MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVIII, Issue 18573, 27 November 1920, Page 11

MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

CHRISTCHURCH. Mr Y. G. Day, S.M., and Mr 8. E. M’Carthy, S.M., presided at sittings of the" Magistrate’s Court yesterday. For cycling on the footpath, Henry Marshall and Francis John Lamb were each fined 5s and costs. John Isherwood, Henry Numvlck nnd John Green were each lined 10s and costs for cycling at night without a light. Daniel Nelligan, charged with using jtn unregistered car, pleaded guilty, and was ordered to pay costs, 7s.

Marjorie M’Donald was fined lfti for leaving a motor-car unattended. "Walter Clifford, similarly charged, was fined a like amount. For driving at a dangerous speed, Clement Coleman was fined 10s and costs; John 0. Grubb was fined £2; Cecil M’Donald £2; Alfred Pyman (Mr Thomas) 10s and 40s on two separate charges ; Wilfred Ready 40s, and Leonard J! Scuffell 40s. Ernest S. Neate, for carrying passengers in excess of license, was fined 5s nnd costs. William W. Newnham, for cutting corners, was fined 5s nnd costs. For stopping on the wrong side of a street, William Williamson was codvicted nnd discharged Alex Young (Inspector of Apiaries) proceeded against David Lp Comte, that being a beekeeper, ho had failed to register his apiary. The defendant stated 'that he was unaware of the necessity of registration. He kept the bees for his own use. Mr Day: That mgke9 no difference. You have to bo registered. A fine of Is and costs was. imposed. A similar charge was preferred against John Henry Skipworth, who pleaded not guilty. Defendant stated that he had sent in his registration card about the winter before last, and had received no reply. Ho was convicted and discharged. Alexander Ireland, similarly charged, was convicted and discharged.

Philip George Messeivy, stock ranger (Mr Jonnrton), proceeded against James Dunlop on a charge of common assault. A charge of having attempted to rescue from the infra inant a bay mare seized for impounding purposes was also preferred against the defendant. “ Being the owner of fifteen head of cattle found wandering at large on Turner’s Road, near Chaney’s,” was a further charge on the list. Defendant, who conducted his own defence, was fined 40s and costs en each charge. Three guineas solicitor’s fee was allowed Mr Johnston. In the case Evelyn Clark (Mr Cuthbert) v. A. L. Tucker (Mr Sargent), claim for possession of a tenement in Beresford Street, New Brighton, a case which was partially heard pn the previous day, the Magistrate declined to make ah order. About seventy cases were listed against defaulting cadets and territorials at the Magistrate’s Court yestcr. day. The following for failing to attend drill were fined, with costs, the amounts against their names.—Richard J. Tomlins 20s, Frederick J. Baggerly £3, Leslie C. Ballantyne 20s, Joseph H. Chamberlain £2, Eric Copplestone 20s, Daniel Crossan 20s, Cyril A. Chinnery 10s, W. A. Ford 10s, Wallace B. Gracie £2, Aloxander Gorton 17s (costs only), Major Harris £3, Reginald Hill £2, Cecil 11. B. James 20s, Frank Jeffries 20s, William J. Kyle 20s, Frederick H. Parkin lOs, Frederick C. Riley 20s, Alex L. Taylor £3, Jesse Tutty 20s, L. A. Woodham 10s. For leaving parade after answering roll-call Izzv Balkind was fined £3 with costs, the Bench declaring that they took a serious view of the case, as such misconduct tempted others to act similarly. The other cases were for the most part adjourned to give the defaulters further opportunities to attend drill regularly. Francis Frederick Carey and N. E. Carey, his wife (Mr Sargent) were ordered to give possession of a dwelling house in Blenheim Road, Riccarton, and adjoining land, to Richard Albert Pearce (Mr Fryer) on or before February 4 next, and to pay £l9 18s Cd rent and costs. O. Williams Wood (Mr Thomas) was granted an order for of premises 28, Falsgrave Street, tho defendant V. H. Marriott being ordered to quit by February 4 next, and to pay rent to date of possession, amounting with costs, to £22 0s 9d. The Public Trustee (Mr Dolph) on behalf of the estate of Charles Bramble Hawes, was given an order for possession of dwelling, 69 Barbadoes Street, Sydenham, against Charles Legge, who was ordered to quit by January 4, and pav £34 18s rent and costs. fc. J. Smith (Mr Tracey), 240 North Road, Papanui, applied for an order of ejectment against Robert H. Rout (Mr Sargent), Yaldhurst. The order was refused, but defendant was ordered to pay rent £l6 9s. Costs were not allowed to either side. LYTTELTON. Mr F. J. Norton, J.P., was on the bench at Lyttelton yesterday. John Connors was charged with being drunk and disorderly and was fined £2 in default fourteen days’ imprisonment. ■ ASHBURTON. Mr E. D. Mosley, S.M., presided at the Ashburton Magistrate’s Court yesterday. J. S. Rae, for failing to attend senior cadet drills, was fined 20s, with costs 7s. For failing to notify the County Council of change in ownership of a mo-tor-car, H. C. Barrett was lined 10s with costs 7s. For failing to have a number-plate attached to the front of his motor-car O. Blackley was fined 10s, with costs 7s. On the information of the Truant Officer, Mr Blank, W. Keating, J. E. Thomas, G. Keeley and G. Spicer were each fined 5s for failing to send their children to the technical school continuation classes. Two juveniles, aged 12 and 13 years, were charged with the theft of a quantity of chocolate, valued at £2, the property of H. P. Madden. Both boys admitted theft of a portion of the goods and were admonished and discharged, the fathers in each case boing required to pay ss, the cost of the goods tho theft of which was admitted. Another juvenile appeared on remand to answer a charge of the theft of six sacks valued at 14s. He was admonished and discharged. . , Judgment by default with costs was entered in tho following civil casesß. H Davis v Raymond Taylor, £l3 0s 3d with costs £2; M’Donald and Dunlop (Mr G. H. Buchanan) v P. Cronin, £lO 17 3 with costs £2 4s; Commissioner of Taxes v A. A. Jamieson, £ll3 Is 7d with costs £2 18s. A sequel to sharing a house was involved in a case where W. E. Cottier (Air Buchanan) sued J. Harvey (Mr J. D. Godfrey) for £l2 7s Id, representing expenses incurred by the plaintiff in tho upkeep of defendant, his wife, and four children for a period of three! months. The defendant counterclaimed from plaintiff a sum of £l2 13s expenses incurred by tho defendant in the nursing of the plaintiff, his wife, and family during a period of eight weeks. Judgment was entered for plaintiff for £5 18s 7d, representing the amount in respect of four items of his claim. On tho counter-claim the defendant was non-suited.