THE COURTS.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20198, 28 March 1931, Page 4

THE COURTS.

MAGISTERIAL. FRIDAY. : (Before Mr E. D. Moaley, 8.11.) ' REMAND. Ronald Dempsey Oroojc, aged 19, was charged with breaking and entering by day, on- March- 26th, the dwelling of J. H. Stringer, at Cashmere, and committing theft therein. On the application of Chief-Detective J, Carroll Crook was remanded to appear on March 31st. DRUNKENNESS. Xwo first offenders for drunkenness were eaoh fined 20s and costs. ■ ' ' CATTLE IN CITY; Lawrence Taylor (Mr j. B. Corßett) was charged with driving loose cattle through the City during prohibited hours on February 25th. Mr Corbett said that Taylor had failed to alte? his clock. His dog had caused trouble to a cyclist who had laid the information. Taylor was fined 20s and costs. .. TRAFFiC CASES. Finos were imposed as Cycling 6n the footpath—-Marjorie Adams, Robert Duncan, William Lowe, Arthur William Rosamond, and William Bainbridge, 10s and costs each ; Alan. Herbert, 5s and costs. Cycling without a light—John Liddle and Robert Ross, each 10s and cdsts; Tack Mailinson, 5s and costs. v ■Negligent Driving—Percy, Frederick William' Walker, £1 and costs; Bryan Koith Wilson (Mr R. Twyneham), £2 and "costs; David White, costs onlyr and 10s without costs for having no reflector. The case against Frederick Robert Marriott (Mr F. Hill) was dismissed. Failing to give way—David Everitt Stribling (Mr W. R. Lascelles) costs only; Ivy Grace Hughes, .£2 and costs. Driving without a license—-Noel O'Kane Hobbs, 5s and costs; Daniel Everitt Stribling, 20s and Costs, " Parking a motor-car at night without three lights—Edward John Quaid. 5s and costs; Adolphus Johnson, 10s and costs; Ivan Wilfrid Nilsson, 53 and costs. For cutting a corner, Alphonsus McCormack (Mr T. Milliken) was ordered to pay costs, a charge of failing ,to signal a turn being dismissed, - For driving a motor-cycle at a dangerous speed, Rodney Naylor was fined £2 and costs. For driving in a manner dangerous to the public, James Gordon Dysart (Mr R. Twyneham') was fined £3 and costs. LBESTON. (Before Mr H A. Young, S,M.) .DEBT CASES. Judgment was given- for plaintiffs by default in the following cases:—J. Stafford (Mr A. S. Niebolls) v. O. Johnson, £2 2a; J. Robb (Mr A. S. Lyons) v. C Cosgrovo. £a 58 lOd. POSSESSION AND RENT. G. Hannaford (Mr A. S. Nicholls) proceeded against Dennis Treves far the possession of . a tenement at Lakeside and for arrears of rent Counsol. stated that defendant had given up possession since proceedings were, instituted. Judgment was given for plaintiff for £26 Bs. and Costs amounting to £3 Ba. JUDGMENT SUMMONSES. W 3. Woods was ordered to pay £ll ©s forthwith to E. J. S. Lochhead 'Mr Lyons), in default 13 days' imprisonment. - An application for. an order under a judgment for wages, J. Gallagher (Mr Lyonal v. Doyle Bros. (Mr Nicholls), which had been adjourned from the previous sitting, was further adjourned for two months, to ascertain whether the claim could be met ««t of harvest proceeds. MAINTENANCE. In a claim against F Mackle for arreara amounting to la 2d under a maintenance order,. defendant was convicted and sen-: tenced to a month's imprisonment ' the warrant to be suspended so long aa the :I&fondant met the arrears by monthly instalments at the rate of £1 per we«k, the first payment to be-made on.April 24th.