MAGISTERIAL

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 9814, 25 August 1897, Page 2

MAGISTERIAL

CHRISTCHUKCrT. Toksday, August 2'T.

(Before R. Bsetham, Esq., S.M.)

Drunkenness, &c.—Tims. Dal wood was charged with being found drunk on August 19th,in Highstreet, whileincharge of a horse and cab, and with using obscetit* language. Mr Kippenberger appeared for him, aud lie wad fined 20s on tho first charge, and on tho other was ordered to be imprisoned till the rising of tlie Court. For being found drunk, two men wore fined each ss, or in default twunty-four hours' imprisonment. Shop-} and Shop Assistants Act.— Black, Beattie and Co. were charged with having, on August 3rd, kept three of their employees in their shop half-an-hour after closing time. Mi- Cresswell appeared for the Inspector. Mr Caygill, for tlie defendants, said that carpenters were at work, and two of the hands were retained to look after the stock, the other was merely a caller ; there was no form of sweating in it. Mr Cresswell said that had the Inspector been applied to he would have had no objection to one hand remaining. The defendants were fined £1, with costs. Maintknancb.—Mr Bruges, for T. E. Robson, applied for the reduction of au order iv 1896, directing him to pay 5s per week towards tho maintenance of his mother, Christina Robson. Mr Joynt appeared to oppose. There w&3 no proof that the applicant's position had materially altered since he consented to the order, and the application was refused.—Robert MoCready, in arrears £5 2s 6d with his contribution to the support of his mother, and Robert Phillips £5 12s 6d to the support of his father, were sentenced, the first to one month's imprisonment, and the other to fourteen days' imprisonment.— Thomas T. Griffin was charged with haying failed to support his wife, Mary E. Griffin, and four children, also with cruelty to her, and she asked for separate maintenance. As he had nob been served until the previous night, the case was adjourned for a week. The Fkncuju Ayr.—James Henderson, for whom Mr Loughnan appeared, applied for the settlement by tlie Court of the site of a boundary fence, situate in Walker street, Christchurch. Mr Bruges opposed, on the ground that, there beingaquestion of titleinvolved, the Court had no jurisdiction. Tlie case was adjourned for one week for consideration of the point raised.