HBH 1890 May 7th Court News Hastings Correspondent under yesterday's date: - Police Court today before Messrs ELLIS and WELLWOOD J.P's Frederick de LACY charged with stealing a pair of slippers the property of Walter HOLDER Seven days with hard labor Cornelius BROSNAHAN charged with being a habitual drunkard R M Court yesterday Henry HOFF charged with drunkenness. He did not appear and his bail was estreated Joseph COLLINS for being drunk and disorderly-fined $£1 and costs, or in default seven days hard labor. Judgment was given for plaintiff yesterdays at the Resident magistrate's Court in each of the following civil cases. Mr G A PREECE R.M., presiding Official Assignee in estate of E BLACKWELL V WASTNEY-Mr STOCK for plaintiff FULTON V LAMBERT-Mr LOGAN for plaintiff GOLDING V ROBINSON JARMAN v MORTENSEN OAK V REILLY RUSSELL V HATWELL OAK V BEGGS OAK V HOFF SHEATH V CORRIGAN 3 previous convictions. Seven more days for this Robert HARKNESS fined 5s and costs 2s for being drunk Henry HILL fined same amount for a similar offence and not being able to pay had to pay a visit to Mr MILLER A pleasant ceremony took place yesterday afternoon in the office of the Napier telegraphic department, when his brother officers presented Mr S LUXFORD, who has retired from the government service, with a handsome liquer stand. Mr HARRINGTON the officer in charge made the presentation. Mr LUXFORD goes to join his father on a large farming property in the Palmerston district.