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Press, Volume XLVII, Issue 7736, 16 December 1890, Page 3

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°" ■■'■" M6ndat, December 15. ' ;: j Pawnbroker's License;—A renewal of license was granted to S. Phillips, carry- j ing on business as pawnbroker iv High i street,Christchureh. .. j Civil. C^ses.—Selig and Bird v Lambert; «lalra £3 3s. Mr Gresson for the plaitr- - titfd, who claimed for, the value of three ] blocks of wood cuts. The defence "Was chat the blocks were entrusted to defendant for sale to the compilers of the catalogue for the Dunedin Exhibition.. He was not successful, and now held them at the disposal of the owners. The i .Court, after hearing evidence, was of opinion that the articles had been sold to defendant,! and gave judgment for the amount claimed with costs.* Judgments went for plaintiffs by default, with costs,: In Joseph v Henderson, £17 18s lid; and Bigwood v Temple, £2 5s Id. (BeforeMessrsß. Westenraand J. V. : , :; ■'• i JiF.'s.) ,-,:.-■...:.■ j Drunkenness. — Margaret Margaret Dempsey, and a first offender* (also a woman) were fined 5s each, in default twenty-four hours' imprisonment.: John O'Brien was fined 40s, in default seven days' imprisonment; Christina Lawson, 203, or seven days. Labcbky of a Fowl.—William Line and. Aler. Muir were charged with steal* ing a hen, value 2s 6d, the property of John Green, of the South belt, on the 14th . insfc. Mr Leathern appeared for the ac- : cased, who pleaded "JSiot guilty." From the evidence' it appeared 'that' between four and five o'clock in the morning Line was been chasing Mr Green's fowls, which were running in a paddock on the South belt. He caught one, wrung its neck, and bid it behind a post in the fence. Muir afterwards came up, and the fowl was taken away by one of the men. Line was the worse for drink. Muir was put in the box, and denied all knowledge of the fcilliog of the fowl, and never saw it. Line stated he had been out all night on Saturday, drinking, and did not, recollect anything about the fowl. He had been before the Court eight years ago for killing a goose. After hearing the evidence the Bench discharged Muir, and fined Line 10s. ■. Slkkping Odt j»j Night.—John David-> son and Rowland Cowper, two boys aged thirteen and fourteen, were charged with being found without lawful excuse on the' premises of James Bantin, South belt.", Davidson pleaded not guilty, and Cbwper guilty. Detective R.Neill deposed to going toMr Bautin's timber yard at eleven o'clock; the previous eveningin company with Chief Detective O'Connor and finding the -accused in a shed, which was formerly used as a barbed wire factory. They were asleep and covered up with bags. 'Mr Bantin said he was constantly annoyed by boys and others breaking into the shed, and he was afraid ol fire. The mothers of the boys were in Court, and said the boys were both in the habit of absenting themselves from home at night. The Bench said something would have to be done with such boys, as the matter was Becoming serious. Either there should be a special reformatory or & training school provided. They did not wish to send the boy* to gaol, but they would have to be sent there or to Bum ham if they did not behave themselves. On the suggestion of Mr Pender the case was adjourned for a month in order to see if the boys would: behave themselves, as they had promised todo.;; ,- : ■•• : ;. / ; '■■ .. ■ \ "■■ .\ ; ■