THE COURTS.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 17981, 26 January 1924, Page 4

THE COURTS.

SUPREME COURT.

IN CHAMBERS. Probate of the wills of the following deceased persons was granted by his Honour Mr Justice Adams:—Henry Anderson (Mr H. D. Andrews), Elizabeth. Hants 1 (Mr N. S. Blown), John Joseph. Curtis Capon (Mr H. C. Orbcll), Maria Philpott (Mr F. W. Johnston), Francis William Dutch (Mr A. S; Alice Douglas (Mr A. C. Fryer), Jones Woods (Mr F. S. Wilding), Lnoy Hillier (Mr S. C. Hercu'O, Timothy Hannifin (Mr S. I, Fitch), ■'William Lewis (Mr G. H. R. Ulrich), Charles Tapp (Mr M. J. ICnubley), Annie Elizabeth Johnstone (Mr A. Wood), Hamilton Richardson 3ell (Mr W. D. Campbell), Eugene O'Sullivan (Mr Campbell), John Charles (Mr W. Raymond), Walter Henry Rogers (Mr H. Lovell), James Malloy (Mr J. Pari), Annie Matilda Rainey (Mr J. R. Cimingham), Ethel Elizabeth Secretan (Mr K. Neave), labelln, Anning (Mr F S. Wilding), and Edwin Smith (Mr H. I)'. MUS). , , Letters of administration were granted as follows: —Robprt McGregor (Mr H. D. Andrews), David Shepherd .Mr 11. C. D. van Ascli), Maria Stephenson (Mr R. Kennedy).

MAGISTERIAL.

FRIDAY. (Before Mr Wyvern Wilson, S.M.) DRUNKENNESS.

Donald Matheson, 57 years of age, was convicted and fined 40s, in default seven days' imprisonment. ... Thomas Long, on a charge of helpie33 drunkenness, was convicted and ordered to pay 17s 6d medical expenses, in default seven days' imprisonment.

DEFICIENT MILK.

William Hewinson (Mr R. L. Saunders) and Albert Marker were each convicted and fined £3 and costs for selling milk below tho etandaid. DISMISSED.

The case in which Alfred Samuel Wakelin (Mr G. G. Lockwood) was charged with selling milk below the standard was dismissed. BY-LAW BREACHES. "

Charics ». ~i.jhop, Vrtobi-'i: ETennan, and iNuiiuan Saclloii each *.uiivicteCl tu±u jiutd 5s and costs for cycling oil a loot-' Crace I'utto.son, on a similar charge, was convicted without polity. Harold Slioliuu wad Oiucrea Jut a, blitu**** oneric<s.

uiuuya Clarke, for disobeying a traffic pollCtilUall S was COilVLe«-i lllld ±oq una cosib.

i.-'ercy i/urtxiall, for excessive speeding thrull&lA -DUiItLSLj \>U3 COUViCUtU Qlla iina CCflt3.

joim Hoy smith was ordered to pay £1 Is costs lor leaving it i>ruui-c«tr wxicn it w&3 m motion. -

Kusseu Leggutt. was convicted and fined 20s and costs lor cycling wunout a .light. YVUiKim lor leaving a car wiLiiout lights, was convicted and thic-d l'os ana costs.

Alfred HoDert Uruco Murray was convicbed and fined 40s and lor speeding over an interaction. A charge of faumg to obey' a tratiic policeman s signal was uismisseu, and tor a breach of me by-iaw regaining registration, he was ordered io pay ousts.

William Ullrich was convicted without penally on a charge of carying out plumbing work when he was not registered. Ho dealt with on two charges of tailing to carry out plumb.ng work as required by the Riccartcn .borough Council.

IN OTHER PLACES.

TWO WOMEN SENT TO GAOL. (PSBSS ASSOCIATION TELEGEA2I.) AIftjKXiAND, January 25. ,Ruby Florence Madigan, thirty-six years of ajje, and \uy Moore, auas Cashmore, twentynine years of age, were sentenced to three and two months' imprisonment respectively ior the theft of three gowns from the premises of the Melbo Fur Company.

Mr Poynton, S.iX., expressed the opinion, that the accused had been travelling together.

SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST SCHOOL TEACHER. ' (PEESS ASSOCIATION TELEGBAJI.) KEI/SOX, January 25. Hubert Reginald Holdaway, aged .twentyseven, single, a school teacher, pleaded guilty to three charges of indecent assault on boya while "camping out. He was committed to the 'Wellington Supreme Court for sentence.