THE COURTS.
MAGISTERIAL. (Before Mr T. A. B. Bailey, S.M.) DRUNKENNESS. A male lirM offender was fined us. BY-LAW BREACHES. For riding a motor-cycle without a light Lawn-sty Neilson was lined '20s and Cecil lor riding a cyc-lo without light? was lined 2s, anil tor similar offence.- the lollowing fines were inflicted: —J. SutclUf 'Js, and "\\nt. Leeming l";s ami costs. For having 110 ligbt on his car E. Bowes was fined 10s and costs. For leaving a pile or wood in Rugby street without a light to mark it at night, Joseph Barron was fined 3s and costs. Percy Jackson (Mr Grcsson) pleaded not guilty to a charge of attempting to cross the railway lino in a car, wnile the lino was not clear. The prosecution alleged that defendant was going so trift that he crashed into a passing train, in spite of tho crossing-keeper s • warning. Tho defence raised was thatthe Court ot Appeal in October, Wl4, had declared the whole of tho railway | bv-law 38 void and ultra viies\ This decision had been confirmed by the Privy Council. His Worship reserved his decision to enable him to look up the eases referred to. DEFENCE CASES. For failing to attend drill, Ilarry R. Atkinson was fined 3s and costs; John Timaru Foster, convicted and discharge.! , Henry Bush, fined 10s and costs': 15. E. DumpTeton, 5s and costs; L'orcival Hoy Greenfell, 10s and costs, Major Harris, 10s and costs; C'. J. Lnrsen, 10s and costs; E. A ; Michael, 20s and costs; John Muir, 20s and eoM:-; Harry Herbert Pearce, 10s and costs; Colin McKenzie Taylor, 10s and cn-ts; Norman T. White, 10s and costs: 1". W. Whittell, 10s and costs; V. G. 15. Wi'kir-. convicted and discharged ; Ti'.rn ".."ilsou, Ills and costs. Charges aaainst ' . Gerard and lan .McLaren Lilley were dismissed. BRE YTviXC AND ENTERING. Archibald M. Burn side was charged with, on April Otli last, at Christ- I
church, breaking and entering and theft from the shop of Ernest William Christiansen. Accused pleaded guilty, and was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence, his previous bail being renewed. ASHBURTON. (llefore Mr V. G. Day, S.M.) A. W. Rubins, James Gooseman, and D. O'Sullivan were each fined 20s and costs for exceeding the speed limit with motor-cars. A similar charge against Mrs J. It. Ralyons was adjourned. John Shearer (Mr Kennedy) was fined 10s and costs on a charge of negligently driving a motor-car, and colliding with and capsizing a buggy driven by Mrs Stoddart. In Albert Betts (Air Buchanan") v. R-. McCaJluni. a trustee in the estate of the late Dennis Betts (Mr Kennedy), claim £10 12s 3d, judgment was civen for plaintiff with costs: in C. Clulds v. James Ilyland, claim £1 13s 6d, judgment was given for defendant; in Thomas Pcnnell (Mr Acland) v. Oliver BlackJer (Mr Buchanan), claim £40, in connexion with the growing and sale of potatoes, judgment was given for the plaintiif for £8 and costs. j | INFLUENZA TN LONDON, j The head of a large office in London has ordered from New Zealand supplies of "Flnenzol,"' which has made such a wide reputation a? a fever-reducing specific, apart from its great value as a cleansing throat garglo and nasal irrigant. Insist on "Fluenzol." Is 6d and 2s 6d. 1
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Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16329, 28 September 1918, Page 6
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