HIS HONOR DISTURBED.

Taranaki Daily News, 21 March 1918, Page 6

HIS HONOR DISTURBED.

CHIEF JUSTICE AND WORKMEN-. IMPRISONMENT THREATENED. '•if they don't stop that noise I'll impiison them," said the Chief Justice at 11m Napier Supreme Court on Thursday morning. So-nebody was cawing wood outside the building, and His Honor requested that this be stopped. , The Registrar said he lir.d already asked the workers to cease. There was a rush of Court officials and policeman to stop the noise, when his Honor said. "Tell them I'll imprison them if they don't stop; that was done Ly (ho Chief Justice of Victoria once." The noise stopped. promptly, but only 1 for a moment, when it started again. The Registrar then went to the outside and the noise again ceased. A few minutes later footsteps were heard 011 the roof, but tliev soon ceased, for the officials were alert. A few moments" later hammering started, and his Honor 'demanded that the man rcspon- ; ;>iblc be brought before him. "What is j he?" he asked. ! "A 'Public Works Department earpen- | ter." %vas the Registrar's reply. When the carpenter arrived, accompanied by his mates nil of whom Senior Serjeant. Eales rounded up, his Honor said: "What is all this noise about? Are you aware that you are liable to be sent to prism if you disturb the sitting of the Court? In an important ease like this I cannot have the Court disturbed. I am sorry, but you must go away to other work or else make less noise. I hope [ won't have to speak to you again.'* One of the workmen said something that sounded like "did not know," and they all fi'cd out. Tin re was no more noise.—Telegraph. '