MAGISTERIAL.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XCVI, Issue 14396, 12 June 1907, Page 5

MAGISTERIAL.

CHRISTCHURCH. Tuesday, June 11. (Before Mr H. W. Bishop, S.AI.) Breach of Prohibition Cedes. — Thomas Richard Savage and William Murphy were each fined 40s and costs for having entered licensed premises during the currency of prohibition orders. The latter was also convicted and discharged for having procured liquor. - Shops and Offices Act.—James G. Davis, a fruiterer, was charged on two informations under the Shops and Offices Act, 1904, and the Shops and Offices Amendment Act, 1905, that he did employ a female assistant alter 9 p.m. He. was fined 40s and costs on the first charge, and 20s and costs on the second. —Alice Woodward (Air Hunt), for a similar offence, was fined 3a and costs. , . „_ - , Factories Act,— For having failed to re-ouster his factory at Hornby, Nathan Clang was fined 20s and costs, and tor having failed to_ give, notice of a fatal accident, as required by the Act, he was rued 10s and costs. , AxAiNfENANCE. —Maurice >V illiain iUdvards (Air Leathern) was to lontrihute at the rate of Ids per week ’wards the support of bin wife and hree children.—A charge against William George Kidd (Air Malley) of having des°ried liis wife, was dismi'sed. --Henry William ‘Mason (Air Alalley) asked for an order of maintenance ao-ainid his wife and eon, for whom Mr Leathern appeared. After hearing the evidence, the Magistrate rcrused tno application.

RANGTOTIA. Tuesday, Junk 11. ■ (Before Mr V. G. Day. S.M., -and Mr B. R- Good, J.P-) Breach of a Peowirition Okdee. —M. Kennedy, a prohibited person, was charged with having entered licensed premises, and further with having procured liquor, namely, two gallons of i beer. Defendant pleaded guilty, but 1 stated that the offences wore comm tird on tho day he took out die 01 d■w against himself. H© thought it would not have effect until after dmnci -time. Mr Day said under tho circumstances he would inflict a fin® of only 10s on leach charge, but defendant would he ! severely dealt with if he did not respect the order in future. p By-law Breaches.— George Power and Edward Chapman wore each fined l(te and costs 7s for riding their bicycles at night without lights. L,. Kinlev, 'for allowing his chimney to take fire, was fined 5s and costs is. Civil Gases. —H. Jones Asch) v P. B. Sparks (Mr Johnston), claim £3 Is Id for sign-writing and a packet of oalcomine. Plantiffe case was that ho painted and otherwise renovated premises he let to defendant on a weeklv tenancy, and at his request did lettering referring to Ins business on the shop front and windows. It was understood that defendant was to pay for the lettering. The calcomine was purchased from plaintiff’s wife. Defendant stated that the oalcomine was given to him by pi intiff to use on the premises, and that the sign-writing was not don© at his request, but was part of the renovation of the shop-front, on which there ■was some lettering before it was repainted. Judgment was for the defendant, with casts £1 Is. Judgment by default was given in the following cases:—-George Thompson’s estate (Mr Van Asch) v. F. H. Whiteman, claim £3 14s, costs 225; M. Waterston (Mr Van Aeoh) v. W. Swords, rent £9 ss. costs £1 6s; and F. G. Scancs (Mr Johnston) v. S. M’MLllan, claim £1 15s, costs 11s.