MAGISTRATES COURT

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22436, 24 June 1938, Page 9

MAGISTRATES COURT

THURSDAY (Before Mr E. C. Levvey, S.M.) CASE ADJOURNED Christopher Leathern Hampton was charged with failing to pay a railway fare. The case was adjourned until June 30. FAILURE TO REGISTER FIREARMS James Maurice Anderson and William Laurence Courtenay Sampson were each fined 10s and were ordered to pay costs on charges of failing to register firearms. CHARGE DISMISSED A charge of the theft of a bicycle frame, valued at £3, the property of James McNeil, brought against Henry Felix Forgeson, was distnissed, the Magistrate remarking-that he would be given the benefit' of the doubt. pjS ORDERLY BEHAVIOUR Edward Sales, aged 19 years (Mr D. J. Hewitt) pleaded guilty tb charges of behaving in a disorderly manner in Madras street and unlaw-" fully carrying a dangerous weapon, to wit, an air pistol, in Madras street Mr Hewitt said that the pistol had beep left by a friend for Sales to see if he could find but what was wrong with it He had put ’ the pistol in his pocket to ask someone else about it, and had later gone to a girl friend’s home. When she came out with another man he had tried to speak with Her alone, and had• flourished the pistol in the other man’s face. Sales had followed the other pair to a dance and had again flourished the pistol. "He has been a stupid boy,” said the Magistrate in convicting Sales and ordering him to pay costs bn each charge. " SELLING LIQUOR AFTER HOURS For selling liquor after hours, Boy Trezise Polkinghbrne, the licensee of the Caledonian" Hotel, St. Albans, for whom Mr J. K. Moloney appeared, was fined £2 and ordered to pay costs. George Michael Skope, fhebarman a$ the hotel, wHo was also defended by |®f Moloney, was fined: £6 and ordered to pay costs' bn a charge of supplying liquor after hours.

CIVIL COURT a (Before Mr F. F. Reid, SJnO JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT Judgment for th© plaintiff by defeat with costs was given id each of the following undefended civil cases:—A M: Mahbire v. E. A. Larsen, JihL, £39 6s; Drapery arid General Importing Company of New Zealand, Ltd., V-N. Wardell, costs only; Amalgamated Engineering’' arid. Allied Trades Industrial Union of Workers y. J. Garrick, £2 4s; Edgar Stirling Bowie v. C. H. Williams, £4 7s sd; Christchurch Tramway Board v. Donald Gilmour Donaldson, £l3 12s 2d; J. M. Heywopd and Company; Ltd., v. the New Zealand Display Service, Ltd., £ll las 6d; John Burns and Company, Ltd., VtV. Priest; £3 17s Id; Ashby, Bergli and Company, Ltd-, v, Martin Richard Fahey, costs only; P. and D. Duncan. Ltd., v. Angus A. Cameron, costs only; Growers’ and Buyers’ Ltd. v. E. J. Allan, £29 17s JOd. JUDGMENT SUMMONS On a judgment summons, D. Munrp -was ordered - to pay Ecroyds Garage, and Transport Company, Ltd., £1 12s 4d forthwith, in default four days’ imprisonment, the issue of, the VQarrant to be suspended till July 1. order For possession An ordeiTfor possession on or before July 30 was given in favour pf Eliza T&nperley against A. A. Kerridge.