THE COURTS.

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THE COURTS.

MAGISTERIAL. • > ' ■ THURSDAY. • . (Before Mr E. D. Mo.sley, S.M.) . NO PERMIT. Daniel' Lawrence Geaney was convicted and . fined 5s and costs , for procuring possession of a. rifle without a permit. . BROKE PROHIBITION ORDERS. : For procuring liquor during the currency of a prohibition order, George Hand and John Walter Mathews were each convicted jand fined 20s arid costs. • .. • LICENSING OASES, . : Arising out of a police visit to the 'New Albion Jlotel on November 10th, Edward James Oostello (Mr. W.'J. Sim)-was .convicted and fined £3 and costs for selling'liquor after hours. Peter Ryan was charged that, being a person other than the licensee of the New AlbioD Hotel he did supply - liquor to persons not lawfully entitled to he supplied, after hours. He was convicted and fined £4 and costs. . . The following were found on the premises on the nigfit of the visit and were each' convicted and fined 20s and costs:—Hatry Hulston, William John Mullan, Percy Price .Temple, Donald Warren, and William Warren.. . . ' 1" ■ - - ... ; , Grace 1 Ann • Moore, license.e of the Heathcote Arms Hotel ■" (Mr W.' F.- Tracy), was convicted and 'fined £2 and costs for selling liquor after hours. George Wood, Thomas Clarkson, and Ernest'.Brown were each convicted and fined ■ 20s and-costs for being foand on the hotel premises after hours. Thomas Bridson was convicted and fined a similar amount for being found on the premises after hours, and a further 20s and costs for giving a false name to the constable. Henry Watson Reddington, licensee of the Islington Hotel (Mr G. A. G. Connal), was convicted and fined £2- and sosts for selling liquor after hours. . John Curieen and . George .'Mortlarid were each convicted and fined..2os-and .costs-for being-found on the premises after hours.' " FRAUD. For obtaining a liability for £5 odd with Charles Frederick Hansen, by fraud. Gladys "Vera Wilson was convicted and ordered to be detained in the. Wellington Borstal Institute for twelve months. BEHAVED OFFENSIVELY. George Frederick Abbott (Mr W. F. Tracy) was convicted and fined £2 and costs for behaving in an offensive manner in Carlyle street, Sydenham. UNLAWFUL ASSAULT. Elizabeth Esther McLean pleaded euilty to unlawfully assaulting Elizabeth Tinnelly. She was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence if called upon within six months. UNREGISTERED WIRELESS. For being in possession of an unregistered wireless set John K. Moloney was convicted and fined 20s and costs. DISCHARGED. George Morris waß charged with stealing a quantity of timber,, valued at £7,-the property of Joseph Chan'ey. He . was . discharged. . (Before Mr 11. A. Young, S.M;) CIVIL JURISDICTION. Judgment was given for the, plaintiffs, by default, in the following' cases :-r-J. J. Niven and Co., Ltd., v. W. Bryden, £3B 7s lldr R. T. Coulter v. B. Perry, £10: L. H. Prebble and Co. v. J. D. Cole, £7 12s 9d; C. E. Gwatkin and Co. v. Thornton Scott, £6 17s; Trade Auxiliary Co. of N.Z., Ltd., v. Mrs H. E. Nicholls, 16s L. Calvert v. C. Lawrence, £4 10s 6d;.Mrs Pilling v. J. Clark, £l4 10s; W. J. Scott v. H. Cole, £3 13s 2d; F. W. Shaw v. Lall. Barrett, ~£7 9s, 3d; L. A. Waters v. W- Adams, £1 13s 3d; Christchurch City Council v. George Bennett, £29 "12s 6d; Public Trustee as executor of the will of William Correll v. Mary McDonald, £3 10s and possession of a tenement; A. W. Boston, Ltd. (in liquidation),. v. J. Toits,

£2 2s;-Seymour and Co. v. Miss I. Gale, £l6 lis 8d; Wooff- and Salveeen, Ltd., v. L. Andrews; £2-. 4s 6d; .fiame :,v. LV- Andrews,£26 13s 9d. JUDGMENT SUMMONS. ■ Bert Stewart was ' prdered to pay W. G. and H. Cr Janrie'son-'tlrfe tftrfn "of £BO 14s forthwith, in default 33 days' imprisonment. ;.y-v \ J ' P. ■ Garlick, of -Ohristchmrch; .'-taxi owner (MrW..F.- Tracy), claimed from W. Thomas, of McGregor's- road, Bromley' (Mr .A. *-W« Brown), the sum of £35 Os 3d for repairs to a motor-car belonging to the plaintiff, damaged through'the defendant so negligently driving his motor-car that it collided with, 'the plaintiff's car in Worcester street. Alternatively, the plaintiff, claimed from A. C. Laws, of Wade's street. Bt. Martins, a. contractor . (Mr D.-E. Wanklyn), the sum of £3s'Os Bd. It was alleged that the de-, tfendant by the : iiiiproper fll]ing-in of a sewer excavation 'jn-Worcester street", . lsft an obstruction; of earth and stones iii- the street and caused the first defendant, Thomas, to break the steering column of his car when ! he drovej over it..- As a. result Thomas was unable to: avoid colliding,' with the .'plaintiff. After, hearing'evidenceiltbe Magistrate said that-i-the' evidence" clearly vindicated' that the mound-'left'' after the excavation' had been filled-in-was too high,;, atfd cdnstftut'Wr a public • nuisance* > • .. Judgment;' was: accordingly given for the plaintiff for the full amount, -with' costs,against. Laws, and for the defendant Thomas, with cpsts.K- v • . CLAIM FOR WORK DONE. T. Burns, of Sockburn, painter (Mr A. C/ Brassington), claimed, from Cecil Oounsell, of Riccarton road/,Christchtirch7" s 'freezing hand (Mr E. S. Bowie), the .BUm of £2l 7s 9d as balance due for painting and papering work done for the defendant by. the plaintiff. Judgment was given for the plaintiff for £lB 7s 9d, with costs. V ' PURCHASE OF OAR. C. N. Slade, of Chiristchurch, hawker (Mr G. A. G. Connal), clalfoed from H. Pannell and L. Pannell, contractors (MrW. J. Stacey), the sum of £l4 2s Sd, that sum Hieing allegedly Joss- caused, to plaintiff through, defendants' failing to-complete the purchase of a" motorcar. Judgment was given for the, plaintiff fox 51 12s Bd, with costs,

(Before Mr E. D. Mosley, S.M.} ' BREACHES OF AWARD. ! The Inspector of'Awards-(Mr B. T. Bailey) proceeded against' the National; Service Station, Ltd. (Mr W., J. Stacey), claiming £lO en ekch of five' charges of breaches of the Canterbury iOsor Mechanics'- Award, it .'being alleged that <he defendants had failed to pay., overtime . wages, to. ; employee*, Clifford Clutterbuek,-: Richard John E. S, Sancroft, J. White, .'and M. .Boljinson.- ' After: hearing evidence; the. Magistrate: inflicted a penalty of £ls and-costs.