MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Press, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 26266, 10 November 1950, Page 3

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

THURSDAY (Before Mr Rex C. Abernethy, S.M.) SUSPENDED SENTENCE A woman, whoso name was ordered not to be published, pleaded guilty to four charges of stealing from shops goods of a total value of £2 16s lOd. She was ordered to come up for sentence within six months if called upon. GAOL FOR INTOXICATED DRIVER Albert Leslie Halliday, aged 34, a baker (Mr T. T. West), pleaded guilty to a charge that, on November 8, while in a state of intoxication he was in charge of a motor-car in Manchester street. He was sentenced to 14 days' imprisonment, his driver’s licence was cancelled, and he was disqualified from holding another for 12 months. Sub-Inspectqr J. J. Kearns said that Halliday was involved in a slight collision with a taxi. He was seen to be under the influence of liquor, and a traffic officer was called. Halliday was arrested and taken to the police# station, where he was medically examined and certified to be unfit to drive. Mr West said that Halliday had come to Christchurch to shop. Between 8.30 a.m. and 2 p.m. he had a dozen beers. The collision was very slight, and Halliday was telling the taxi-driver that there were no marks on the car when the traffic officer was called. It was not a serious case of intoxication. Halliday had not seen the newspaper reports of warnings by the Courts, and a fine should meet the case. The Magistrate said that Halliday had been driving round the streets when he was well incapacitated. There were far too many of these cases, and the Court had to impose some deterrent other than a fine. COMMITTED FOR SENTENCE Edward Harold Bloxham, aged 45, a carpenter (Mr W. F. Tracy), pleaded guilty to a charge that, on October 29, he attempted to commit rape on a girl aged nine. He was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence. FINED £2 Raymond William Collier was fined £2 on a charge of casting offensive matter in Bedford row on September 25. SUNDAY TRADING Patricia June Roberts, a shop employee (Mr A» K. Archer), was fined £1 on a charge of selling foods on a Sunday. CHARGE OF THEFT Patrick George Larkin, aged 18, a labourer. pleaded guilty to a charge that, on October 3 at Wellington, he stole £4 10s. the property of Gordon Edward Lawry. Detective-Sergeant A. B. Tate said that Larkin worked in Christchurch and, when he went to Wellington to visit his home, a man gave him the money to take to relatives. He did not hand it over, but told the npllce that he had backed a horse in Wellington and lost. He had since paid the £4 10s to the police. The matter of penalty was adjourned for a week for a report by the Probation Officer.

REMANDED , Ernest Walter Healey, aged 39. a motor engineer, was remanded to November 16 on charges that, on June 30 at Christchurch, he stole a paint spraying outfit, valued at £2O, the property of Frederick William ’Gresham; and that, on September 29 at Foxton, he obtained from Keith Edward Smith goods valued at £3 13s 4d and £3 Is 8d in money by falsely representing that a cheque for £6 15s was a good and valid one. rivn. (Before Mr Raymond Ferner, JUDGMENT FOR PLAINTIFFS Judgment for the plaintiffs was given in the following cases:—Leslie M. W. Ennis v. W. Carrington, £6; the New Zealand Farmers’ Co-operative Association of Canterbury, Ltd., v. A. J. Cameron. £l2 Is 8d; Maurice John Gabriel Leonard v. Allan Rex Maynew. £6; Leslie G. Amos, Ltd., v. William Daisley, £l2 6s 7d: Leslie G.’ Amos, Ltd., v. Gordon L. Chappell, £3 Bs.

JUDGMENT SUMMONSES On judgment summonses J. G. Lorrimer was ordered to pay fhe Makotuku Timber Company £lO 10s 9d oh or before February 9. 1951, in default 12 days’ imprisonment; Stanley George Taylor was ordered to pay Harper, Pascoe, Buchanan, and Penlington £9 17s forthwith, in default 11 day*’ imprisonment, the warrant to be suspended until three days after the issue of the order; W. Craib was ordered to pay Bertram Borrow £ll Ils forthwith, in defau* 13 days’ imprisonment, the warrant to be suspended as long as the defendant pays 7s 6d weekly; F. F. Gillam was ordered to pay the Specialty Chemical Services, Ltd., £5 19s forthwith, in default seven days’ imprisonment.

(Before Mr R. M. Grant. S.M.) JUDGMENT FOR PLAINTIFF Judgment for £l3 6s 6d was given for the plaintiff in a claim brought by Valentine Armstrong against the Christchurch Tramway Board.