SUPREME COURT.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 186, 11 September 1914, Page 5

SUPREME COURT.

BREACH OF PROBATION. A youth of 16, Christopher James White, was brought before his Honour Mr Justice Denniston this morning, charged with a breach of the conditions of his probation. The probation.officer (Senior-Sergeant Mathieson) said that White had been convicted on two occasions for theft. He was admitted to probation, on condition that he stayed with his grandparents. He had never complied with that order. He had been staying with his uncle, and had developed some veity bad habits. The grandfather said that he had heard nothing of this. No complaints had been made to him about the boy's behaviour, and he thought that as long as he stayed "in the family" it would be all right. Constable Pratt gave evidence that the aunt had complained to him about the boy's conduct in keeping late hours, smoking, and frequenting billiardsrooms. The aunt said that the boy's conduct was generally good. She was willing to give him another chance. He did no harm in the billiards-rooms. His Honour: He does no godd there, either. The boy said that he was working with a plumber. He did want to go to gaol or to an industrial school. His Honour admonished the youth, and warned him that, the court could not continue giving him chanees. It might be better for him to be sent to an industrial school, but as his relations were willing to give him another chance he could have it. The probation terms were renewed. chamber Sitting. The following Chamber business was dealt with to-day by his Honour Mr Justice Denniston:— were granted of the wills of the following persons:—Mary Anne Stewart (Mr Salter), Lucy Rodger (Mr Goodman), Staplewortli (Mr Helnrore), Ann Fleshborn (Mr Beswiek), Reuben Ogden (Mr Weston), Alexander Rhind (Mr Beswiek), Henry Hitchcock (Mr Orbell). r Letters of administration were granted in respect to the_ estate of the late James McKie (Mr Helmore). In the case between William Campbell (Mr Wilding) and Rachel Campbell (Mr Alpers), a summons to show cause why the Public Trustee and Mary Jane Shipley should not be joined as' defendants, an order was made by consent granting the application. In the matter of the estate of David G. Holmes, deceased, a motion for an order confirming the Registrar's report was approved, on the application of Mr Neave. A motion to dispense with service of citation in the case Janet Annie Brotherton (Mr Helmore) v. Thomas Ewart Brotherton was granted. A motion for an order to remove the

action Commissioner for Stamps v. Elizabeth Jane Moore (Mr ITpham) into the Supreme Court was granted. A motion for executor's commission in tlie estate, of Rhodes (Mr Rhodes) was referred to the Regis-, trar to report. 1 .