Solicitor Charged. Melbourne
In the City Court to-day Reginald Boyes, a solicitor, was committed for trial on a charge of having converted to his own use £500 worth of Metropolitan Gas Coy.'s shares while…
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Miserable Theft. (To the Editor.)
Sir,—At the finish of the cycle races in Parramatta Park on Saturday night, the riders got a surprise to and that some low-down, miserable cur had stolen…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Parramatta Gaol. Minister Pays Surprise Visit
The Minister for Justice. (Hon. T. J. Ley) paid a surprise visit to Parramatta Gaol on Wednesday morning last. The Minister was accompanied by the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"I'll Take it Out." Woman Chooses Gaol
Margaret Edwards, aged 50, appeared at the Parramatta Police Court on Thursday, charged with behaving in an offensive manner in Church-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Small Debts Court
In Penrith Small Debts Court on 18th. ult., W. and E. Fulton were given a verdict for £16/2/7 and 19/- costs against W. Parker (Mulgoa)…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Men in Court Dispute Over Remand
The 46 men--a number of them Greeks--appeared at the Central Police Court to-day. Forty-two were charged with having been found in a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Water and Speed Police Sergeant Prosecuted Overseer Summoned Lithgow
A case which excited considerable interest in Lithgow was that in which Sergeant T. J. Madden was summoned by the municipal overseer for using…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →World Court. American Senator's Objections. New York, March 9
Senator Johnson, in the course of a speech, bitterly attacked President Harding's proposal that the United States should join the International Court. He pointed out that the…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →District Court. (Before Judge Scholes.) Alleged Breach of Contract
Hearing was continued of the case in which Alice McArthur, of South Terrace, Bankstown, sued Thomas Nordy Metcalf, of Stacey-street, Bankstown, builder, for recovery of £350…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →World Court American Policy European Difficulties New York, March 9
Senator Borah, in the course of a speech, advocated the recognition of Russia and the formation of a real International Court, with compulsory…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Industrial Court. (Before Judge Rolin.) (Before Mr. Justice Edmunds and Judges Rolin and Beeby.) Aerated Waters Award
Judgment was delivered by their Honors with regard to the appeal by Schweppe's Mineral Water Employees' Union against a variation in the Aerated Waters (Cumberland) Award,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Commonwealth Arbitration Court. (Before the Deputy Registrar, Mr. H. D. Wood.) United Bank Officers' Association. Objections to Registration
This was an application on behalf of the United Bank Officers' Association, branch managers and senior officers' division, for registration under the Commonwealth…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →NO. 1 Jury, Court. (Before Mr. Justice Campbell and special jury.) Claim for £10.000 DAMAGES. Myorson v "Smith's Weekly" Publishing Company
The evidence for the plaintiff in the action between Emanuel Myerson and the "Smith's Weekly" Publishing Company, in which the plaintiff is claiming £10,000 damages for alleged…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Law Report. Full Court. (Before Sir Wm. Cullen, C.J., Mr. Justice Gordon, and Mr. Acting Justice Ralston.) Verdict Against B.M.A.
Argument was continued in the appeal by the defendants in the action tried in December last, before Mr. Justice James and a jury, between Dr. Thompson and the N. S…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Great Crimes of Secret Societies—No. 1. This series deals with some of the most extraordinary crimes ever committed, crimes instigated by secret societies in various countries. The details given here ere the result of exhaustive research in the police records of many foreign lands. The first of the series which we are giving is of general interest, seeing the intense excitement the society is creating at present. Ku Klux Klan. The Night Riders of the Southern States
In every country, in every time, there have existed secret societies—bodies of individuals banded together for some purpose. either good or evil, requiring members and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Boy Charged with Mother's Murder Mysterious Welsh Case
LONDON, Saturday.—Sitting at Newport (Wales), the Monmouth coroner's jury returned a verdict of wilful murder aganist William Morgan, son of Jennie…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Territory Election Returning Officer Charged DARWIN, Saturday
Mr. Story, the returning officer for the Northern Territory doctorate, appeared yesterday before a special magistrate charged with infringing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"If I Win" Optimistic Investor in Police Art Union
A purchaser of tickets in the Police Art Union, writing from Waitara, Taranaki, New Zealand, is not leaving anything to chance, for his letter makes…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Seaweed and Motors Police Diver's Quest Mysteries of Pacific
You might dive for anything in the Pacific. You might dive for pearls or prawns or treusure-ships or empty bottles. You might dive for lobsters…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →No Cannon-balls Disappointments of Long Bay Gaol Not Summer Hotel, But--- Blankets and Drawn=Thread Work
Long Bay prison is a disappointment if you are looking for something really lurid in dungeons. It is not perfect, but taking it all round it seems fairly comfortable when one considers the purpose for which it was built…
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