THE COURTS-TO-DAY.

Evening Star, Issue 13000, 20 December 1906, Page 4

THE COURTS-TO-DAY.

MAGISTRATE'S COURT. (Before H. Y. Widdowson, Esq., S.M.) George Burko v. William. F. Beck.— Claim, £3O, for seizure of a net.—His Worship gave judgment herein. Ho eaid it seemed to iihn. that the plaintiff's ocse had no merit, and thni he was cocking to take advantage- of a technicality. Defendant was a. ranger under the FMherka Conservation Act, and thfero was uncontradictod evidence also that ho is a ranger ■under the Sea. Fiohorijs Acts. Ho was bona fide carrying out his inrtructiana and also his duties as ranger. defendant was at tJvc time, in His Warship's opinion, committing a breach of the regulationa under both Acts. Under these circumstances judgment would be given for the defendant with 2gs costs. Abraham Myera v. George Tait.—Claim, £1 10s, on a judgment txamaooa.—Ordejto pay forthwith, with 5s expenses, in default throe dors' imprisonment. CITY POLICE COURT. (Before C. C. Graham. Esq., S.M.) Drunkenness. Mary Barclay, charged with this offence, was fined 10s, and ordered 1 to pay 2s cab hire. A first offender, n-ho I did not appear, was fint-d 10s and costs f2e)Auotber iirsfc oSerHlcz- Teas corrcicwii sax& dischar[»ed. Breach of ProHfc»ilon Order. Richard Hugh Todd, charged with entering licensed premises (Ravensbourne. Hotel) daring the currency of a prolubition order, was fined 40s and cost" (255). By-laws.—For leaving a vehicle ■nnattended m Princes street. Robert Henderson was fined Is and costs (7s). A care against John Hodge for leaving a cab unattended in High street was dismissed. A similar charge against Alfred Groves resulted in a fine of ss, and 7s costs. Ott Campbell pleaded "not guilty" to failing to keep a hoarding' in Cumberland street sufficiently lighted by night.—The defence set. up wan that the* ground on which the hoarding Mood wa« a railway reserve, and W-»- -.OJia^torouzbA**- —Gam jjjgnHiH,

An ExoftaMn Chinaman. Loo Wak, charged with breaking a pane of glass in the window of a compatriot rained Lin Foon, pleaded Dot guilty, and was defended by Mr Emslie-—The short facts as set oat by the station sergeant were that the man was of an excitable temperament, and not long ago he had been charged with shootinj! at a man in the street. On the evening oi December 3 be was seen by Mrs Barry tc commit the offence named in the inform;!tiott.—Evidence was given by Elizabeth Barry, Lin Foon, and Sergeant BaskerviUe. —The Magistrate decided that tie evidence for the propecution was not sufficiently strong, and dismissed the case. Alleged -Theft Timothy Delahenty was charged with stealing, on December 7, at Dnnedin, a suit of clothes, valued at £2 ss, and ono pair of boots, valued at 15s, the property of John Dickson. Accused pleaded not guilty. After bearing evidence His Worship said the offence- was clearly proved, and thai it was a shabby theft There were several previous convictions. Accused woolc be sentenced to a month's imprisonment.