THE COURTS.

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THE COURTS.

MAGISTERIAL. " THURSDAY. •(Before Mr'fi; D. Mosley, S.M.) . REMANDED. Frederick George Falconer, aged. 41 years, charged' with indecently assaulting a male, was remanded to .appear, on January 27th. • LICENSE CANCELLED. Reginald Gebbie, a farmer, aged 54 years, was charged with having been • intoxicated while in charge of a motor-car in Hereford street on January 21st, 1931. Mr W. J. Hunter appeared for defendant, who pleaded guilty. Gobble's licenao was cancelled, and ho was lined £lO and costs. Ho was given 14 days to find the money. DISMISSED. Charges agains't Hilton Roy Adams (Dr. A. L. Haslatn) . of using obscene laugnago in Ferry road, and of assaulting Everard Alderson, on January 3rd, .were dismissed. OBSCENE LANGUAGE. Annie Elizabeth Knipe, for using obscene langnage, was fined £2 and costs, in default 14 days' imprisonment. She was allowed one week' to pay. BREACHES OF' ARMS ACT. Charles Bernard O'L'eary, upon two charges concerning breaches of the Arms Act and Regulations, was - fined 5s without costs on one of them and convicted bnd discharged upon tho of her. LICENSEE CONVICTED. Mortimer P. Corliss (Mr W. J. Hunter) was charged that, being l the-licensee of the Now Brighton Hotel, he supplied liquor to Clarence Seaton Thomas, a person under 21 years of age, and with selling liquor after hours on December 20th, 1930. Ho pleaded not guilty. On the first charge he was fined £3 and costs, and for selling after hours £5 and costs. ON LICENSED PREMISES.' Frederick Feaver,' Janies Fraser, Alexander Henderson', .Tames Douglas ' Jiiller, Jiirues Rennie, 'and' Clarence Seaton Thomas, with being found on the licensed premises o£ tho New Brighton Hotel after hours, were cucli fined 20s and costs. • DRUNKENNESS. Mary Agnes Vaughan, aged 05 years, Mas charged with drunkenness, having b °en twice previously convicted for a similar offence within the past six months. Sho was s®' l : tenccd to 14 days' imprisonment with hard lab6ur " THEFT. '! Cyril Louis Walter Witheli, who pleaded guilty to stealing six towols valued ut tin. property of the Union Steam Ship. Company, was sentenced to one month's imprisonment with hard'labour. CIVIL CASES. . (Beforo Mr H. A. Young, -S.M.) Judgment for tho plaintiff by default was given in tho following cases: —E. S. Parish v. Leslie Scott, £6. 8s 7d; Jones Motors, Ltd. v G. E. Shackleton, JEI3 3s 4d; Stale' . Adviiriccs Superintendent v. Bruce Godward Harris £lO lGs 6d; Ashby, Bergh and Co., Ltd. v. Al. Kelly, £7 19s lOd; J. Hyndman. v Percy Nelson, 14s 0d; Chas. Begg and Co., Ltd. v. Marion Campbell McEwen, £7

2s 6(1; Harley G; Ostler v. L. W. Clinton, 18s 6d; Andrew Lees, Ltd. v. T. Christensen, £l7 Is sd; 11. C. Urlwin, Ltd. v. C. Pcgg, 15a 9d; W. 11. Simms and Sons, Ltd. v. W. S. Henderson, £l3 Jls 9d; Atlantic Union Oil Co., Ltd. v. Victor Roberts, I2U 30s Id; Canterbury Education Board v. F. W. Garrod, .£9 4s 2d; George Jolm Morrow v. Walter Short, £2 Is; tho Para Rubber Co., Ltd. v. L. W. Clinton, £7 6s 3d; same v. A. Kay, £1 15s 3d; R. Hannah and Co., Ltd. v. Allan Johnston, 9s 6d; N. Baggs v. C._ Fletcher, £2 3s 6d; A. Thompson v. George , Cotton, JEI Is gd; Alico Elizabeth Drury v. William Davey, £lB and possession ot a tenement; Harry Ell wood, trading as Elly.ood and Son v. Walter Hurring, £11; National Motors, Ltd. v. J. G. Young, £4 4s 8d;. Owens, Ltd. v. S. J.' Smith, £1 13s Gd; D. 11. Brown and Son, Ltd. v. W. Allan, £4 3s sd; G. Atkinson v. C. E. Bozar, £11; R. S. Draper v. James Allen, £1 10s; Winifred I. Ward v. F. 51. Wilson, £0 Js; E. McGrath v. J. Smith, £1 10s; F. D. Ivesleven v. X l . Stevenson, Whitcoinbc iuul Tombs, Ltd. v. Miss N. Scott, £1 8s 7d; same v. O. G. Iticliards, £.'! 3 0s; wune v. J. Luckcr, £1 lis 9d; same v. Mrs C. V. Hill, £1 0 s 4d; John Chambers and Son, Ltd. v. Giltrap Bfos., £8 18s 3d; same v. A. Jones, XM 0b Gd; White Star Brewery, Ltd. v. J. O'Connor, £4 0s 3d; H. Matson and Co. y. G. Smith, £1 12s; the Christchuvch Press Co., Ltd. v. P. Gillovic, £2 12s 4d; Elizabeth Gieseler v. C. G. Cullen, £l2 Js; EKecco, Ltd. v K. Brown; £2 1-s Jd.; i. Billingliam, trading as Brown and Jlcaton v. P. J. O'Connor and Mrs E. O'Connor, £l3 4s- Harold Lightband, Ltd. v. G. Smith and Chas. Fletcher, £2 10s sd; the Merchants' and Traders' Agency, Ltd., as assignees J. Johnston v. Mrs T. Bowers, £2 7s Gd; National Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd. v. F. | Barker, £G Os 4d; Gilmorc Oil Co. (N.Z.), j Ltd. v. J. Mangan, costs only; same v. C. L. Fisher, £1 3s 4d; Charles.Begg and Co., , Ltd. v. IC. M. Gardner, £5 Os Gd; Chelwin Sign Co.. Ltd. v. Read's. Motors Co., Ltd., £2 lOs 6d; F. E. Longdin v. Arthur Gordon Kett, £1 Gs; J. E. Cook v. Georgo White, £2 Os 3d. Robert Parker was ordered to pay J. Rattray and Son, Ltd., the sum of £4 17s 9d forthwith, in default live days' imprisonment. R. A. Cooper was ordered to pay tho Canterbury Timber Yards, Sawmills, and Coal Yards Employees' Industrial Union o£ Workers the sum of £2 Is Gd forthwith, in default three days' imprisonment. J. W. Fox was ordered to pay A. E. Purse the sum of £4 lis forthwith, in default five days' imprisonment. F. A. Ramsay was ordered to pay William Haigh and Robert Edward George Cockayne tho sum of £23 Gs forthwith, in default 25 days' imprisonment. F. Driscoll was ordered to pay Andersons, Ltd., tho sum of £2 18s 3d forthwith, in default three days' imprisonment. DEFENDED CASES. John Khind, of Christchureh, funeral furnisher (Air L. W. Gee), claimed from F. Ward, of 106 Glandovev road, Fendaltou. a builder (Mr H. S. J. Goodman), the sum of £l'4 10s, being the balance of the cost o£ undertaking a funeral. Judgment was given for plaintiff for 'the full amount, and costs. R. D Stevens, of Dacre street, Linwood, plumber (Mr I). Wanklyil), claimed from S. D. Wallis, of 205 Durham street, pork butcher (Mr J. R. Cuningham) (ho sum of £2l ss, being half the cost of erecting a dividing fence. Plaintiff was non suited, (Before Mr E. D. Musley, S.il.) W. Moffat and Co., of Christchureh, land and estate agents (Mr W. F. Tracy), claimed -from C. Sisson, of Laogdou's road, Papanui (Mr A. W. Brown), the suiii of £l2 10s, being the amount of their procuration feo'for raising a mortgage of £1250 at the wish and request of the defendant. Judgment was given for plaintiff f y>r £0 Us and costs. Gough, Guugli, and Hamer, Ltd. (Mr G I'enlington) claimed from Carrick Wedderspoon, Ltd. (Mr A. W. Brown),-the sum of £l9 2s 9d for goods sold. Judgment was given for plaintiff for £l3 14s 6d.

OXFORD. (Ucforo Air 11. V. Lawry, S.M.). For riding a bicycle on the footpath j Frederick Clenick wus lined 15s and costs K's, and for similar oltcnce.i Kelvie Dorly I and John Lewis were fined 3s and costs ICs. Kichaid John Slmrpc and C. H. Tovey (Mr E. D. it. Smith) pleadid guilty to a charge of being on licensed premises (tin; Oust Hotel) after hours. They were each lined os and costs. For a timilar oii'cnce George Quigloy was iined 5s and c.sts. V'illiam Farquhar and. Percy Hack, for being on licensed premises (the Cust Hotel) after lours were fined. 10s and cos's. James Edward McKay (Mr F. I). Sargent) '.ve& charged with assaulting Frederick Dawson. Ho was fined £3 and costs £3 Is f : d. For supplying liquor on licensed premises, the Cu3t Hotel, after hours, not being the licensee, lie was also fined £2 and costs ICa. William Albert Back (Mr F. D. Sargoi.t), iicenseo of the Cuat l/ol?l, was charged with exposing liquor for Halo after hoars. The cliargo was 'by' Icavo withdrawn, and the same defendant, was fined £3 and costs Ifs for selling liquor after hours. The chargo of keeping liis premises open for the sale of liquor after hours was withdrawn. Foi allowing violent conduct to tal;e p.'aco on Hie premises ho was also Judgment was given for plaintiff by d«- j fault in tlio cases C. li. Tovey v. C. Sharp- j lin, 7s lOd, and C. R. 'i'ovey v. Henry Proffitt, £1 10s 6d.