THE COURTS.

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THE COURTS.

MAGISTERIAL. MONDAY. (Before Messrs C. S. Bingham and J. AVallace, J.P.'s.) DRUNKENNESS. Five men, who wore charged for the first time with drunkenness, lCere each convicted and fined 20s, in default 48 hours' .imprisonment. Another was convicted and fined 106, in default, 24 hows' imprisonment. For tho second time George Humphreys wnß charged with drunkenness. He was convicted and fined 20s, in default 4S hours' imprisonment. A similar charge was preferred against Richard Slieeham, another second offender, who was ordered to forfeit the amount cf his bail, 40s. A DOUBLE CHARGE. On a charge of drunkenness, William John O'Shea, Cashmere, was convicted and fined 10s, in default 24 hours' imprisonment. He was remanded to appear to-mcrrow on a charge of having damaged a window-frame, valued at £4O, tho property of Hallenstein Bros., city. WOMAN CONVICTED. Charged with drunkenness and with having been idio and disorderly, a middle-aged woman, Annie Lund, domestic, was convicted and discharged on the first charge and convicted and ordered to come up for sentence if called up any time within three months on condition that she remained in tlio Salvation Army Homo ichu;ing that time. REMANDED. A remand till to-morrow was granted in Iho Cftflo in which Bernhard Nilson, Prebbleton, was charged with having broken and entered tho dwelling cf Percy Thoraton, "Prebblet-on, and stolen goods valued at £l4. A remand till Friday was granted in the caso in which a traveller (publication of whoso name was suppressed), was charged with having been found in a state cf intoxication while in ohargo of a motor-car in Moorhouse avenuo on Friday last. Bail was allowed. ! CIVIL ■ttL'SijS'JSSS. Judgment by default was given for the pjaint-tf in each of the following caseeNorth Canterbury Hospital Beard v. William Cummins, city, £8 10s; same v. A. Branch i,Ne\v Brighton), £34 8s; J. Ballantyno and Co., Ltd. v. F. C. Elliott (West Coast), £2l lis; S. P. Mnffey v. J. Graham J jjicdcliffs), £2 8s tid; Edward Hopo v. iJ. '3lake (Sydenham), £9 14s; Jones Bros.. Ltd" v. John Shannon (Hokitika), £BO 4s 4d ; .j. | L. Black v. Mrs Emily Calson (city), £4 a& Gi; W. H. Siuuns and Sons v. i\ Shaw (Auckland), £22 8s 3d; F. Wcods and Co I v. E. P. Bowden (city), £.3 ss; Jcvce and | Johnstone v. Mrs J. Rainbow (Christchureh) £5 15s 3d; Avon Dairy Co., Ltd. v. E IVi Lees ton), £GBssd; E. L. McKecn v A "Gallop (Sydenham), £5: H. C. Watson v. J. 15. Galletly (City), £lO Is; Presbvterian Social .Service Association 'v. Stuart .R Clarke (Christchureh), £B2 10s; W. D. nrd 'if. 0. Wills, Ltd. v. George Owcrs f\fiivfield), £3t>l9ssd; Mncclunald Lumber" Co Ltd. v. J. Thomas (St. Albans), £23 ku fed" It. Hinkoy v. Harold Moss (AdilingtonCiS ID?; W. H. Simins and Sons v. Richardson (Kaikoura), £2l 7s 6d; E. T. Tarrant v. J.Aldridge (Spreydon), £1 6s; Harris Bros. Ltd. v. J. Gallagher (Kaiauoil, £i .^fl V ir W i S Uree « (ChristchTirch)', £.12 0s 3d; J. H. SaL v. S. Pyper (Dunedin), £1 la 6d; William L. Walker v F Miles (Rar.giora), £3 lGs 6d ; s;ime v Wi''iam Major (Bromley), £1 153 ed • \ j Callum v. T W. Owens (West Cwst). £5*14.. Cd; A. I. rainier v. H. Jordan (Woolston) £l2 18s 3d; Pavina Hutton v. T OIU -\\7ir (Aldington), £25 15= od; Clear.- , d V-1 n-'fr v. Mrs M. M. Martin (Citv), £4 Pyno and Pea rev v. A. M.'CuUcn" (AVir'-lii 11. E. Button v. F. Stevenson (Chris* church), 18s lid; J. W. Trolt v S T c„ (Christchureh), i'tlOs; .\. 2 . GW - G. Bull (Waipukuriui!, £3 o.j 0,5 . r , ' >- 1,.,,...,..,., p, ' . r . -C T Crown Jr . c '- C ", : M!o - Uvangiora}, £3 l;>s: Christ-church brick Co., Lta .. H V.'inlotßiirn (Auctiand). is 5;- iin-.'l, v.T donald and C-0., Ltd. v. 1-; ji ii' 'j a **" ,S„ I. , riT„ n " i-melue v. G. Pimm iDennistm) <■" Ms !0d; F. D. Keneven v. I- l IV lfe; H. Pannel! and Co ' v v W i W IIH Gd; Guardian Asearanc'e* ro v. P. Olorenshaw (Cust), £5 23 v "' T. Weir (Addington) was ordered t-> n-,v the sum of £2O IGs to F Ti Tfrlt P 7 Christchureh, in default 21 days' impnsonli.s Worship ordered C. Writers, .Sh'Vev ,um o! £0 lfc= Od, 1.1 aciault 7 davs - iln . pn.wnnient.

LABOURER'S CLAIM. A labourer, E. P. Townshenu, cf Antigua street, Ohristchurcli (Mr A. B. Hobbs), cla/.mcd from A. Driscoll, caro the Model Tripe Factory, Sockburn (Mr W. F. Tracy), tlio sum of £4 10a, alleged to bo the .amount of one week's wages in lieu c-f ::ctice. It was alleged that lownshend, who had been employed by Driscoll, liad been dismissed without notice. The Magistrate eaid it was a caso of oath against oath and gave judgment, for Driscoll with c-ctstß. YOUTH'S CLAIM. Judgment, was given for the plaintiff (without coals) in the case in which Colin Dogie, a youth (Mr M. J. Burns) sued Gibbs Motor Co. (Mr W. H. Atack) for the sum of £3O, being the deposit under a hiro purchase agreement for tho sale and purchase of a, Norton motor-cyclc, tho pantract price of which was £IC7. Lcgie had purchased the cycle under a hire purchase agreement but, after having had it for a icw days, returned it to, the company. Tho ground" for his claim wo a that he was an infant, being under the age of 21 years, ajid could not therefore bo bound by the contract he had entered into for the purchase of 'tho machine. In giving judgment, tho Magistrate said that youths should disclose their ages when they went into a shop with the idea cf entering into a, contract of any sort. They should state that they were not 21 years of age before they signed anything; otherwise it would lead to trouble. KAIAPOI. (Before Mr "Wyvern Wilson, S.M.) Judgment for plaintiff by default was given in the f.-llowing civil cases:—H. W. Childs v. G. fceayard, £1 Is; K. J. Pol Sard v. G. Dittford, 17s; E. J. Pollard v. Cf. Laroombo, £6 18s; K. H. Grim wood v. ±l. Bowering, £-1 lis; E. n. Grimwood v. L. Giles, £1 06 lOd. JUDGMENT SUMMONS. In J. Burns and Co., Ltd. v. J. A. Burnip, claim £2B 6s ?d, debtor, who d.d not appear, was ordered to pay th? amoust within 33 days, in default 11 days' imprisonment.