MAGISTRATE'S COURT
TUESDAY ; (Before Mr E. C. Lewey. S.M.) CREDIT BY FRAUD William Albert Gaines was charged with obtaining credit of 5s by fraud ’ from William Findlater Mclntosh. Detective-Sergeant J. McClung said': that Gaines had gone to a petrol star l tion and asked for Mclntosh, and was-: told that he was away. Gaines then" obtained two gallons of petrol, stating: that he had authority from Mclntosh to have it charged. On his return, Me- ; \ Intosh said that Gaines had no author- : ity, and complained to the police. The shortage of petrol made the position difficult for resellers. "I know the gentleman well; I have : always traded with him,” said Gaines,; in defence. The Magistrate; Apparently he does: not want to know you. ; The Magistrate, stating that Gameswas lucky not to be brought up on al previous charge, on which sentence! had been suspended, sentenced him to! 30 days’ imprisonment. , ( THEFT OF RADIO :! Frederick Paul Williamson was ord-; ered to come up for sentence if called' on within two years for stealing-i { radio set from Ernest Cordery, Ltd] He was ordered to make restitution' of £l7 14s. Detective-Sergeant J. McClung sajfl) that Williamson had purchased tieradio, and had given his correct nan*' but a false occupation and address.’ Later, when seen on the street by the-, manager of the company, he; stopped a passing car. driven by a; woman whom he did not know, and; jumped in. It was not till he was ap-' rested by Detective Cunningham that anything was known about him. R appeared that he was a deserter from a ship. Mr N. S. Bowie, for Williamson, said that he was living with another man,: and they decided to purchase a radio.' It was intended that it should be paii for under the hire purchase systenj but the accused unfortunately sue-; cumbed to the temptation, to give;*" false occupation and address. He had not been in trouble before. ' TRAFFIC BREACHES s Fines, with payment of costs, were imposed as follows for breaches of traffic regulations:—Failing to give way; Morar Budhia, 20s; Morris Graham, £2; John Stanley Hawker, 20s; John H. Orr, costs only; Morris F, Pearce, £2; Eustace B. Guy, costs only. No warrant of fitness: Robert Whitelaw, ss; Arthur Gordon, 20s; Clifford R. Piper, costs only; Albert Henry Smith, costs only; George A. Lassen, ss; Fred Armstrong. ss. No driver’s licence: Edward Wildey, costs only (no warrant, costs). Obstructing fire-plug; Deans Ernest Dixon, 20s (no warrant of fitness. 20s). Parking over time limit: Andrew R. Guild, 20s; James N, Macfarlane, 10s; Joy A. Tennent, 10s; Theodore Turner, costs; David G. Trapnell. 10s (no licence, costs, no warrant, costs). No cycle light: Harry Herbert, 20s; Robert Mucklow, 10s; George Quigley, 10s. Failing to signal when leaving kerb: George Edward Rumble. 20s. Speeding: Cyril J. Scott, £2; Denny Joseph Windle, 20s (no licence ss); Henry James McGavock, 20s; Harry Raymond Tonkin, £2; Gordon Ferguson, £2 (no warrant, costs). Passing stationary tram: Kenneth Shepherd, 10s; Robert E. Williams, 10s. Overtaking on intersection; Michael Wadley, 20s. Inconsiderate driving: Norman Gray, costs only. Unlicensed motor-cycle: Wihaukino Paurini, 5s (no driver’s licence, 20s). No exit for lorry driver: Hardie and Thomson, 10s. Dangerous speed: Terence Edward Hornby, £5. CIVIL COURT i (Before Mr F. F. Reid, S.M.) Judgment by default for plaintiff was given in each of the following civil cases:—Trade Auxiliary Company of New Zealand, Ltd., v. A. W. Whittington, £1 18s; Waimairi County Council v. Peter Smith, costs only; T. Hurley v. A. Osborne, £4 4s lOd; F. A. Brown v. T. G. Flynn, £lO 4s; N. Neylon v.« R. A. Dallow, £1 4s; Seymour and Turnbull, Ltd., v. R. Carter, costs only; Ernest George Rumsey v. Nelson E Bethwaite, £8; William Francis Tracy and Wilfred Athelstane White y. Walter Mill, costs only; M. W. Simes v. G. C. Gillman, £2B Is; William John Straw v. William Alfred Williams, £2 4s; Beath and Company, Ltd., v. Vera Rogers, £8 2s 3d; Heathcote County Council v. W. T. Conibear, £3 19s lid; same v. Miss M. S. Douglas, £l2 5s sd; T. H. Davies and Company ;v. Arthur Watson, £5 Is 6d; Sewell Bros, Ltd., v. C. J. Hayden, £4 15s; A. Lexington Jones v. H. F. Cbeesman, £l3 8s 6d; Hay’s, Ltd., v. J. R. M. Johnson, £5 12s; Isaac L, Richards v. R Lloyd, £l2; Ellesmere Garage, Ltd., v. W. J. White. £1 0s 6d: Robert McCallister v. E. Gregg, £2 Is; Ashby, Bergh and Company, Ltd., v. 0. Z Merrie, costs only.
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Press, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23086, 31 July 1940, Page 14
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