THE COURTS.

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THE COURTS.

* SUPREME COURT. . IX CHAMBEKS. (Kefore his Honour Mr Justice Hordm&B.) Probate wee granted in r« 'tho eetetce o< tho following- <3ocec©ed peiaoas: —Ambrose Juckc-an. "Waimate; Circlico Slftry Asr. Pluck, Hakaia; Chnrlorto rnlfcisder, Scftou; Emily Frances Clart, Christ ohui-ch ; Joha Broaahead, Timara; Heaty Goorvo Martin, Alford Forest; Robert Taylor Sftww*!], Beautiful Vallev; Mary SJjechari, Tin-s-sld; CrOO<r<?o EMtvard Ccnzi. Waime*.«; Olivette Jlfcuck V:\lia Heveldt. Ece*; EHro-betli Listor Freropion, Brook£i«e; Frederick John Sunnaei--fi«ld. Christckurch; Alexander Young, Ckriit<jhurcb; James Abtrorombie, F&ndaltoa; Ocorgink O'Qrady, Groyir.outh: Ann Gj6Ufell, Si-<!<mli*m; Jane Eussel], Chri&tclrurck; .Taraos Scott, Lyttelton. * Letters of adminietratjon iv«ro # grentM in rs the estates of Mary Mnrgsry Stcmt, Cbrisichurch; .Jpjnes Bcattie, Christ cliurob; Alioo Woa-3bead, Willow-bridge; TTUliim Mauchlin Johnson, Chriotchurcli. MAGISTERIAL". MONDAY. (Before Mr S. E. McCarthy, S.iT.) DRUXKENXESS. ' ■ A firet offender was fined us, in default 24 howV imprisonment, and another was convicted und. a prohibition, order vrae issued Hfrainst him. A third man, found dmnlc on Sunday, was fiiKd 103. Edward Trolenvan Jlartin. and John. MeDoiig-ail, second offenders, were fined £1 and 10s j«speciively. OBSCENE LANGUAGE. Ttiliiem Ca&bion and uTarnea Curtain "both pleaded guilty to having been drunk in Park read, Addir.gton, on December 11th, and with having need obecone languago ■within, tha tearing- of passars-by. Caahion also admitted a breach of b. prohibition, order. Both, wero convicted and centenosd to one month's imprisonment for h-aving ueed obscene language, and they were convicted and discharged on ill© other informations. j REMANDED. " ■ John William Cleary, a yomi£ ma-rried man, was charged with having , broken and entered the preinisss of T. H. Green <irid Co., Ltd.. ; Addington, «n or about November 20th, and wiili mving stolen 80 liame and sis rolls ot bacon, of a total value of £120 Bs. On the application, of Senior-Doiective Cam«roli, j a, remand was granted till December 22nd. ' Bail Tvaa infused. A LEASEHOLD DISPUTE. Fanny Chesmir, -widow, Pzebbleton jllr W. J. Hunter) claimed from David McCluie, farmer Ferdaltoh (Mr O. T. 3. Alpers) sum of £133 18a, <larr>ag-e3 alleged to have te«n p/uatained on account of the defendant'a default to observe the covenaule of tle'leae-a of a 40-acre farm at Prebbleton for a period of five years, and to cnltivato and manage tha land in a proper and haebandlike manner. The caeo ■vtrs adjourned to allow of evident* for the defence being , heard on Pri- i day next. • j (Before Mr V. G. Day. S.M.) • ; CIVIL BUSINESS.. | Judgment was given for the plaintiff for the amount claimed, with costs, in. each tbo following cases:—James Pegley v. Oolin Everest, £2 Gs Cd; Masaey-Harris and Co., Ltd., v. J. Jackson, £4 lCa Sd; a"homae Beaslcy v. Albert Arbuckla Napier, £20 Is 6rl; Waimairi-Comity Council v. A. _H. Donolnve, 13a Sd; same v. Frederick Ellis, Iβ 8d; st>me v. Thomas E. Hadtoy, lla. Sd: Barnet Glass Rubber Co., Ltd. v. D. G. Hill, *£Z6 JSb 0d; Maasey-Harris Co.. Ltd., r. A. L. Fairbrother, ;Cls lls Ed: Mason, Struthers and Co., Ltd.. r. Peter McGlon, £131 14s 4a; H Matson and Co. v. Mrs Dixon, costs only, IG3; Trado Auxiliary Co. of N.Z.. Ltd., v. JCampbell. £5 4s Sd; Tho Blue Creek Gold, Silv-er, end Load Development Co., Ltd. fin liquidation , ) v. AVilliam Rout, £50; A. G. Healing and Co. r. W. J. Poiter. 19s 7d: Trado Auxiliary Co. of.X.Z., Ltd., v. Hart Udy. £5 6s fid; Louisa Kicholls t. J. B. Ls-urcnson. £0 15s. 30c. Ronald P. Bsdhajn wars ordered to pay Ellis and Cc. (Mr F. D. Se-r«j»iit) a judgment debt of £0 4s 6d, in default 14 days' impvifwnnipnt. Jtelvili'e (5e la Cour was ordered to nay a Judgment debt o£ £S is Gd to ibo Buiek ;s»1«r. Ltd. CSXr S*rgont), in detank 14 days' imprifonmcnl. It. t!i<> ;iidgjnent Mimanon case? G. L. Columbus (Ht Sargent) v. .Tames V\". Jolm«ton and A. >T. Webb «.nH Sou (Mr Sargent) ". John Mcßobbie (Mr IT. J. Raphael), no orders wero made. C. K. Taylor was to pay Adam*. Lirl. (Mr Sara-ent) .€9 Si Gd on a judgment debt, in d«? Wil- 14 da.vs , imprisonment. 1 In Tediic'ioii of 3- judrment debt of £M M Si. John Kcan wbr ordered to pnv- J. M. Heyvrood end Co., Ltd. (Mr VT. J. Sim) the sum of f2 *a<;h month. TE>"AKCY CASES. Frederick itcChire was ordered to pire up posspssion of a tenement to George King , (Mr Ward) on or before January ISth, and to pay Tbe Austral Building Syndicate (Mr "fIT. ¥. Tracy) proceeded ngninsi "W. E. Lowman (Mr Snrpent) for possession of a. tenement. Tho Court refused to m-sko an order. lira Tolnutt (Mr Sargent) vre* ordered to srivo un' pooiession of n tenement to J. T. Nash '(Mr R. A. Cuthbert) on or before March 2nd nest. aiOTC-n COLLISION" CLAIM. . _ Thomas Skevington. farmer,. Banksida (Mr H J. Beawick) claimed frora A. R. Jarnian (Mr F. W. John-eion), th* sum of £100 for al:c|?ed damage» to <■ jnotor-car Buslainod in a collision with defendant's car S.t YaldhnTst on November 21st. His "Worship, after hearina: th© evidenc?, trera juclsmeut for defendant -with cost?.. He considered that defendant had. under the circumstances, acted reasonably in Tcmaininsr on the rignt-tarid side of the road, and in any event plaintiff had tho last .opportunity to avoid tho collision, i