— that "of defendant ir ah faction whereby he is sought to bt adjudged tlie father of -an' illegitimate child. YY ..'■': '■ i-i ■ ■ ". -...'■'■ '''-<■/. V". '■ '-'.•'. The. application for an affiliatior order last ; week would have been hearc when it wasyfirst called, only, Harper did not appear, and, .through'- his counsel, sought an .adjournment. ,/ On this point, complainant's, counsel Mr. Dawson ' Chrisp, had .some pertihent remarks to make. .:'■> .''lt is grossly .'•• unfair,'', said counsel "that 'this unfortunate .young girl should come to the 'coiirt keyed up foi the ordeal she has to ' go' through, and that this iman should coolly refuse tc come along. \, '■:■ " ■-'•;• • ,: - V Mr. S. Beaufoy, for tlie defendant, said he. had been consulted only the previous day and. he. was not prepared to go.ori. '"■'-- -.>:'' -Y'-Y^-'- ';■:.:'. . After a further protest by complainant's' counsel an Yidjournmeht was granted. •'''• - ',-■'■" •'■.-';"'" "'..'•' : "',■ ,'V- ■'.'.

. — j m . ■ '• - ■ '■ • •.'•'■ '■'- • .; ■• ■■: . i i (From "N.Z. Truth's" Hamilton Rep.) The Hamilton court is probably without rival for disturbing noises. The presiding judge has to : ponder over knotty problems of law amidst the grinding 'of the rotary sprayers .Of the watering-cart, the ceaseless tooting of motor horns, the raucous cries ofpaper sellers and a hundred and one other noises. 1 '■'• .' '-'■ '. ';. •'. '■''.-•■ . PERHAPS, the most distressing, howi ■.■■ever, is that of -a gramophone over 5 the way, for ever screeching, out some 5. jangling jazz tune. .. • So persistent was it one morning rei cently: m advertising its latest recorded 1 hits, . that, the noise/ completely, got on :■'• the nerves of Mr. Justice Blah*; 1 His Hohor told the registrar to send someone oyer to stop the noise. '; It persisted diabolically as the wind blew m stronger gusts. .A policeman -hurried, from the court; j He returned.; The noise persisted and learned counsel shifted, un- :' easily. V : ' .'".'-.• ■ ':';: V' '-.-.-.'.. V' > , Two sergeants then went over , theway; but still, the noise" "persisted;.'.--."-.-' , The .'court yad'joumed,->a]icly:'as.. His s Honor rose/S lie instructed they police, 1: if the 'noise still continued: on the re-, sumption, "toy arrest the music dealer and bring him before the court., . i On the resumption of; the court the .music was conspicuous by its absence.