THE COURTS.

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THE COURTS.

SUPREME COURT. (Before-hi*-Honour Mr Juslice Adams.) ORDERS FOR POSSESSION; The Public Trustee "was granted an order against David Jamison, of Dromore, farmer, for the possession of a parcel of land of 630 acres 1 rood, 4 perches, near Dromore. An order for possession of a parcel of land of 6G6 acres, 2 roods, 8 perches, near Dromoro, -was granted the Public Trustee against Harry Jamison, of Ashburton, farmer, and James Allen, pf Dromore, farmer, tenant of the former defendant. Tlie ground in each ease'Svas breach of covenant to pay interest and instalments of principal. MAGISTERIAL. WEDNESDAY. (Before Mr H. P. Lawry, S.M.) BAKER FINED. John Winder, a Christchureh baker, was fined £4 and costs on a charge of gelling short-weight bread. It was stated that it was defendant's second offence. REMANDED. Leo Joseph Callnn, aged 18, a labourer, charged that on May 17th he stole a Stevens .22 rifle, valued at £2, the property of Maurice "Wilkinson, was remanded on the application of the police until Tuesday. Bail of £SO, with one surety of £SO, was allowed. (Before Mr H. A. Young, S.M.) TRADE-MARK CASE." - Harold Ernest Fenton, a dairyman, was charged on a private information that on March 14th he sold milk in a bottle with a false trade description embossed, with a similar offence on April 19th, upd with using a registered trade-mark, ''Devondale," intending to mislead as to real or iictual manufacture. Decision was reserved. KAIAPOI. (Before .Mr E. D. Mosley, S.il.) DRUNKEN DRIVER. Charles' Edward Sisson, charged with hein:; found drunk while in charge of a motor-car, was lined £2O, in default two months' imprisonment. His license was cancelled, and he was prohibited from obtaining another until June Ist', 1933. TRAFFIC CASES. J. J*. Cracroft Wilson, H. Anstic'e, T. Armstrong, and 11. G. Chamberlain, on charges of driving motor-cars at excessive speed within the borough, were each fined £2 and costs 15s, and on similar charges 'R. F. Powell and J\ Callahan were each fined £1 and costs 15s. I'or driving a motor-cycle without holding: a driver's license Colin Tisch was convicted and ordered to pay costs, l.'s. OPEN ON SUNDAY. F. G. Taylor and E. B. Scott, for keeping open a shop for the purpose of selling goods on a Sunday, were convicted and discharged. CIVIL CASES. Judgment for plaintiff by default was given in the following cases:—L. Baker v. 11. Baird, £4 Is; M. Ramsay v. <3. McMiUand, £2; J. O. Rutherford v. G. Kelly, £l2 2s 2d.