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Lyttelton Times, Volume CXV, Issue 16492, 6 March 1914, Page 8

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CHRISTCHURCH. Thursday, March 5. (Before Mr T. A. B. Bailey, S.M.) Drunkenness. —Two male first offenders were each fined ss, in default twenty-four hours’ imprisonment. Breach of the Peace.- —John Fraser •and William Hayes were charged with fighting in High Street, and thereby causing a breach of tlie peace. After hearing evidence the charge against Hayes w’as dismissed, and Fraser was fined 40s, in default one month’s imprisonment. A Defended Case. —The case was concluded between the New Zealand Piano Company (Mr F. TV ilding) and Christopher Grogan (Mr Weston), in which the plaintiffs claimed from the defendant the possession or delivery of a piano, the property of the plaintiffs, alleged to have been wrongfully detained ' by the defendant, or in the alternative £2O damages. Tlie Magistrate reserved his decision for argument. ■ Civil Cases.— Judgment by _ default was entered for the plaintiffs with costs in each of the following cases:—Booth, Macdonald and Co. (Mr Wilding) v. John Bain, 3s; New Zealand Piano Company, Limited (Mr Wilding), v. Eliza Ashworth, £8; W- Watson and Co., Limited (Mr Vincent), v. W. R. Pope, £11,18s; Edward Reece and Sons, Limited (Mr K. Williams), v. Kisselton Co-operative So-, ciety, £35 0s 3d (against W. R. Pope); Trent Bros., Limited (Mr A. W. Bishop), v. W- E- Cooke, £5 17s 7d ; W. H. Jakins (Mr Malley )v. W. R. Pope, £ll 17s 6d; Barnet Glass Rubber Co., Limited (Mr Vincent) v. Joseph M. Crosbie, £25 ,7s 3d; same. v. Oscar B. Bergersen, £7 Is 3d; Gee’s Ltd. (Mr Vincent) v. James Rowe, £1 14s . 6d; H. M. Bull (Mr Vincent) v. William Falconer, £4 13s 4d; James Fleming (Mr Hunter) v. J. C. Moray and F. Moore, £ls 9s 6d; P. R. Williamson and Co.’ (Mr Cuningham) v. Robert Gray, £1 7s 6d; Halswell County Council (Mr E. T. Harper) v. Harry Newton, £33 17s Id; Charles Allison v. Arthur Perham, 12S 6d.