THE COURTS.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 17986, 1 February 1924, Page 6

THE COURTS.

MAGISTERIAL. THURSDAY. (Before Mr H. T. 'WiddoTvson, S.M.) MAXIMUM PENALTY IMPOSED. Albert Counsel!, "3 years of ace, who did not appear, was churned with having been found drunk irhi'.e ir. charge of a mot-or iorrv in Lichfield street. Constable Bndd said that Tvhen lie arrested the accused on 'Wednesday night hn ira 3 in a helpless state of drunkenness, and was hanging* over the steering vrheel. Apparently the motor had ron otit of petrol, for it had stopped. Tlie Magistrate: "It is a -wonder he did not CTpt into trouble beforehand." In convicting the accused ho said if was n case in which the maximum penalty should be imposed, and he fined Counsell £lO, in default two months' imprisonment. CIVIL BUSINESS. Judgment by default was given for the plaintiff in each of tho following cases: 'Producers and General Trading Co., Ltd. v. H Farrcll, £7 l"s; '"W. R. Jones v. W. Watson, £-'• G" 'McClatchio and Co., Ltd., claim showed that £2 10a was for two weeks' t! Ethel Annie Gregory, £2 10s; S. Robertson v " 'w'. Hay, £5 lis Gd; John Burns and Co., Ltd v. J." A. Hobson, costs only 12s; Ernest Bon'ton v. J. B. Summers, £l7 lis: R. J. Ha 1 ,! v. 7- "SV- Ka "- - 3 ' IA - Vo order wa3 made in the case in which R * and Brims proceeded ogaiii3t Joseph \loscs for £23 16s. V "Wright rMr J. B. Bstcbelor) proceeded against J- McGuiro (Mr S. E. McCarthy) for £1 10s taxi-hire. After hearing tho evidence judgment was given for tho plaintiff with C °Eobert Henry Stapley, machinist, Stiinner, proceeded against J. J. Neilson, civil servant Redcliffs (Mr R. H. Livingstone) for the sum of £.'{ 19s 6d. Tho statement of cl'iim showed that £2 10s was for twowc-ka rent of a certain cottage ldt by the plaintiff i to the defendant, and) 25s was for one week's rent in lieu of notice, and 4s 6d for ty.<3 and electric light charges. Judgmont was I given for the plaintiff for the amount claimed.