GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 272, 21 April 1914, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

SUGAR TRUST CASK I'y Telegraph—Preas Association. Welliggton, Monday. A case of some interest, arising out of the recent sugar trust ease, came on at the Court, of Appeal this morning, before Sir Robert Stout, Chief Justice, and Justice Edwards and Sim. Plaintiffs are, Fairbaini, Wright and Co., Christcliurch, and Levin and Co.. Wellington, defendants, who were convicted in the sugar trust case of offences under sections 5 and i) of the Commercial Trust Act, 1!>10. Plaintiffs rely on acts domj which are held to be oiFences under the said Act as causing them injury in their business. JSRL'ACJI OF FACTORY ACT, Dune-din, Monday. . J here was an unusual case in the Police Court this morning in. which! llenrv C. Matthews was chara-ed 011 separate informations with failing Lo pay full wage-; to two employees. The ' charge was laid under the Factories Act, I IMS. An official of the Labour Department prosecuted and stated that accn-ed had cleared out, but endeavours had lieen ma lie to trace him. The Magistrate imposed a line of £2 a:id costs, Ms on each information. Wisoxci-Vl, rsic OF LETTERS, j Auckland. Monday. John Rogers, civil engineer, acting as engineer for the Mt. Kilen Borough Coi'.ncil, was fined at the Police Court £5 and costs for using the letters A.M.r.C.F. after hi- name, while not entitled to do so. Jt appeared that he 'lead been a member of the Institute, but his name had been removed from the society's list because he had been uniinnneinl for live or six years. Mr. I'utten, S.M., said defendant'must prove hi 1 - right to u-c the letters. The only way was to produce the last list of ujcmbevs and show his name en it. Comi-ei h,]- Hie <!i:fe:ele.U'i iu{ ieiaiorj that tiie d"fision weu'd probablv L-e :in;n - ::l ij agaiast. of summer sorely <ri<w H><> j '''* m •'■■ ■ ''oi'inlev'fin. Ui,. S.v'lf *j' j ' l.'ierine -Icily: it quickly removes < •HflL .p^sCt