MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 203, 1 October 1914, Page 10

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Before Mr H. W. Bishop, S.M.) DRUNKS. Three male first offenders for drunkenness were fined 5/- with the alternative of spending 24 hours at Lyttelton. Don. O 'Connor and Bridget Diggs, with one previous conviction to their discredit, were each fined 10/-, in default 48 hours' imprisonment. John Faloon, for a fourth offence during the past six months, was sentenced to 14 days' imprisonment. FALSE PRETENCES. Albert Rankins appeared to answer for having obtained credit to the amount of 30/- from Robert Lightbody, a taxi cab driver, on September 10, by representing himself as a contractor in the employ of Messrs Nicholls Bros., Ashburton. ''Would you let me explain, your Worship?" commenced Rankins loudly. Chief-Detective Bishop: lam going to ask for a remand. Rankins: I would like v to explain how it happened. Mr Bishop: You had better make your explanation before the court that hears you. The Chief Detective's request for a remand until Wednesday next was granted. ■--■.'■ v ASSAULT. ; Jennings Moffat Shaw was up for having assaulted Walter Charles Thos. Hooper at Spreydon on September 22, so as to cause him bodily harm. Mr appeared for Shaw, and pleaded not guilty, v. Sub-Inspector MeKinnon asked for a remand until Wednesday, the request being granted. Bail was allowed in self £SO and one surety of £SO. THE NEW BRIGHTON '' BACH." James Wilson, the second of the two young fellows concerned in the New Brighton "bach." case, appeared this morning charged with /indecent assault on a girl under the age of 16 years. The Chief Detective applied for a remand until next Wednesday, when the case of Dbbbs, vthe other young fellow concerned, is also to be heard. This request was granted, bail being fixed in self at £IOO and one surety of £IOO. JUDGMENT AGAINST CHINAMAN. Chas. Pease (Mr Hunt) claimed from Dake John (Mr A. T. Donnelly) the sum of ;£9 19/-, as the result of a collision which took place between the parties in Ferry Road some time ago. Pease, who was a lad of 16, gave evidence as to the' Chinaman's coming out from behind a tram on to the Ferry Road and going on to his wrong side of the road, thus causing a collision. - The amount claimecl was chiefly for doctor's fees and loss of wage 3, and the Magistrate gave judgment for plaintiff for the £9 19/- and costs, remarking on the moderate amount asked for. 'CIVIL BUSINESS.

Judgment for plaintiff by default was given in each of the following undefended actions: —Dalgety and Co., Ltd., v. F.\Wilson, £35. 13/2; L. W. Balkind v. Edwin Jas. Sheard, £5 0/4; H. Saundercoek v. W. G. Kinniumouth, £2 9/9; the Taylor Publishing Co. v. Harry Wilson; Davies, £2 14/-; Madeline Elizabeth Din, trading as S. M. Din and Co., v. M. Armstrong, £3 2/6; same v. W. H. Newman, £1 5/-; same v. £r. H. B- Smith, £2 12/6; same v. Mrs A. Sandfbrd, £8; same v. Harry Mather, £2 15/-; Booth, Macdonald* and Co., Ltd., v. C. Wright, £lB 15/-; F. W. Anderson v. J. Barron, £1; same v. Jas. Diggs, £1 6/-; Ghas. Bell, trading as Bell Bros., v. Chas. Git* - ford Moore, £4 12/-; J. Rock v. Robt. Black, £3 4/8; Fred. Truscott v. P. Turnham,, £4; Katherine Henrietta Grigg v. John Antohie Eustaehe Mora,

£l3 10/-; W. B. Scott and Co. v. M. Tauri,: £l4. Jas. Patrick Nolan (Mr Cassidy) claimed £23 IS/- from E. E. Edmonds (Mr Weston) for extra work in connection with the construction of a house built by the plaintiff for the defendant in Lansdowue Terrace. There had been an arrangement between the parties that £3O should be allowed for extras. Some of the items were disputed-and eventually his Worship gave judgment for plaintiff for £lB 18/-. , POSSESSION OF HOUSE. In the case of Frank Saunders v. Frederick Andrews, the defendant was ordered to give up possession of a house within a week. LYTTELTON. (Before Mr W. C. Cleary, J.P.) DESERTING SHIP. Henry Marton, George Read, and Frederick Turner, seamen on board the New Zealand Shipping Company's Opawa, were charged with deserting their vessel at Lvttelton on September 28. All three pleaded guilty. As the Opawa is now at Bluff, the men were convicted and ordered that they should be conveyed to that port and placed on board, the expense of their journey and escort south to be charged to them. Frederick Sims, who had deserted the Orari on March 10, at Lyttelton, and who was arrested recently at Ashley Gorge admitted his guilt and received a sentence .of seven days' imprisonment.