MAGISTRATES COURT

Press, Volume LXXV, Issue 22804, 1 September 1939, Page 16

MAGISTRATES COURT

THURSDAY (Before Mr B. C. Bevvey, 0.M. - ) REMANDED James Dyer Morris Balloch and Edwin Ernest Balloch, who were represented by Mr K. G. Archer, were remanded to September 4 on six joint charges of theft and one of conversion. James Dyer Morris Balloch also appeared on four further charges of theft. Most of the charges concern the alleged taking of petrol and of motor accessories. VALUELESS CHEQUES Roy Poison (Mr K. G. Archer), who pleaded guilty to 12 charges of issuing valueless cheques to various city firm's, was sentenced to a total of 12 months’ imprisonment. Detective-Sergeant J. McClung said that by depositing £2, the accused had opened ’ accounts at, and received cheque-books from, two city banks. One account was under the name of G. R. Edwards, and the other in the name of P. Acton-Adams. The face value of the cheques issued was £95 Cs 4d, and goods amounting to £6 5s 6d had been recovered. The rest of the money had been spent. Poison was a married man with one child,. He had recently been discharged from prison and had a bad record,' added the detective-sergeant. Mr Archer said that Poison blamed drink and bad company for the offences. He was really appearing on behalf of accused’s wife, who was prepared to stand by him. On each of the first two charges Poison was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment, the sentences to be cumulative. On the others Me was convicted and discharged. CROSSING LINE WHEN NOT CLEAR Leonard Colin Thomson was fined 20s for crossing a railway line when it was not clear. On a similar charge William Hlet was also fined 20s. FOUND ON LICENCED PREMISES Bernard Vincent O’Ctmnell was fined £2 and ordered to pay costs for being found on licensed premises after hours. PROBATION ORDERED Phyllis Blythe appeared for sentence on two charges of theft. , On the first charge she was admitted to probation for three years, and on the second she was convicted and discharged. CHANGED ADDRESS NOT? NOTIFIED Douglas Ellis Dali was ordered to pay costs on a charge that, being a rifle owner, he failed to notify his change of address. CHIMNEY ON FIRE For allowing his chimney to catch fire, MacKenzie Lester was fined 10s and ordered to pay costs. SUNDAY TRADING A charge of Sunday trading against James Mcllraith was dismissed on payment of costs. RnBAf!H OF PROHIBITION ORDER , John Walter Matthews was fined 20s and ordered to pay costs for a breach of a prohibition order. CHARGE OF ASSAULT Thomas Joseph Franz- Green was fined £3 and ordered to pay costs, in default 14 days’ imprisonment, for assaulting George Robert Brown. On a further charge of boarding a moving train he was convicted and discharged. .WANDERING SHEEP, . Alexander Hamilton Forbes, a farmer (Mr F. D. Sargent), pleaded not guilty to a charge of permitting sheep to wander. After evidence was called the charged was dismissed, the Magistrate warning' the defendant that if a similar action was brought again, he would make .the assumption that the defendant, whatever the legal position, was a jxarty. to* the stock being at 'large. , The 'defence was that ‘ trampers were , breaking the fences down. > . CIVIL CASES •

Judgment for plaintiff by default, with ?an brder for costs, was given, in ; eachof -the' following civil claims:— (Walmalri County Council v. John Charles Carew Edwards, £lB 18s 9d; same v. Mrs Ivy Violet Empson; £1 ! .19r;8dr same v. Mrs Pamela Harrison. ■ £2 8s lld;-same v. William Humphries, i£L 3s 8d; same. v t Mrs Mary LovellI Smith, £6 ss6d; same V. Herbert Ed--1 ward Thompson, £7 15s 94; 8.-'Crow-[hurst j:£4;; Draperyand General Iniporting: Company of New ; Zealand, Etd;, y' A. J. Quinn, £lO 12s 1 5d; R. 1 G.'HUsbatch iV. T. B. Powell, £7 4s 8d; Ashby, Bergh.. and Company. Ltd, v. Q. Turnbufl,. £4 i ss 9d; R. Hannah and Cbmpiany, Ltd,, v. L; B. A. •• Easter;£l os*.'Ba;■ National. Mortgage and''Agency' Cdmpany,.Ltd.V v. P. Peters. £lO 3s 7d; Vic Main v. Harry SamumHUls,:£l" 13sl0d;SmithsClty MarSmith, £6- Ipst An- . Ltd.y. P. W. Nutsford/£l4 6s 7d; Ssurah Jane Boyd v. James Stew- ; art ’HamptdhandMrs Fhilomena Emma ' Hampton (bynew separate estate), £3l tlSft' and border 1 for possession;; Christi church Press Company, Ltd., y. C. J. f Lawrence. £5.168: Same y. Donald McKay, .."£7 3s 10d;; C. ;■ P; Tripe v. H. Hal-. ' ligan,* 15s; same v. H. Halligan, 7s 6d; Canterbury' Hotel, Restaurant, and RelateJ. T7niQß of' Worlcers v_ J. Devine, lOs^ James Bryce v. E. R. Smith, £26 16s ' 8d; Archibald’s Garage, Ltd., v. ,C. E,. , Bell, £1 3s; Drapery and General Im» porting Company of New Zealand, Ltd., v. K. M. Hammond, £6 3s 2d; A, ill Sugden v. W: Tregonnirfg, £1 12s -6d; WuUam Duncan ,v. W. Aulderson,. £2 12s; T)algety and Company, Ltd., v. C. Ireland, sen., costs only; Bowman’s, .LtcL, v. V. W: Avers, £2 ss; the Her- ■ bert Shoe Company,. Ltd, ;v. T.. Ed- ; wards, £2 3s Sd; New Zealand Amali gamated Engineering and Related i Trades Industrial Union of Workers v. ■ G. Hardaker, ,£ 1.17s Bd. ' L M. Hampton was ordered to pay Lonsdiale’s, Ltd., £2 13s 6d forthwith, "in- default two days’ imprisonment. - P. R. Stowell was ordered to pay J. • Ballantyneiand Company, Ltd., £l9 9a i 6d forthwith, indefault 14 days’ im> (prisonment.