THE COURTS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 40, 12 March 1909, Page 2

THE COURTS.

BREACH OF LICENSING LAWS. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Oamaru, Thursday. A young man named Albert Bond was fined Ito or a niojitJi's imprisonment tor purchasing liquor for consumption in a no-license urea "without giving ] to the vendor his name and address hi writing, Probably an attempt will lie made to upset .the conviction. Ilond was acquitted the other day ou a charge of sly-grog selling. LVDECUXT POST CARDS. Oliristoluuch, Thuiiiday. A mail named McDougall was lined ■los for selliiig a post card of a Christmas story alleged to lie indecent.

BREACHES OF INDUSTRIAL AWARDS.

"Wellington, Last Xight. Dr. McArthur, S.M., heard cases for the enforcement of industrial awards to-day. The Patea Shipping Co. was lined' ,C 5 for not paying sailors of the Kapiti within the 'time lixed by the uward-. Tlie defence was thai a breach had been committed really for the eonvenii'jiec of -the men, whose homes were in Wellington, and who had been paid here. Judgment was reserved in the case against Humphries Bi'ok, for employing a noil-unionist carpenter. It was stated for the defence that the man concerned' was a skilled staircase hand. It was submitted that, while every stairease. hand is a joiner, every joiner is not a staircase hand.