THE COURTS.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16288, 12 August 1918, Page 4

THE COURTS.

MAGISTERIAL. (Before Mr S. E, McCarthy, S.M.) lUiitiANA/bi}. John Crawford, an oid man, who appeared ott remand on a charge oi having iusul&eienfc lawful means of support, was further remanded until Wednesday, to see if he couid bo admitted to tho Ashbutton Oid Men s Homo. JUDGMENT SUMMONSES. In the case of Kate iirudiord (Mr Dacio) v. >v. A. Downing, claim 4b tid, debtor was oxammod, but uo order was marie. There waß uo appearance of the debtor io tho case 01 Eva Vvood U*-ir ikwwick) v. G. it. .Edwards, claim £H 3s dd, and an order lor immcdiaio payment was mado, in default two months' imprisonment. Debtor attended the Court a little later, and after his ovidcnco as to bis means had been taken in connexion with another order, he was given permission to appiy tor a rehearing, the warrant to be suspended in tho meantime.

D. H. Swanston Thomas) proceeded against Albert E. Candy in respect of a debt of £3 19s, but no order was made. No order was mado in the case of A. B. E. Wilkes (Mr Gordon) v. Albert E. Candy, claim £11 2s. , No order was made in It. Hannah and Co., Ltd. v. Honry Cooper, claim £2 143 lid. Allxsrt Way was ordored to pay ItHannah and Co., Ltd., £2 12s 8d forthwith, in default seveu days' imprisonment.

In tho caso of Gordon and Gotch Proprietary, Ltd. (Mr T. H. Williams) v. Philip G. Messervey, claim £6 6s, no order was mado.

After debtor had been examined, his Worship declined to make an ordor in the caso of Andrew Lees (Mr Taylor) v. G. H. Edwards, claim £2 7s 6d. E. G. Gardiner was ordered to pay. A. W. Willoughby (Mr Thomas) £3 14s 6d, at the rato of 2s per week, in default seven days' imprisonment.

No order wns xuado in the ca?o of F. D'. Kesteven (Mr Thonyis) v. Devereaux and Co. (Mr lvaphael). claim £122 os.

LEESTON

(Before Mr S. E. McCarthy, S.M.) On charges of driving in High street, Leeston, at night without lights, Edward Whisker and George Edward Hampton (Mr Smithson) were each fined 20s and costs, tho maximum fine provided for in the Act for a first offence, the Magistrate remarking that the practice was a very dangerous one.. Arising • out of a collision which occurred in High street, Leeston, on tho eTening of June 13th, Frederick Schmidt. (Mr M. S. Brown) was proceeded against on a charge of riding a motor-bicycle at a dangerous speed. The/Magistrate dismissed the case, as there was no evidence as to tho speed at which the defendant was travelling. For a breach of his prohibition order, Herbert Henry was connoted and ordered to come up for sentence if called upon, on the understanding that he reported, weekly to the Salvation Army officer at Leeston.