THE COURTS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 227, 30 October 1909, Page 2

THE COURTS.

AX AIIDCCTIOX CASE. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Masterton, Friday. At the Magistrate's Court this morning, Alfred Charles Warren was comin'ttcd for trial at the next sitting of the Supreme, Court, Wellington, on a charge of abducting a ten-year-old boy. the father of the boy stated in evidence that 'his wife had left him with accused, taking throe children with her. The complainant obtained a divorce order for the custody of the children, and 1 took the children to a boarding-house at Mature on the Main Trunk line. Merc the accused and the mother of the children appeared. One morning ho forced open droTe nTJ' dB W«l boy out, and self £IOO aWay " was """wed >»■ ALLEGED BREACH OF AX AWARD.

, Wellington, October 29. judgment °f some interest to shinto davi,Til dl!li "' i ; ed by Ur - iicArthur and wiV ° n S - ÜB '' l the Cooks S\Ll: I ""'on against the Anchor shipp ng and Foundry Company for a bleach of an award in employing a mail as a steward on the steamer Nikau, and nlt-Piwif n f0 p ? r month instead , I|lß """i in question was sign■"irri 01 }. artlclcs as «n assistant stewictrd, but it was contended by the union that as the cook and steward confined i'l'iTt t ti olc llluy he was a cooka id that the assistant in question was in the position of chief steward. The magistrate gave judgment for the degraSd. C ° mpany - LeaVato appcal was

SALE OF QUININE PORT WINE. Auckland, October 20. At the. Police Court to-day Harold W lcs chemist, was charged with having sold liquor Without a license, namely, Mole.ida old quinine port, wine. The magistrate said the analysis showed the Wine was ordinary port with the addition of one-ninth of a grain of quinine to the fluid ounce of wine. Defendant contended that as a chemist he * pressing exempted from the Licensing Act regarding the sale of liquor without b, , C ,T\i magistrate held that m older that defendant should come if fi" ! ' n P!- ion cl "" s <-' it must be clear that the wine should bo sold for medicinal purposes. Molenda was sold at the comparatively low price of 3ii a bottle and was a palatable bevera»c It was not supplied by a doctor's tion, and no inquiries were made at the time of sale as to the purpose the wine was required for. Molenda was not what might be described as an official 01 a recognised medicinal preparation. Ihe defendant was convicted and lined xa Is.