MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Press, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23316, 30 April 1941, Page 10

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

* TUESDAY (Before Mr E. C. Levvey, S.M.) DRUNKENNESS William Anderson, a bootmaker, aged 58 years, pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness. He had been twice previously convicted for drunkenness during the last six months. He was sentenced to seven days’ imprisonment. CONVERSION • OF BICYCLE A man whose name was suppressed pleaded guilty to a charge of unlawful conversion to his own use of a woman's bicycle. He was convicted, and ordered to come up for sentence if called on within six months. TRAFFIC, OFENCES Offenders against, traffic' regulations were fined as follows; Exceeding speed limit —William' Harris, £3. Driving in dangerous manner—Jack Dardanelles Jones, £2. Cycling at night without light—Arthur John Telford, costs only. Failure to produce warrant of fitness—George P. Anderson, 10s. No warrant of fitness—Roderick Alexander McKay, costs only; Ivan Ryan, 10s; Henry Rothwell, ss; Mary Elizabeth Seaton ss. Failing to, keep to left— George Hector Briggs, ss; Richard Ernest Hicks, ss; Spencer P. Meehan, ss; Arthur Ricketts, ss; Frank Spencer, ss; Richard K. Todhunter, ss; Trevor Good, ss. No driver’s-licence —William Lionel Cranfield, 10s (no warrant of fitness, ss). Breach of goods service licence—William Arthur Habgood, 10s. , CIVIL COURT (Before Mr H. A. Young, S.M.) Judgments by default -for plaintiffs were given in the following cases:— Christchurch Battery Company, Ltd. v. P. Johnston, £3B 13s; G. McClatchie Company, Ltd. v. E. H. Bagot, £3 17s 9d; Crown Tailoring Company, Ltd. v. L. Mallouk, £5; Gamage Cycle Company, Ltd. v. E. J. Chambers, £1 15s 6d; estate late Elizabeth Howie Nairn v. John Raymond McCaughan, £37 13s 4d; Calder Mackay Company, Ltd. v. C. A. Inwood, £3l 8s 4d; Ballins Breweries'(N.Z.), Ltd. v. S, Brice, £73 17s lid; Maling and Company, Ltd. v. R. W. Munro, £2 12s. JUDGMENT SUMMONS Harry Bell was ordered to pay M. Lubransky £7 8s 6d, in default nine days’ imprisonment. JUDGMENT FOR DEFENDANT John Brown, a member of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, (Mr E. S. Bowie), claimed £4O .from E. Russell,' coal merchant' at the comer of Stan*

more road and Cashel street (Mr C. S. Thomas). The plaintiff alleged that the money was owing on the transfer of a coal business to the defendant and for details associated with it. Judgment was given for the defendant. ORDER FOR POSSESSION Leslie Burley Trebilcock was given an order ioi possession'against Charles Everiat