THE COURTS.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20197, 27 March 1931, Page 7

THE COURTS.

MAGISTERIAL, THURSDAY. (Before Mr E. D. ilosley, S.M.) DRUNKENNESS. Elizabeth Oakley, aged 34, a second offender for drunkenness, was fined 20s and costs, in default 48 hours' imprisonment. OBSCENE LANGUAGE. For using obscene, language in the hearing of personß in- Ferry road, Edward Earle Johnstone (Mr P. P. J. Amodeo) was fijied £2 and costs, in default 14 days' imprisonment with hard labour'. William Albert Darling (Mr E. Bowie) on a charge of using obscene language in the hearing of persons in Beaumont street, was fined £2 and costs, in default 14 days' .imprisonment. Seven days wero allowed for payment of the fine. THEFT OF CREAM. William John Gwatkin, aged 25, and William Ford, aged 21, were jointly charged with stealing a bucket and three gallons of cream, to the value of 30s, the property of Roborl; AJlan White. Chief-Detective J. Carroll said the two accused had visited a dairy in Halswell, which was about 30 yards from a house, stolen a bucket, and dipped up three gallons of cream which was waiting to be made into butter. Both accused were convicted artd fined £3, and ordered to pay 15s each, half the value of the cream t stolen, in default of payment a month's imprisonment with hard labour. REMANDED. On a charge of stealing a motor-cycle valued at £45, the property of Ronald William Grafton, Thomas Henry Pliillipson, ,&ged 17,_ was remanded to appear on April 2nd. Bail was allowed in self £SO and one surety of £SO. . _ ON LICENSED PREMISES. William John Hampton and Samuel Peters wero both fined 20s -and costs for 1 being found on the licensed premises of the Bower Hotel after hours. On a similar charge William James Brown Parks (Dr. A. L. Haslam)' was fined 10s and costs. DANGEROUS DRIVING. William James Brown- Parks (Dr. A. L. Haslam) was, fined £4 and cost 9 for driving a motor-truck in a manner dangerous to one, V, G. B. Wilkins. Sergeant D. Hyland said Parks had been driving a motor-truck in Racecourso road, and had collided with a motor-cycle ridden by Wilkins. At the time o£ the accident the Jruck was on the wrong side of the road. Two passongpra who were in the truck, got out and dragged the motor-cycle and the rider, to th© side of the road and the truck then .drove on, Wilkins had his leg broken and received other injuries. Haslam said that Parka's passengers had told him the motor-cyclist was all right. Had he realised that the man was hurt m l you -! d c . ertalnl y have stayed to assist. The Magistrate said that one construction that could bo put on the case was that 1 arks had ,had more liquor than Was good lor him on the night in question. No man his sober senses. would have driven on without seeing if the motor-cyclist had been hurt. Ho was tempted to award Wilkins a substantial siim under 'the motor regulations. Parks was fined £4, and consented to take out a prohibition ordor. MOTOR-INSPECTOR CHARGED.

Neil Ewing Colville, of 182 North road, Papanui, motor-inspector to the Waiinairi County Council, was charged with negligentJy driving a motor*car in Victoria street ? n . "obruary 21st, thereby causing' bodily injury to Frederick Henry John Clark. Colvillo was represented by Dr. A. Xj. Haslam. Sergeant D # Hyland said'the injured man was not yet fit to appear in Court,' but would probably bo able to do so in about-a fortnight. He asked for a further remand. Dr. Haslam said lie could not object to . e , remand,' but ho asked for a reduction in bail. " wo? remanded to appear on April 14th, bail being allowed in "self £IOO un& ono surety of £IOO. CIVIL CASKS. . (Before Mr H. A. Young, S'.M.) Judgment for the plantiff by default was given in the following caßes: —Matthew -Park v. .A. Anderson, £4 4s 8d; Vacuum Oil Co., Ltd. v. P. H., Henry, £3l 18b 7d; A. Hollabon and Son, Ltd. v. T. W. Cooper, 13s 6d; Mason, Struthers and Co. v. J. Hinchey, £8 4s lid; W. J. Scott and Co., Ltil., v. L. Sutherland, £45 19s 4d; 11.l 1 . M. Patton v. N. E. Johnson, £29 10s; Wright, Stephenson and Co. v. Norman Stewart, £4 10s' lid; Thomas H. Blain v. G, W. Boumelburg, £2 Is; Canterbury Frozen Meat „Co. v. R. Foley, £2 Is,; C'ook and Ross, Ltd. v. H. ,W. Hills, £7 12s lOd; Jones Bros.. Ltd. v H; Xiothwell, £23 7s lOd; Speedwell Oils and Accessories (South Island), Ltd. (iir liquidation) v. William Broadbent, £4 2s Sd; W. H. Simms and Sons, Ltd. v. F. E. Tozer, £2 18s 4d; E. S. Bowie v. J. E. Home, £2 2s; W. W. McKinney, Ltd. v.. M. E. Annan, £2 2s; John Sutherland and Son v. Samuel Jones, .£1 0b : - 9d i Laurance Burton ; (N.Z.), ■kid. v., W. C. Crociford, £4 10ssame y. Jlr s arr \ £l2 16s; Florance Ivy Smith' v.' F, H. Parkin, £7 14s 7d. ; . JUDGMENT SUMMONS. John Gillies was ordered/ to pay J H L. Ban-y the Bum of £1 7s forthwith, in de-. fault three days' imprisonment. • JUDGMENT 'FOR .PLAINTIFF. ! R. Buchanan and Sons, Ltd., 206 St. Asaph street, Christchurch, iron and brass founders_(Mr G. G, Lockwood), claimed from (Mr A. ,W. Smithson), the sum of £6 10s f6r goods supplied. Judgment was given' for the plaintiff for the amount claimed, and costs. - , . A MOTOR COLLISION. , S. A. Joyce (Mr K. G. Archer), of Christchurch, carrier, claimed from William Henry Lee (Mr A. B. Hobbs) the sum of £l7 5s 6d, damages as the result of a collision between defendant's car and plaintiff's motor-truck at the corner of. Ferry road and Richardson terrace, by reason of, defendant's alleged negligent driving. Judgment was given .for the plaintiff for the full amount claimed,'' with costs. CLAIM BY DAIRYMAN. ■ (Before Mr E. D. Mosley, S.M.) G. D.. Jack, of 622 Hills road, Marshland, dairyman, claimed £2O iOs from C. Bott, of 43 Morris street, Avouside, for 410 gallons of milk-supplied at one shilling a gallon. Judgment was given for the plaintiff'for £l7 Is 8d and costs. NELSON v. CALVERT. . In an action in the Magistrate's Court on March 24th, wherein A. E. Nelson, of Linwood, claimed £l6 8s 9d from G. Calvert, of Spreydon, alleged to be due , for repairs to defendant's motor-car, A. E.'Nelson was awarded £lO 10s and costs on the claim. On a counter-claim by- Calvert, judgment was given in Nelson's favour, with £2 2s costs.