MAGISTERIAL.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXXIII, Issue 15901, 12 April 1912, Page 5

MAGISTERIAL.

CHRISTCHURCH. Thursday, April 11

(Before Mr T. A. B. Bailey, S.M.) DnuN'KK.v.VKSS. — Eight first offenders were each fined ss, in default twentyfour hours’ imprisonment, and another was convicted and discharged, a prohibition order being issued against him. — A woman was remanded till April 18.— Alexander M’Donald, with two previous convictions, was fined 2ps, in default forty-eight hours’ imprisonment, and John Bruce, .with one other conviction, was fined 10s, in default forty-eight hours’ imprisonment.—Alexander Martin, alias M’Clelland, on a charge of drunkenness, was convicted, and for having used obscene language was sentenced to two months’ imprisonment with hard labour.

Default Cases. —Judgment by default for the plaintiff with costs was given in the following cases:—R. B. Wilkinson (Mr Cuningliam). v. A. "Whittington, £9 18s 3d; Mrs A. Wicks (Mr Cuningliam) v. A. Whittington, £l3 11s fid; . Abdallah and Gordos (Mr E. T. Harpor) v. J. O’Neil, £2 10s; J. HSuckling (Dir Dacre) v. H. Love, £3 17s fid; Bea’th and Co., Limited (Mr Cuninghavn), v. George Aldridge, £1 17s 6d; W. H. Downer (Mr Gresson) v. J. O. Paget, £5; Briscoe and 00. (Mr Vincent) v. J. Haigh, £l2 19s 3d; Henry Hearfield (Mr Dacre) v. J. H. Twomey, 15s; B. Matson and Co. (Dir Alpers) v. A. Hark, £9l 16s ; A. E. Downing (Dir Cuningliam) v. William Conlin, 12s 3d; same v. William Taylor, 6s lid; G. M’Olatchie and Co., Limited (Mr Guilin gh a hi) v. Elizabeth Hansen, 14s; F. D. Kesteveu (Mr Leathern) v. R. Gallagher, £2O; Bowron Bros, and Co., Limited (Dir Anthony), v. J. C. Cameron, £3l Is; Eva Dl-ellish (Mr Mosley) v. F. Humphreys,- £4; J. B. Downes (Dir Walton) v. L. G. Ansell, £42 2s Sd; New Zealand Farmers’ Co-opera-tive Association of Canterbury, Limited (Dir Walton) v. A. Stark, £3l os Id; Labourers’ Union v. W. E. Bose-Smitli, £l. Is; Ross and Glendinning, Limited (Dir E. T. Harper), v. A. M. Brookes, £S9 15s fid; Christchurch “Press” Company v. J, Wright, £6 6s 2d; T. Duffy (Mr Beattie) v. Charles H. Walter and Charles Lockhart, £l6 4s.— Judgment by consent was given in Thomas Duffy v. Charles H. L. DA alter in the same case. Jcdgsikxt Dustor.— Dlicliael Murphy (Mr Leathern) claimed from James Murphy £94 4s fid on' a judgment obtained on September 17, 1908._ Debtor appeared, was sworn and examined, and no order was made. Claim von Commission'. Archibald Giedhill (Dir Johnston) claimed from J.^ P. Herrick (Dtr Leathern) £23. being a commission of 5 per cent on a property situated at Addington which, the plaintiff alleged, he had been instrumental in selling for defendant for £4GO. After evidence had been heard, judgment was given for the plaintiff for £7 and costs. (Before Dir H. Holland, J.P., and Mr H. Langford, J.P.) A Serious Chargk.— Vincent Fuss, Lester William Davies, John Clarence Elmslv, DVilliam Frederick Tapling, GeorgV DVilliam Dcyell and Diance Rubino were charged with a criminal offence on a girl under the age of sixteen years. After evidence had been heard, each of the accused was committed- for trial. Bail was allowed in each case, accused in £SO and one surety of £SO.