MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 921, 14 September 1910, Page 3

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

• • -— »- ■ • :(Before -Sir.. W. .G. Riddel], SIM.). : FOUR AND SIXPENCE PAWNED. • Alexander, Tel for pleaded- guilty to a charge of theft of an' oilskin, value 10s. 6d., the "property of J. J. Andrews, of tho Encounter. Sub-Inspector • Norwood ■ stated that. the owner-of the'oilskin Had gone into the Clyde Quay Hotel on Monday for. a drink and. had left-the coat outside (Tie - bar. When' he. returned to "look' for 'it it was gone; It subsequently transpired that accused had:.taken.-..the overcoat andpawned it- for 3s. There had been-,45. - 6(1. in one. of the pockets, and .this sum was still there when the oilskin was recovered from the pawnbroker. There .Was ' ono • .previous conviction against Telfer.' Accused stated - tliat he was .drunk at the time that I .he-took,the;coab and asked •the'; Magistrate to' deal■ leniently -with him. ' His Worship remarked 'that accused had not only stolen the coat, , but had also pawned, it. A fine of 20s. 'yas' imposed : in default seven days' imprisonment and an order.;ivas.made that ,the cpat. should be. returned to the owner on payment ,of -,35... to. the pawnbroker. ■ ■ . OTHER CASES. ■ ; Two. first-offen'diig-'-.inebriates,- who did ,nat appear, ;were' convicted and ordered 'to forteit their, bail, iQs. >eacb, Jn default 24'. hours' ■;imprisonment. Geo. Leonard; on a charge of . drunkenness; , was . convicted - and'; discharged, on ■ condition that he left for the country at once. ; CIVIL BUSINESS. "" (Before' Mr. W.' R. Haselden, S.SI.) '. -V'OPERATIONS -IN SHARES, f.. Yesterday Safternoon further evidence: was- taken'in.itho adjourned case in : -which Gaulter,; DykSs.-.and' C 0. ,: sharebrokers, 1 'of Wellington,' claimed from .. Andrew Beggs,: storekeeper; of Constable - Street, : Wellington," the '; sum 1 of;; JBIM > 195., 'lid*, 'alleged ..to'Oje /due,, to -plaintiffs dorieVand :money, :'spent;on (behalf, of de T fendant ; iii! connection': with'. the '.purchase and ..sale: of' certain shares. By way of counterclaim,; 'the ..defendant sued';' tlic. plaintiff for £70,) allegihg. that- on-; June 1 8 ■ • plaintiff- -had. ( rieglected-'toi'carry:\out certain instructions .to sell, ..in that 'they sold only:.'2oo ;Ross'-Golclfield: .-shares:'instead of 500, thereby causing loss to defendant, of the sum- named. In .the• alternative, the .'defendant; alleged that he had' lost. '~£102; 25., .'because, on or;about. June 27, -plaintiff Hhd .sold'..4oo' lioss,Goldfield '.shares:' contrary. to s defendant's ..instruc-. •'tioiis;" ■ ■'Mr.': G. iToogoo'dj appeared-'for plaintiffs 1 and "Mr. H.. Myers, Ms'- for; defendant.-:, Eviderioj • .for/.plaintiffs ,'was'• given by; James- Dykes,; of'tho firm ;of Gaulter, Dykes and' Co;,; : i\': C.'.' Hjorriug;' .share? broker, ' Robert ; I JVoodh6use, : :sharebroicer, Shearer, : clerk: in' the ''employ, of Gaulter, Dykes ;and\Co.','regardiug the, instructions . received fronv. defendant 1 , and: .the w-drk .'carried: ;out -for . him. : • 'ft: After ;-plaintiffs' :case' ; : had' been - stated,. :Mr.' Mycr's . asked:. that:. plaintiffs be 1 ] nonsuited- on the ground ■) that,, .■they- had : failed to -.comply V with.- Sections' : 132 ; and 133 of the,, Stamp Duties Act', ,1208, in so' nmchrthat iW'.they, had'.not;'proved, that; .the-. required; '.contract:.riots'■■:was .transmitted within.-,. 24' hours }of : the r .hour -of tho . sale,V:and;.(2V, in '. any case; plainlius have >by; ; .misconception. ':of the; statute omitted; : to: satisfy .its requirements iii' nti much ' as; they./sent ::to .the persons from, whom :they: bought ;an-,unstamped: lnsteiii' of a'stamped-conti act .note. V /'■ , After hearing argument -his :'-'Wi« , sh''p intimated'that he "would, give , his (ircisicn--on the : nonsuit _ points'; on Tnes-lay -'r.'ixt.; ; :" ; - A FOR RENT.. w ;The' 'Trustees.: of:.', the - Eita te, sued' James: -E.Reed,;..clerk,;, of /: Hyllin{£ ton, ''for <£15 balance of 'rent .l lie. .-'M iv E 'N.' ,(j;,'.:,Wa)telih appeared " k'rVk 1 t in-] 'tiffs.:a'nd;'Mr; Michell : w'as'; for;defen3aiii's.i After:'hearirigr.evidence •' judgment '-.was, given' fdr';plaintiffs',, "for-othe;'"amouiit' claimed with costs ,£l.. ' V: !j:l : v V-;-_-p-; h'.' j ; 'V ' UNDEFENDED; CASES. ' ;> pfiiiiitiils Ly 'default of defendants'in the fallowing Stuart' :'v Johnson''' v. Charles Frederick Poison iPerrin,' ,£lllos., costs „£t 10s. -6d.'; G.-.HV.'Colegrove v. ■Bertha.-. Young, -JJU.. 12s. ,4d.|' '.costs 10s. 'Operative-Bakers' Industrial' Dnion. of; Workers Iv.' Charles'Jaihes- Harris, Slfl,' costs' 55.; aiid Co. •v. John M'Ginmty, £9. os. 9d.,' costs XI 45.: Gd.j. Harry Baker v. W. Warren, ]un., v£4 55., costs- ss.j T. J. Shaw -r, ■W. '.R.' : S.tewart, '16s:,2d;,posts' 10s'.'; 'Wei-' lington Biscuit- Company, ltd.' v". Isabella Milsom, 13s.- '2d;, costs - -jBI Gd. ; same v. Charles Edwards, £3. 4s. Id., costs' : .l3s'.-';''saiue' v. .-John;"Spark : :155.-Bd;,-.costs 10s.; same; v.- William Grant, £35 135., -costs JJSSt'. 14s.;samo : v.. pdith -Mary-'.A¥right,' 'i 29 19s.' "Jd.v costs £2 '.;i4s'.;.-. Wellington'v Trade .'.Agency;; as Assignees .of - Arthur ;*Hoby,' .v. Antonio BdrnascpnijOOs.,;,costs 55.; R. B. Davies and Co. l^v.'-^^ Alfred . : Tr'esise, ; .'JSs 155.,: cpsts <21. 3a.. Gd.; LionelCaselberg. v. Charles. Savage, v =E10; Bs.',-: costs 10s; ;6d;; Dairyman-: Farmers', IJnion; Journal;-Company,' ltd: vVv Gus ' ; Aikoh,. ; '£2:' Bs.,' .'costs. 10s;; A. Lindsay,',-ltd. : Henry^Arthur 'Hur-; rell,- lCsl '3d.;; "costs'-J2 /14s.';: Rad-., ford aiid - Co. v. James M'Carthy, >£8 .lis;v 3d.,'i costs'' 1 JBI' 3s.':-Gd;; 'J lime's . Bourke : v. Charles/ HenrickS,; J227.. 135.;- 4d.; costs' £2; 175.) Wellington - Publisliing- Company, ■ Ltd;-;v.'-Harry -£2 \ 13s.V 6d.,.-'costs; 5i.;; sa:m'e 'v/'Ayilliim : 4d.;/ : costs:.-15s.;;.:'same;: : -v. ;George'""J. Harford;' il, v^ costs 55.) .same v; Albert James Hart, ,'de4; : 4s.V-; costs i 55.) -;Welsback 'Light: Cpmpany 'Australa'sia; Ltd.' v. William : James. Wilspn, Is.- 5d., costs... 12s. ; W.,' G. Wholesale Manufacturing Company, Ltd: v. Toni'.. Brice,-<£3,: cpsts' 10s. ; ; riymonas. and'Cpmpany./Ltd;, v. William .Liivery, £1 16s. Gd:,: costs ss. JUDGMENT SUMMONSES. ' John Stannard.was ordered to pay J2D lis. sd. to : Frederick:'C- ■■'Li'ddle in in:stalments.:pf:/20s. 'a' .month,, on a : judgment summons. : John Williams was .'or.dere.d to 'pay- £5 .75.; to - Allan :'.Smith ; by instalments of ,ss. :>• week. : David Martin . was. ! ordered -to -pay -. 6s. to -. Solomon. : -Hoffer. .by : instalments; of 20s. • a 'month., 'In tHe case of the Bakers'. Union - v: William Edward Timmings, a claim for £2 ,os.: .Gd., defendant, .was ■: ordered. ,to : pay - the -:'amount -.on' or .befpre . September 27, in default to'' -undergo; .-.24 hours': .imprisonment! v C. H. J.: Anderson; was ordered to pay ; 9d.: tp..Charles Rossen by -instalments of~'ss...a.weak.