THE COURTS.

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THE COURTS.

MAGISTERIAL. THURSDAY. (Before Mr K. D. Mosley, S.M.) ON" LICENSED PREMISES. For being found on licensed premises during prohibited hours, William Frederick Smith was fined 20s and costs. DRUNKENNESS. George Humphrey, for his second offence of drunkenness in six months, was fined 20s and costs, in default. 48 hours' imprisonment. BREACH OF ORDER. Leonard Eric Andrews, for failing to comply with the terms of a probation order, was convicted nnd admitted to probation for a further term of -mx months, under condition? regarding the restitution of a sum of 42 relevant to his original offence. KZMASDKD. On a charge of the theft of liquor valued at 422, the property of M. P. Corliss, Benjamin O'Connell and Norman D'Arcy Bryden were remanded to April 7th. Bail at ±'2oo and one surety of £2OO was allowed. INTOXICATED DRIVER. Roy Hateley was fined ±ls and costs for being found iu a state of intoxication while in charge of a motor-car in Manchester street. His license was ordered to be cancelled and he was prohibited from driving until May Ist, 1933. MANY CHARGES. Thomas Edward. Calder (19 years' of age), Gordon Charles Caesar (19 rears of age), William John Moore (18 years of age), Johnston Woodbine Moore (22 years of age), and Ronald Leslie Hart (19 years ot" age) pleaded guilty to twenty charges, severally and separate!;-, of converting motor-cars to their own use, thefts of motorcycle parts and tools, and thefts of bicycles. Calder was involved in eleven charges, three jointly with Hart and Caesar, two with W. J. Moore, and one with J. W. Moore: Caesa.- faced five charges, three of them jointly with Calder and Hart; Willijm John Moore with six charges, two in conjunction with Calder; Johnston Woodbine Moore with two, one of them jointly with Calder; while all three charges, against Hart were jointly willi "Calder ancU.C-atM.nr...- _-» -• ;_ ■ *' : CWef-Dctectivr-CaTroM-'said" That, most of the Stolen property had been recovered intact 7but the worst charge was in respect of a bicycle which, after it had been stripped bv Calder, Hart, and Caesar of such parts as thev wanted, had been cut up' and dumped' in a sack over the fence of the Addington Police Station. . "The onlv thing that would influence me toward extending the leniency of probation would be the youth of the accused. said the Magistrate. Such a course would throw a great deal of responsibility on , to the shoulders of the Probation Officer and the vouttw' relatives. , , . . , „„ fil Thev Wefe" lyjnfeinded in ,custod> limn VpriG'TtlC .the* Magistrate intimating tba. he would take time to consider the case, CIVIL CASES. (Before Mr H. A. Young, S.M.) Judgment by default for plaintiff was given in the following eacpc—H C. Crhvin. Ltd., v. J. Go'rdon. ±2 1.0»; A. .J. White Ltd v. B. Jones. 4-4: M. O'Brien and Co., Ltd., v. William Shirley and Frank Shirley (trading in co-partnership as Shirley Bros.). 4108 10s 8d- New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative Association of Canterbury, Ltd., v. 11. Anderson. £4; the Empire Express Co., Ltd. v I. T. Beer 49 5s 9d: the Hareu-ood Golf Club v. WE. Grnbb, £lO 10s: Charles. Bryant v. Martin and Jones, £36 15s 9d; H. Mortlock v. A. Johnston. 44 9s; Sellers, Ltd., v. A. Stewart, 49 Os 9d; E. G. Reeve v. F. Guthrie, £6O; 11. C. Urlwin, Ltd., v. Vincent Major, 47 Is 8d; the Superintendent State Advances Department v. Patrick Clbugh. £3O ss; J". C. Haworth t. W. Schenkel. 4:22 ss; Quill,

Morris, Ltd. (in voluntary liquidation), ▼. J Dailev, £l3 Os 2d:«same v. J. Fowler. £3«> 14s eV'same v. T B. Gilooly £O6 17s 7d; Dominion Motors, Ltd., v. H. Bell, , £i 1-s. I. A Franklin v.C.Richardson, £3 14s; John DUkinson and Co. (N.Z.), Ltd., v. K. \. Cilcv £5 4s 9d; John K. Procter v. M. Gou-li 41 10s; same v. D. Jameson, I<s 6d; same v. M. Wilson, 10s; John Bates and Co.-■if-ti -v. E. Middleton. .£3 lis: Hurst and Drake Ltd., v..A. W. Hay, £5 8a 3d; H. It Wnuchop. Ltd..*T. Norman R. Htnuoß and James Harrison (trading as Harrison s Proprietary Polish Manufacturing Company), -if Os Id; Robert Francis, Ltd. v. A. Parian, 411; F. C. Fairclough v. N. R. Joyce, 15«, Indent and Importing Company, Ltd., v. *.. H Brown, cost* only; John Bates and CO.. Ltd " W. A. Brown. 429 10s; J. J. >'ven : „.d"Co., Ltd.. v. E. F. HumiD, «? 6t Sd; Silver Radio Company, v. G. Hunt. £o »»»«*- same v. ■J. Richards, £3; tne Texas.Cornpan v (Australasia), Ltd.. v. J. W. Parson?, £22" 13s 2d; Heatheote County Council v. A. S. Power, coats only. JUDGMENT SUMMONSES. ■ I; E Andrews was ordered to pay tbe New Zealand Farmers' Canterbury. Ltd.. the sum. of £1 ISa 6d fprtliv with, in default three days" imprisonment. E Thompson waa ordered to pay *. x». KesteTen the sum of £44 5» forthwith, in default 46 days' imprisonment.

L. Sutherland was ordered t. pay *• *£«£ and Co.. Ltd, the sum of £lB IhMW ; . with, in default 14 days' J ' Leo Damton was ordered t!> W. z f»' a Product" l!td., the sum of 221.38s lOdI forthwitb, in default 24 days' imprisonment. DEFENDED CASES. Frederick Foulkes, fa£ ' met, proceeded against William Mmr Clark ,- and George Thomas Clark, farmer*, of Marshland, claiming the return of seven «»*■ «nd one horse, valued at £7O, aßegedly by them from the property of tha-plaiwur, or, alternatively, if possession could not be obtained, the snm of JS7O, together with-419 general damages for trespass, and £lO general t damages for the detention of the animals. Judgment was given for the defendants, < with costs. •' • • . " " J. McCreanor, storekeeper, of;. Aew Bngn* ton, proceeded against 0. Ij- liUxton,>" fruit' erex, of Cashel street, .claiming £42,. Is -lid, t . allegedly due as a proportion of rates on a \ leased property. _" * " * ""■-','- Plaintiff was nonsuited, ,ci -'V - , *"