THE COURTS.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19691, 7 August 1929, Page 5

THE COURTS.

MAGISTERIAL. TUESDAY. (Before Mr H. P. Lawry. S.M.) DRUNKENNESS. Frederick Harris, aged 55, was charged with drunkenness at Rakaia, and was order&d to pay medical expenses oOs, in default 48 hours' imprisonment, for drunkenness. FOUND ON PREMISES. Alexander Currie Ritchie, aged 23, pleaded guilty to being found without lawful excuse, but in circumstances that did not disclose the commission or intention of committing: any other offence, in the building of 474 Cashel street, the property of Henry William Smith. He was fined £5. SIX MONTHS' IMPRISONMENT. Thomas Mein, labourer, aged 38, was charged with stealing, at Weedons, on July sth, 1929, a cheque for £lO 12s 6d on the Bank of New Zea<and, Christchurch, three uotes, and £2 in silver, of a total value of tls 12b (id, the property of James Youngson. He was further charged with stealing at New Plymouth the sum of £8 10s, the property of Suffern Gavin Chief Detective Carroll said that the accused had been staying at Youngson's hut at Weedons and had gone to Kaikoura, where he was arrested. The second charge related to an offence at New Plymouth a year ago, when he had been staying in a boardinghouse, and had stolen from another boarder. He had two previous convictions, the first some years ago, when he was ordered to come up for sentence if called upon, in 1923 he was convicted on two charges of theft, and was sentenced to two years of reformative detention. Mr T. Bell said that on this occasion the accused had come into town, got drunk, and run out of money, and had taken this money. Since he was last in gaol he had been in employ nearly all the time. He had a job in Kaikoura. and was prepared to "swag it" to get there.

Chief Detective Carroll said that there was no suggestion of drink as far as the New Plymouth offence was concerned. He ly>d loafed on the boardinghouse-keeper for two months. Accused was sentenced to six months' imprisonment on each charge, the sentences to be concurrent. CIVIL COURT. (Before Mr H. A. Young, S.M.) Judgment by default was given for the plaintiff in the following cases: —Electrolux, Ltd., v. C. E. Clark, £6 10s 6d; Colin Ellison v. S. Granger, 7s 6d; White Diamond Taxis, Ltd., v. G. P. Genn, £3 lis 9d; iC. Teale v W. H Donn, £6; Smith and Smith, (limited, v. E. Stocks, costs only; Bell Cycle and Motor Company, Limited, v. S. Bevan, £4 12s sd; F. C. Raphael v. J. F. Coursey, £l7; Richard Andrew McEwan v. Albert FTorare Calvert. £lO 17s; J. Clothier v. Enid M. Lilleyman, £lO 8s; Henry Kiver Allison ind Charles Wynn Allison, by his attorney Henry Kiver Allison, as executors" in the estate of Henry Allison, and the said Henry Kiver Allison, and Charles Wynn Kiver Allison, as executors of the estate of Elizabeth lames Allison, v. Henry Marshall. £llß 14s 9d: C. S. Thomas v. R. V. A. Lawry, £2 13s: C. S. Thomas v. Mrs Constance Reidy, fl Is; B Hampton and O. Hampton, trading as Hampton Bros., v. M H. Lean. £4 4s 3d: Beath and Company, Limited, v. O. Rich, £l3 15s 8d; same v. E. Willotts. £3 is; Mary Daly and Martha Daly v. Eion Hugh Bethune, £7 10s; C. F. Cotter and Company v. Jays. Lim ; ted, £33 17s 6d; International Harvester Company of- N.Z., Ltd., v. H J Muldroek. £l3 Is 8d; Spedding, Limited, v. Jays. Limited, £4l Is 6d. JUDGMENT SUMMONSES. A. Dickie was ordered to pay Booth, Macdonald and Company, Limited, the sum of £4 4s 6d fortnwith, in default five days' imprisonment. R. Parker was ordered to pay Cooper. Wilkes, and Books, Ltd.. the rues of £7 16s. in default nine days' imprisonment. PLAINTIFF NON-SUITED. Mrs A. Pickett proceeded against Miss A. Gregg, to recover the sum of £7l ss, balance of purchase money said to be owing on the goodwill and lease of a registry office. After legal argument the plaintiff was non-suited. A COLLISION CASE. Arthur Daniel Jenkins, of Christchurch, waiter, claimed from L. G. Biumski, of Christchurch, the sum of £153 9s 6d, as dam ages resulting from a collision between de fendant's motor-car and plaintiff. Plaintiff was riding his bicycle in Tuam street on April 21st last, and was struck by defend ant's motor car. Plaintiff, in his claim, alleged negligence on the part of the driver of the car, in that he failed to keep a proper look-out. that he was travelling at an excessive speed, that the car was insufficiently lighted; and that the defendant did not give sufficient or any warn ins of his approach. Mr Brassington appeared for the plaintiff and Mr Thomas conducted the case for the defendant. After several other witnesses had beeD heard, the case was adjourned until Friday to enable further evidence to be given. CASE DISMISSED. O. R. Talbot, of Christchurch, plumber (Mr Stacey), clamied from V. E. Dockery, butcher, of Riccarton (Mr Thomas), the sum of £9B 9s as damages alleged to have been caused through defendant's motor-car col liding with a motor-bicycle ridden by plaintiff. After hearing the case, the Magistrate gave judgment for defendant with costs.