THE COURTS.

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 16054, 9 November 1917, Page 5

THE COURTS.

MAGISTERIAL. (Before Mr T. A. B. Bailey, S.M.) DRUNKENNESS. Five first offenders were each fined os, in default 24 hours' imprisonment. Harrv Bowser, who appeared on remand, was convicted and discharged. A WANDERING VISITOR, John Cullen was charged with being idle and disorderly, having no visible lawful means of support. Senior-Sergeant Wohlman stated that according to the old man's story he had been brought down from Wellington bv his nephew, and left outside a local charitable institution, no provision having been mado for his support. He had wandered away from tho institution, and been knocked down bv a motor-cycle on a country road. He appeared very childish, and it would be unfair to go on with t.he case until enquiries had been made it Wellington. The case was adjourned until Saturday. CIVIL CASES. Judgment bv default, with costs, was given Tor the plaintiffs in the following cases: R. B. Owen v. J. Cat-hero., £5 10s: Adams, Ltd. v. Faithful Meikle, £7 10s; Stevens and Sons v. James Jarden. 7s Od; Duncan Cotterill v. William Botherway, costs only; Frank A. Cook. Ltd. v. Albert Edward Way, £1 3s Id; W. H. Travis and Co. v. < Robert Hart, £2 3s 9d; same v. John O'Keefe, £2 5s 6d: Petersen's, Ltd. v. Mrs Glorv Caliill, £1 4s 6d; Drivers' Union v. Michael Twomey, £1 6s; same v. W. James, £1 7s tfd; same v. Frank Halligan, £1 2s 3d: Christchurch City Council v. Emily Jane Hammon, £1 lis 6d (without costs). LYTTELTOX. ("Before Mr L. A. Stringer and Captain R, J.P.'s.) > i Thrco first offenders for drunkenness ! were convicted and fined 5s each. Edward Simmonds, for drunkenness, was convicted and fined os. For using obscene language he was fined £5, in default one month's imprisonment. HOSPITAL SHIPS. 4 STATEMENT OP ACCOUNTS. (press association telegram.) WELLINGTON, November 7. Reconditioning of tho hospital ships Jlarama and Hahcno again haa been completed, and accounts in connexion therewith having been settled, tho Department of Internal AS-airs has handed his Excellency tho Governor-General a statement, which ho desires published. Tho following are the item 3 of expenditure: — £ b. d. (A) No. 1 Hospital Ship Haheno— First charter .. .. 14,719 17 9 Socond charter .. 2,062 15 3 Third charter .. • 2,607 9 7 Fourth charter .. .. 1,1-43 14 8 (B) No. 2 Hospital Ship Marama— Firet charter .. .. 15,562 9 9 Second charter .. .. 5,450 1 7 Third charter .. .. 1,105 3 3 (C) Labour, working stores, Christchurch .. .. 3 15 0 (D) Newspapers supplied hospital ships and hospitals, Malta .. .. •• 258 15 2 (E) Comforts for wounded, Egypt .. .. . ■ 1,000 0 0 Tobacco and papers for sick and wounded, Egypt .. 150 0 0 Equipment of "Walton Hospital .. «• •• 10,000 '0 0 Equipment for No. 1 and 2 stationary hospitals ... 500 0 0 Balance in hand •• 6,642 0 1 Total .. .. •• .£61,236 1 8 The items (D) and (E) have been Tepaid by the patriotic sociotica of tlio four centres, and this sum is included in the total receipts.