MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 13332, 26 January 1909, Page 10

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Mr H. W. Bishop, S.M., presided at. tlie Magistrate's Court yesterday. A middle_<_» _ woman name. Jessie MoCormack, ivho had been previously convicted for drunkenness within th, pust six moirtlis. again app< .in _ on a charge of insobriety and was fined 10a and costs, in default 4S hours in gaol. 'IVo first offenders were each fined 3s and costs with the alternative of 34 hours' imprisonment. Stephen Golding, a young man, who was arrested by Detectives Gibson and Ward, was charged vri'h breaking into tho residence ot Harold Purchas and st-alint. therefrom jewellery and clothing valued at £20. On the application of Chief Detective Bishop he was remanded to Friday. CIVIL CASES. In the following cases judgment by default, with costs, was given for plain-tiffs:-—C. C. Buller (Mr Rowe) v. M. Asher, 17s _ same v. .Mrs Ray Watson, £2 16s; Halleii_tein Brs. (Mr Rowe) v. T. It. Southall, £7 2s 6d; C. A. Kidd (Mr Rowe) v. £. Evans, 12s 6d; same v. H. Kennedy, os (costs only) ; W. A. Poison (Mr Rowe) v. I_. Brannigan, £26 3s 6d. J. Wilson and Co. (Mr Rowe) v. J. Wiggins, £1 7s 6d; Lyttelton Times Co. v. David Banks, £2 10s; same v. Basset.tand Co., 16_j same v. Jas. Chapman, £2; same v. Wm. Cubbon. £4 Os tid ; _ame v. Jones ana Martin, £2 4s 6d; same v. John Ryan, £5 Ss; same v. F. Winderler, £4 17s Gd; Bowron Bros. v. F. Hammond, £9 ls 10d; Black, Beattie and Co. (Mr Salter) v. Richard Bell (costs only) ; John Bridgman (Mr Dacre) v. Peter and Mary McKejjuey, £11 ss; Jas. Wallace v. Henry Fryer, £5; Geo. Thompson (Mr Leathern) v. Clara Adlum, £8 17s sd. Walter K. Munday claimed £2 17s 3d from M. Gould (Mr Leathern) for goods supplied. Plaintiff stated that t'ho goods were supplied to Gould's wife before ho married her. His Worship non-suited plaintiff, no costs being allowed. Chas. Pannell and Co. (Mr Rowe) applied for a judgment summons order for £7 12s against Geo. Rewai, but after judgment debtor had ' been examined the Magistrate refused to make the ordor. Frederick Chas. Lindsay (Mr Hunt) sued H. F. Hansen (Mr Brown) for £16 16s for breach of contract. Plaintiff stated that he was a professional gardener, and had recently arrived from England. Ho was working at Buxton's, when Mr Hansen came to him and offered to give him at least three months' work at £2 8s a week. Plaintiff started with him on September Bth, and was discharged on October 12th, having worked for a period of five weeks. He produced several English testimonials to prove his competency. The defence was that there was no specific engagement for three months, and that Lindsay had been discharged for incompetency. Judgment was given for plaintiff for £10 and costs.