The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1886-12-31
SUPREME. COURT.
A Copyright Case.

| "PPHSu lOI an injunction under
sworn complaint against the Pacific
Commercial Advertiser and R. 7
Creighton. Complainant charges that
the Honolulu Almanac and Directory
published by defendants, is an infringe
ment on the copyright of the said Ha-
wallan Almanac and Annual for 1880
and the succeeding years. The COM
plalnant prays that defendants be order
ed to state how many copies of the
piratical work they have sold, what
number, there is on hand, and that
they be restrained by injunction from
publishing, printing, selling or exposing
to sale, or being in any way concerned
in the publication sand distribution of
any copies of the piraticsl work, and
from publishing, issuing or printing
any new or further edition of the pira-
tical work, and that they and each OF
them be decreed to render an account
of the copies sold by them and to pay
over the profits of such sale to the
plaintiff; and that after full hearing
they be ordered to surrender and de-
liver up the copies in hand and the
stereotype plates and standing forms, if
any of said piratical work to plaintiff
or to an officer of the Court, to be can
celed and destroyed; and prays for
other ard general relief.
Judge Preston, in accordance with
the complaint, issued a summons to
the defendants to appear before him
on Monday, January 18th next, to
show cause why the prayer of COM
plainant should not be granted, and
also to show cause at &c. a. m. on the
4th day Of January why an interlocu-
tory injunction should not issue.
The action is brought under the
statute of 1864, entitled, can Act to
Encourage Learning in this Kingdom,
by Securing the Copies of Charts, Maps
and Books, to the Authors and Pro
prietors of such Copies"
INTERMEDIARY DIVISION.
Thursday, December go Before
Judge Preston.
All Wing, opium unlawfully in pos
session. Sentence of lower court af
firmed-$75 fine and 80 days hare
hard labor. Acknowledgement for the
Crown; Paul Neumann for defendant
Hun .Wo, malicious injury. Sen
tence of lower court reduced from II
I days to three days at hard labor. At
: torney-General for the Crown; w. r
Castle for defendant.
Apana, spirtuous liquor withou
license. Sentence of lower court 70
$Ioo fine and costs affirmed, with cost
c of this Court. Acknowledgement 70
y the Crown; Barenaba for defendant
Kinolau, assault. Ordered that tn
/; case be dismissed. Acknowledgement
!, for the Crown Kahulu and Kaiwi 10
defendant.
: Melania (w.), practising medicin
). without license. Defendant ordere
discharged. Attorney-General for tn
/ Crown; S. X Mahoe for defendant.
/. X. Halstead & Sons VS.. Kanakanu
}. Refusing contract service. Fined 81
: and costs and to return to contract {
n expiration of term of fine. W. +
Castle for plaintiffs; S. K. Mahoe fC
defendant.
Hop Lee Co. VS.. Tai Hung Ke
Assumpsit $50 Ordered that appe,
IT be dismissed. Ashford & Ashford f
e plaintiff; ]. A. Magocn for defendan
,r A. B. Kerr VS.. E, E. Mayhem:
K Aseu, garnshee. Assumpsit, petite
Of of l.. Aseu to open default Argue
,e and decision reserved. l.. A. Thursto
ID for plaintiff; Ashford & Ashford f.
Aseu,
al |. f. Wiseman VS.. f. E. Mayhe'
x. L. Aseu, garnishee. Application
IL. garnishee defendant l.. Aseu for exar
" ination as to his Indebtedness to Il
,g principal defendant Stipulated oral
,e in Court that decision in this matt
of await decision in Kerr VS.. Maybe
e. l.. Aseu, garnishee. Ashford x AS
to ford for Aseu.
OF CONTEMPT OF COURT.
Messrs. Ashford & Ashford yestt
rs day filed motion in the Clerks otfie
rs for an order calling on Messrs. VIII
re ney and Atkinson of the Gazette
show cause why an attachment shou
not issue against them for contem
of Court, for publishing an article
~ their issue of Tuesday last reflect
,e seriously on the defendant in the Cor
m don capias case while the same "
IS. m6JHdiee,
NO DISCHARGE FROM BANKRUPTCY
f. C. Rowe applied to Judge N
as Gully for his discharge from bar
vas ruptcy, which HIS Honor granted