THE COURTS-TO-DAY

Evening Star, Issue 16234, 2 October 1916, Page 7

THE COURTS-TO-DAY

SUPREME COURT.—IN CHAMBERS.

His Honor Mr Justice Sim, at present in Wellington, has; fdrwarded a number of chambers matters to the registrar-of the Supreme Court. Probates have been granted in the estates of Charles Christian Beierstorf, Andrew Peat, Richard Dawson, Maria Anderson, Marion Fox, John Witheridge, James Murney, Elizabeth Parker Fleming, James Bruce,. Charles Field, Katherine Horan, John Thomas Jarvis; and Robert Chambers. Letters of administration have been granted.io. the estates of Mary Gray, Annie Hislop, and Christina* Miller!

Re William Samson, deceased. Motion for appointment of guardian ad litem.— Accordingly.

CITY POLICE COURT.

(Before J. R. Bartholomew, Esq., S.M.)

Drunkenness.—A first offender, who did not appear, was fined 10s, in default 48 hours' imprisonment. Roberti William Bagnell,' for drunkenness, was convicted and discharged, and on a second charge, that of committing mischief by breaking a window, the property of Gaudin and Marr, was convicted and ordered to pay amount of the damage (£8 13s). Frederick Lloyd John Morgan (Mr Irwin) pleaded guilty to being drunk in a railway carnage at Ravensbourne, and also to using threatening behavior in the same place on the same occasion. On the first charge he was fined 5s with the usual alternative, and on the second 20s or seven days, and ordered to pay witness's expenses (12s). By-laws.—For driving a motor car on the footpath at St. Kikla George Jeffs, for whom Mr Irwin appeared and pleaded guilty, was fined 5s "and costs ,(7s). James Campbell Trainor, for allowing his cows tj wander, was fined 5s and - costs (7s). Charles Gordon Wilson was charged with riding a horse at an excessive pace round a corner.—The defendant, who was a butcher boy aged 16, said that he could not hold the horse in when carrying a heavy load of meat.— The Magistrate said he would dismiss the present case, as it was., not right that a boy should be placed on a horse with a load that prevented him controlling the animal. -William Waite was fined 20s and costs (7s) for driving a four-horse waggon on the footway in Frances, street, Roslyn.

Defence Act.—For' failing to render personal service Herbert Wilson. J. Richmond, Albert Lovell, and Daniel M'Erlaine were each fined £2 and costs (7s), J. Vincent 10s and costs, Robert Sheriff 5s and costs. Alfred Henry M'Beth, Gar-, net Ball and James Hannah each £1 and costs, Frank Hessian £3 and costs, Thomas James M'Bride and Duncan M'Farlane £5 and costs. Lewis Spiro 10s and costs, John Forrester s°s and costs, Leonard W. A. Miller was convicted and ordered to pay costs of service (13s), Buller Hannah was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence if called upon, and Julius C. Geddes and Duncan Emmerson were each convicted and discharged.' Remanded.—Kwong Sang (Mr Hanlon) was charged on remand witlvbbtaining from Henry Sand ford the sum of £4O by certain false pretences, and, further, with practising medicine and surgery under the .title of physician and surgeon without being registered under the Medical Practitioners' Act, 1914.—0n tho application of Senior-sergeant Kemp, the accused was further remanded to appear at Balclutha on the 10th inst., bail beintj fixed as before in two sureties of £IOO.

Working on Sunday.—Charlie Sing, Willie Ching, Jim Lee, Sing You, Lee Chung, Jimmy Hung, Charlie King Lee, Young Wong, and Yong Winn were charged with working in their gardens on Sunday, September 24, %vithin view of the police.—Mr Hanlon said that he appeared for a few of the defendants, but was not quite sure who was who. The difficulty was eventually solved bv Mr Hanlon electing to "appear for the ..bunch."" Counsel explained" that his clients admitted having desecrated the Sabbath by watering young, cabbages that had been planted the previous day, which process was necessary to the welfare of the vegetables.—Each defendant was fined 5s with costs (7s).