MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 301, 14 September 1921, Page 9

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

POLICE, CIVIL AND BY-LAW , CASES An elderly man named John Bourke was charged before Mr. F. K. Hunt, RM., in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday, with the theft of fourteen plugs of . tobacco, value,' 18s. Bd., the property of William D. Hill, 11 Adelaide Road; with attempting to steal 2s. from a till; with committing breaches of his probationary license, and with drunkenness. Ho was convicted on all charges, and was senfenced to one month’s imprisonment for the theft‘Of the tobacco, one month for tampering. with the till, fined ss. for drunkenness, and discharged on the other information. The forms of imprisonment are to bo concurrent. Harry M'Neill was fined 205., with the option of three days’ imprisonment, for drunkenness. ■’ . . Rose Patterson, who was convicted of loitering in Gluiz.neo Street, for Immoral , purposes, was remanded until this morning for sentence. CIVIL-CASES , Mr. E. Page, S.M., dealt with the civil business, and gave judgment for plaintiff by default in the following cases:— Cody and' Co., Ltd., v. Mrs. Madge Coogan, .£6 95., costs jEI Hs. 6d.; Derbyshire® (N.Z.) Ltd. v. Robert H. Partridge, A 3 Os. 6d., costs Al 3s. 6d.; Walsh’s Ltd. v. M. Rhodes, Al 195.. costs 95.; A. Nai'emith v. B. Mulholland/ A 5 115.,p costs Al Ils. 6d.; Thomas Quinn v. D. Campbell, A3O is., costs 2s. fid.; South Pacific Mortgage Co., Ltd., v. P. L. J. Foster, <824, costs Al 165.; Burtenshaw and Horn v. A. Dring, Aft 1&. 3d., costa Al 13s. 6d.; Ormond and? Son (N.Z.), Ltd., v. J. C. Cooper, A 6, costs Al 19s. 6d.; same v. G. Dobbin, A 3 Ils. 6d., costs Al 6s. 6d.; same v. A. Hall, 175., costs 155.; same v. W. Kelly, A2 155., eosts Al 10s. 6d.; same v. K. M’Oardle, Al 175., costa 165.; same v. E. l Malone, At 19s. 6d., costs Al 65.i6d.; some v. H. Miller, A 4 Bs. 6d., costi Al ss. 6d.; same v.' J. P. Ryan, A 5 1.05., costs Al 10s., Gd.; same v. 8. Ryburn, A 6 Os. 6d., costs Al 13s. 6d.; earns v. C. A. Taylor, A2 15e., cost? Al ■ Bs.’ 6d.; A. E. Preston v. Mrs. M. Clay, A 6 Its. 10d., costs Al 10s. 6d.; Rainey ; and Pawson v. G. Gibbs, A2 10s., costs Al 3s. Gd.; Viceroy Ten Co. v. Mrs. M. Peter, A 8 17s. 9d., costs Al 15s. 6d.; same v. George Smith, A2, costs Al 10s.6d.; British Imperial Oil Co. v. The Diggers Dry Cleaning Works, All 4s. 6d., costs A2 195.; JH. E. Geddis and Co. v. George Edwards, A 6 10s. 3d., costs Al 14s. 6d.; Henry Berry and Co. v. J. P. Mackay, A2 19s. 9d., costs Al 3s. 6d.; A. Tossman and Co. v. Mrs. J. M'Millan, A 5 10s., costs Al 10s. 6d.; Hotel Workers’ Minion v. T. Power, Al 14s. 6d., costs Bs.; C. M. Bonks, Ltd., v. Mies Mona Oliver, A 4 195., costs 18s. 6d.; Teagle, Smith, and Sons, Ltd., v. The Wanganui Motor Co., A2 4s. lid., costs Bs.; Henry Berry and Co. v. John Schwass, A 44 2s. 5d., costs A 4 Is. Gd.; Nestle and Anglo-Swiss Milk Sa. v. J. A. Murray, Al 9 14s. 4d., costs 3; V.-B. Portman and Co., Ltd., v. L. Harvey, A2 25., costs Al 4s. 6d.; Nestle and Anglo-Swiss Milk Co. v. Yee Wing Jong and; Co., A9'3s., costs Al 10s. 6d.; same v. V. Hurlesione, A4B 17s. 9d., costs A 4 4s. Gd.; N.Z. Automatic Bakeries v. B. J. Mulholland, costs only, Ils. 9d.; W. J. Gaudin and Son v. Arthur Stannard, A 8 135., costa A2 Os, 6d. On a judgment summons’, W. Uru was ordered to pay the "Christchurch Press" Co., Ltd., A 8 6s. 6d. forthwith, in default eight days’ imprisonment, warrant to be suspended for one month. BREACHeFoF BY-LAWS Offenders against the city by-laws were dealt with by Mr. F. K. Hunt, S.M. .For leaving a motor-car unattended in the street, L. L. Boille was fined 10s., and 7s. costs. J. W. Taylor was fined ss. and 7s. costs for leaving a motor-cycle in the street at night -without a light showing. For having no headlight on his motorcar, D.' C. Burton was fined ss. and 7s. costs, and) for having no tail light on his car. E. W. Hunt was similarly dealt with. ( For having no nu'mber on his motorcycle, 'C. Jeromson was fiyed ss. and 7s. costs. 1 L. Spiro was fined ss. and 7s. costs for having no headlight on his motor-car. Fpr impeding the ■ traffic in Vivian Street by leaving his I motor-car in such a position as to prevent a tramcar passing, L. Wi'kinson was ordered to pay 7s. costs. For having unregistered dogs in their possession, Frank Bacon, Henry F. Marsh, and Albert Morris wore each ordered to pay 7s. costs, and Mary M'Comisky was fined 10s. and 7s. costs. For nllowing stock to wander, Bowden and Charles Jones were each fined 20s. and 7s. costs; Thomas Rogers and Nora Ryan were each fined 10s. and 7s. costs; 'Sarrfh Archibald, Oliver Gardener,' John Hare, and Reginald Welsby were each fined ss. and 7s. costs. George E. Styles, a poultryman, was convicted of driving a horse and gig in Molesworth Street, and falling to keep as near as practicable tooths footway on the left or near side, and he was also convicted of driving tho vehicle without lights. There was a collision between the vehicle and a motor-car. He was t fined 20e. and 7s. costs on each information, and was. also ordered to pay expenses totalling 30s.