HBH 1890 June 17 Court news local Friction between the cabmen and bus drivers of the town was again illustrated yesterday, when William MYERS was charged at the Resident Magistrate's Court, on the information of Edward HUGHES, with carrying more passengers in his licensed vehicle than the law allowed. George NEALE, formerly a constable in this district, and after that master of the Napier Refuge for some time, was yesterday charged at the Resident Magistrate's Court on the information of Constable SCHULZ, with using insulting language to informant on the 31st of May....more..... and it appeared from the evidence that a lade named O'ROURKE met with an accident.......more JOHNSON v TAIT-the adjourned "dog case" occupied the time of the Resident Magistrate for a good portion of Mr G A PREECE. Mr CORNFORD reviewed the evidence on defendant's behalf-Mr COTTERILL on that of plaintiff. Thomas BEATTIE charged yesterday with assaulting his wife, Josephine BEATTIE. Defendant did not appear. His case was characterized as cowardly and fined him £1 8s, alternative being 14 days' hard labor. Defendant was also ordered to enter into a £25 bond to keep the peace for six months, or go to gaol for that period in default. Four boys, named Patrick Mc CARTHY, Edward ???????, James CLEAREY, George CHASE, were charged at the R S M Court yesterday for disturbing the congregation at the Catholic Church. Mr Sydney HOBEN, has made his name familiar to our readers, and is a passenger by the TE ANAU, which is to arrive this morning. Mr HOBEN arrived yesterday in WELLINGTON from LEIPSIC via LONDON and SYDNEY...more...and original document which is in GERMAN, and signed by the Director, and by Professors Carl REINECKE, Bruus ZWINTSCHER, Gustav SCHRECK, Paul HOMEYER, and Oscar PAUL. OBITUARY-Mrs Saumarez SMITH, wife of the newly appointed Bishop of SYDNEY. The Napier Hospital Trustees met yesterday in the Town Hall Present: - Messrs G H SWAN-Chair J D ORMOND, H P COHEN, H WILLIAMS, Mr R MILLER, G FAULKNOR, J BEGG, J BENNETT. Miss I B PEACOCK was appointed probationer nurse. Dr MENZIES reported that probationer nurses TYE and WEBB were progressing satisfactorily.