THE COURTS.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20273, 26 June 1931, Page 8

THE COURTS.

——+ I MAGISTERIAL. ! ! j f (Before Mr E. IX Mosley, S.M.) i THURSDAY. THEFT OF A RING. Geoffrey Crawford Turnbull, agod 2-1, charzed with stealing a diamond ring, valued at ''3 the property u£ Mary Teague, on June 4th? 'Ha pleaded guilty. _ ' Chief-Detective J. Carroll Raid that the informant was the accused's Bister, and tlie theft way committed whilo ho was staying with her. At present he was serving a term of reformative detention for theft. Accused was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence if called upon within two years. THEFTS ALLEGED. Harr' 1 ' Heathcote Boundy (Mr W. J. Sim) was charged with stealing a carpet, valued at £32, the property of A. J. White, Ltd., and was further remanded to appear on June 30th.' ~r T , t, William Morris, a salesman (Mr I. I. •j Amodeo), charged with stealing two carpet squares and a cushion, to a total value of £3O, the property of A. J. Ythite, Ltd., was also remanded to appear on June dOth. Flail was renewed in both cases m the sum of £2OO and one surety of .£2OO. Morris was also ordered to report daily to the pohce. unpaid FARE. Thomas O'Connor, labourer, aged 35, appeared on two charges of failing to pay his fare on the railway Dunedm and Invorcargill and Dunedin and Balclutha. He was convicted and discharged. On. a • charge of obtaining credit by fraud on April 4th by incurring a liability with Thomas William Craig, at Invercargill, he was convicted and ordered to come up for sentenco if rilled upon within 12 months. - Chief-Detective J. Carroll said that O Connor was at present ' serving a (sentence of Bis months. STOLEN CHEQUE. Harry Hills, labourer (Mr E. S. Bowie), pleaded not guilty to a charge of.steinmg it cheque for £-1, the proporty of Alice Clegs, ~on May 22nd. He was convicted and ser»tenced to two months' imprisonment with hard labour. , ARMS ACT. Kenneth Graham Robinson, for a sre5 re » uh of the Arms Act, was convicted and discharged. Sub-Inspector P. J. O ■ Hara satd that Robinson liad bought a rifle without obtaining a permit, . which, .had been discovered when he took it to• the Arms Office to register it. AN AWARD CASE. Charlotte Ann Don, tea-room ■' proprietress, of Sumner (Mr W. J. Sim), was ordered to pay a penalty of £2 on each of charges, brought by the Labour Department, for employing a worker at less than the minimum rate of wages fixed by the award. CIVIL CASES. (Before Mr H. A. Young, S.M.) Judgment Jto* the plaintiff by default was given in the following cases:—T. Edwards ?; V. McEvedy. £8 3a 3d; T. 13. Thomson v AV. Taylor, £8 ISs 3d; Gilmore Oil 00. (S.Z.), Ltd. v. L. E. Andrews, £2B 10s Id- Dominion Motors, Ltd. v. A. D. Mc^ ,n " lev' £1 lis 8d; Gamagc Cycle Co., Ltd., v H A. Smith, £7 0s 3d; R. B. Tingey and Co., Ltd., v. E. A. McKeniio, £l3 16s 3d; A'acuum Oil Co., Ltd., v. ft. Dunn, 15s, Robert Francis, Ltd., v, S. F. Pyno, ±l4 18s, Panucll and Co., Ltd., v. E. R. King, £3.4s Gd; A. <T. Archibald v. T. B. Smith, -o 100, H. Paimell and Co. v. AV. A\. Evans, £2 I 14b: St. G. Atkinson and Co., Ltd., v. U. Dale and L. Dale, £ll ss; ti. B. AVendelborn v W. Beaumont, £IU 3s; AV. J. O.osney • v' K V. Gibson, £2 18s; 0. S. Thomas T. p. AV. Gourdie, 10s 6d; New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative Association of Canterbury, Ltd., v. Jt. Johnston, £t 15b; AVillis and Aitlceii Ltd., v. G. R. Percy, £1 17s 6d; same v. .losoph Clark, £6 Ge; W. J. Gosney v.. D AVvlir, £3, Newman and Oborn v. A. i. Blackwell, £2; C. N. Fox, Ltd., v. J Campbell. C 9 Ids'; same v. F. C. Pascoe, -.-14s 10d; siime v. A. Marshall, £6 Ijs; Wholesale Boot Supply Co., Ltd., v. G. R£l 7s tid; Radley and Frampton r AVilUam C. Saunders, costß only; sawo v. AV. King, £2O 16s 3d; Bishop and Co. v. Cuthbert Stigley, £1.198 7d; R. E. Hall v. —. Dawson. £3 4b; Henry Berry and Co. v. R. Harvey, £a 10s 3d; same v. J. Diodrichs, £23 ss_'Bd, Ifow Brighton Borough Council v Mrß h-dith M. Burloy, £3 9s; same r. Mrs Edith M. Burley £5 12s 10d; same -v. John Carscn, _£s 14b Id; same v. B. M. Mortimer, £l2 19s; same v. Mary M. Smith,. £5 6s Id; B. Crowhurst r. Ii Berry, £1 10s; Afrod Molen v. .O. Dowoiice, £5 14s, F. X'ltzhenry and P M Borrell v. David Grieve, £42 10s; Brown Brothers r. M. D. Dann, £8 8s 6d; Beath and Co., Ltd., v. A. Murphy, £2 5s Cd. JUDGMENT SUMMONSES. Or. J. Mather was ordered to pay A. Reay the sum of £l2 Bs, in default 14 day* imprisonment, the warrant, to be suspended provided the amount is paid at th«vrate of 2b 6d a week. ■'■'■■ijr'V • . j ?*' A. Hoaro was ordered to pay H. L. Ander-j I son the sum. of £4 19s-forth with, in default fire days' imprisonment. - __2C. K. Meatman was ordered to pay Mercer and Harris the sum of £59 Is, in default C2 davß' imprisonment, the warrant to be suspended so long as the amount ia paid at tho rate of Bs a week. S. Hall was ordered to pay B. 11. McKennle and Co., Ltd., the sum of £4 12s forthwith,in default five days' imprisonment. Cyril K. Yeatman was ordered to pay John- Button the sum of £l6. 3s 6d forthwith, in defaul't 18 days' imprisonment, the warrant to be suspended so long as 2s 6d a weok is paid off the amount. T. Tainui was ordered to pay t&e Jones Cycle Co. the sum of £9 lis 3d, in default eleven days' imprisonment, tho -warrant to be suspended so long as 5a a week is paid oft tho debt. PLAINTIFF NONSUITED. C. R. Hancock, of Ferry road (Mr M. J. Burns), claimed from tho Todd Motor Co. (Mr R. J. Loughuau) £SO for money recoived " from plaintiff by tbo defendant company. Plntntiff was nonsuited. CLAIM FOR DAMAGES. John Black Batchelor, clork,-. of 43 Western torrace (Mr D. AV. Russell), claimed £l4 2s -lid'from-G. A. C. Whitford, jun., clerk, of Lyttelton (Mr R. A. Cuthbert). e Tho statement of claim set out that plaintiff was riding his bicycle in Montreal street •when the defendant, who, plaintiff alleged, ■was driving negligently and unskilfully, collided with plaintiff, causing him injury and loss. He claimed £lO general damages and £4 2s lid special damages. The Magistrate-said that he was. satisfied there had been .negligence by the defendant, and gavo , judgment for the plaintiff in the sum of £9 Is 6d and costs.