MAGISTRATE’S COURT
TUESDAY (Before Mr E. C. Levvey, S.M.) REMANDED r Stewart Arthur Emmett (Mr K. A. Gough) was remanded to August. 28 on a charge of converting to . his own use, a motor-car valued at £7o>the.property of Malcolm James Kavanagh. He was admitted to bail in his ovm. recognisance of £2OO, and one ; surety of £2OO, and was ordered to report daily to the police. A woman charged with obtaining £1 15s lid from a city-firm by'false tence was remanded till ‘ August 28. She was admitted to hail in her own recognisance of £2OO, and one surpty of £2OO. J ' The name was suppressed on the application of Mr N. S. Bowie. Referring to applications for suppression of names when a remand was granted, the Magistrate indicated that the Court did not favour this practice and that it might have to be stopped completely.
TRAFFIC BREACHES The following'penalties, with orders to pay costs, unless where otherwise stated, .were imposed,for. breaches of the traffic, regulations in cases brought by the Christchurch- City Council:— Parking over time limit: Joseph Carey, 10s; Jack Avon Coleman, 10s. Failing to give way to right:'Morton Thomas Franks, 20s. Speeding: Leonard Hale. £2. _ Excessive noise with motor-cycle: Jack Jewell, 10s. _ __ _ • No warrant of fitness: Fred H. Semmens, ss. ' Unlicensed heavy traffic vehicle. Thomas O. Johnson, 20s. Driving without due care and attention: Uta Mann, charge dismissed on payment of costs. ' ~ Penalties, with costs, were imposed as follows on charges brought by the Transport Departments— • _ :■ -r. Speeding: Keith Chisholm. £2; Richard Orme Dixon, £2; Thomas Henry Hodge, £2; Douglas Ironside, £3; Leslie Joseph.McDonald, £2; Raymond George Hall. £2; Beatrice Mary Macdonald, £4; Thomas Fred Tfindings, £4;-Robert Goodchild, £4. No warrant of fitness: Victor Beal, ss; Leonard Arthur Marriott, ss; Walter Waites, 10s. . _ Dangerous driving; Robert Oscar James Jay, 20s. ', . __ No driver’s licence; Beatrice Mary Macdonald, 7s 6d.
CIVIL COURT (Before Mr P. P. Reid, S.M.) MOTOR ACCIDENT CLAIM Harold Edgar Manger (Mr R. A. Young) claimed £6O 5s from Arthur Francis Stacey (Mr C.'S. Thomas) as damages resulting from a collision be-tween:-a“motor-car , driven by;.the de-fendant'-and a; < motor-cycle ridden-; by theTplaintiff, It' was ' alleged that 'the collMbnLwaa caused by ; the .negligence oftheJtfefehdahh y• ■ - was said to have.occurredfat^be 1 . intersection of Spencerville road and- Marshland jroad; qn: - Decern-. ber'5, ; 1937.- - Judgment was gj.ven for,the defendant;: - / ’*V '■ . v ••• ■ y. UNDEFENDED CASJSS ; ' Judgment was given ’•by - default,,,in undefended cases as fcdlowsifrFi'-A. Brown v. D. D. McLure,' £5 5s:M;-;<? s ,H. / Moir, v. William A. Fraser, • £5;. v South British- Insurance Coihpahy?«Ltd^ r ; -;V. L.K. Davidson, £4 12s 6d;i Tench and Company, Ltd./-v.-'-ei"Eley, £l9 11s 2d: J. P. McKendry v. B; Bar-
hard, £ll 8s; Christchurch Press ComSahy, Ltd., v. William Joseph Davis, £8 s’ Sdr.New’Eealand Discount Company, Ltdn v. George .Glover, £9: ss; .. New Zealand Amalgamated Engineering'and Related Union of Workers ,v.'. T,* Jr PaulKher; 6d; 1 ,v.'. W. • Polsqm»«^tS£E^ ' era E. Munday and Sow; Ltd.. y. W.:;J: White, £1 13s 4d;, SV'G.';Atkinson and Com- - pany, Ltd.,-=v. ■ P."J. Dempsey, £6 16s £4 18s .Id; Todd’ Motors, Ltd., v. - C. 6parkg,costs only; same v. Ci S. Sparks, ' costs only;, Muff. :Murphy, and Butler v. - Thomas’ MacNeill, 1 £230 6s lOd; R. M. Watson.; Ltd., v. F. J. Scott, £3: Ec- ‘ royds Garage and Company.Ltd., v. C. Frame, £5 8s lid; H. C. Urlwin, Ltd- v. H. Batchelor, £l4 18s 6d; Stephen; Fleming - : Barrett v. Joseph Darby, £2l 17s 4dr_ Grosvenor HousePrdpri«nary, ! Ltd.,;;v. wH. McLaughlin, 12s 6d; same v. L. H. StreetleSy; £2 8s Bd.
ORDER FOR POSSESSION An lor pbsaessionof a? tehemeut*was made against Stanley Fred--erickßenger and Nelson. Hay esinfa vour'iof /William HI/. E. Cordery' with judginent against defendant for £8 13s SjrupGJklENT ’SUMMONSES/'. ~ Qrdersoh judgment summonses, were made.^ifoUowß,:iMue:ofwarrants.for • imprisonment.tote suspended : ' nr'all cases so long stated" in . parenthesis and/Hahn;;; £5 default sixdays’ imprisonmenrf£l a fortnight). < W-": Hamilton,, ordered to pay the Arnbeßi Order Company, Etd.rf£fl "14s days’ imprisonment - R^.Triit,, ; ordered to pay David An--drew Gunn £ls 4s, in default 16 days’ imprisonments { £l/a week)./ . ■Frank: Trittr ordered: to‘ 'pay Coin-. Jevlin Pty.i Xtd., £3B 19s 6d, m. default 4Q. .days’ timpriaonment; f£l ja.weekL
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Press, Volume LXXV, Issue 22796, 23 August 1939, Page 14
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