HBH 1890 May 16 R M Court Page Two The civil case of JONES v WILKIE was heard at the Resident magistrate's Court yesterday. Mr G PREECE R.M. presided. Leslie ALLEN fined 5s and costs for drunkenness William ELLIOTT, for his second offence fined 10s and costs for drunkenness John BLAIR his third appearance recently on a charge of drunkenness was fined £1 and costs Ellen ARKMAN, on remand charged with using obscene language, did not appear in consequence of physical incapacity to be present. Case further remanded till Saturday. The first rehearsal of the operate "Rip Van Winkle," by the Napier Operatic Society, was held last night, with Mr S R KENNEDY conducting.