CITY POLICE COURT.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXVII, Issue 5311, 24 June 1904, Page 3

CITY POLICE COURT.

THURSDAY, JUNE 23. (Boforo Dr A. McArthur, S.M.) CRIMINAL BUSINESS. For drunkenness, John McLean was fmod 20s. in default seven day;-;' imprisoniiK'iif ; Juntos Pickfoid v.as si utemid to throe Jnonths’ imprisonment. ; anil Ma.roa,rot Williams, alias "Opium Mag.’ rillt 103 convictions, was lined 20s, in default seven days’ imprisonment. Otto Fioestor. cieLi'erd with Ijto.tl;ing a patio of glass and di.-t iirhmg a .netting of socialist.-, was lim’d 20-., in default seven day -' imprisonment. Roixu-l Hedges seventeen years oi age, • pleaded giiihy to the thclt or a carpouter’s tool Iroin a. hmkliug at Is-i 1 - birnio. ’ His Worship said it seemed Uiat lads were getting into the ha hit of thinking that a first appearance at 1 ho Court meant; nothing, and (hat they would merely lx; discharged. In this case, at the request ol the .Sub-inspec-tor of Police, ho would convict and discharge. vine the next case would not he treated so lightly. CIVIL BUSINESS.

Judgment was given for plaint ill by default in the following cases: M. J. Browne and Dr .Anson v. Arthur lovin’ £2 Os, costs 10s; Wilkins and Izott v. Thomas Arthur Buluior, £lO Os lOd, costs £2 Lis lid; Lacry and Co., Ltd., v. J. Vernon and Cm, il 18s. costs 8s; Claude M. Banks, Ltd., v.- Philip G. Pali nor, £7B 7» 3d. costs £4 9s; To Am Home Drapery Co., Ltd., v. Alfred Harris, £5 Is, costs .01 3s (id ; Cummorcial Agency Co.. Ltd., and Thompson, Lewis and Co. v. .James Roxhorougli, £7 Ids, costs .01 3s’ (xl; Commercial Agency’ Co., Ltd., and Briscoo and Co., Ltd,, v. Pcorgo Kingsbocr, £0 14s Id, costs .01 3s tid; Commercial Agency Co., Ltd., and Dr \V. S. Ross v. Gcorgo Hodgkin.son, £3 10.5, costs IDs; J. J. Curtis and Co.. Ltd., v. James A. Smith, £2B 14s 9d, costs £2 11s; Commorcial Agency, Ltd., v. Leonard 0. Hooker, £2 0s Bd, costs 10s; R. and K. Tingcy y. C'ollville and Allardice, £7 10s, costs £1 5s tid; Frederick D. Luks v. Fred Anson, £1 7s lOd, costs 7s; Peter John Muirs v. Harry Fletcher. £3 5s lid, costs £1 3s 6d; same v. Philip Love. £5 Us 4d, costs £1 3s (id;-same v. Lena Moses, £1 3s, costs 15s; MoXnl'i Bros. v. George Powell, X7s 6d costs ss; John W.’ Rcado v. Joseph Orr, £1 ICs, costs 10s. ’ln the judgment summons case for a debt of £5 17s, George Woodward v. Alltort B. Clomas, defendant was ordered to pay 5s a month. In the adjourned case Stone, Son and Co., advertising agents, v. Misses Dyke, florists, of Petono, a claim of *£l 10s, as the price of an advertisement, judgment was given for defendants,'with 3s costs.' There was no appearance of plaintiff. ' In tho defended case Isabella Rhodes V. A. T. Gannon, a claim for possession of a house, and £lO recompense, for defendant not leaving at the date for which notice was given, judgment wont tor defendant, with costs. The defence was that tho house was taken for twelve months, on tho understanding that a month’s notice to quit should be given. Plaintiff gave a week’s notice only. Mr Bunny appealed for plaintiff, and Mr D. Findlay for defendant. In tho case Spencer y. O’Neil, an-’ other claim for possession of a tenement, judgment was given for defendant, with £1 Is costs. Plaintiff’s case was so involved, bv reason of sub-leases, that the Magistrate advised him to get proper legal advice as to the position. Air Hindmarsh appeared for defendant. Thomas James Stokes sued George Jones for £O2 4s Gd, on tho ground of the alleged unskilful erection of a house, and for work done in connection with the premises. A conntcr-claim for £35 4s 7d for fittings supplied and commission on tho sale of plaintiff’s house, was put in. Mr Wilford raised four nonsuit points:—(l) That the contract was alleged to bo according to plans and specifications, and no specifications had been proved; (2) t'he complete contract had existed since April last by performance, payment, delivery and possession; 13) that as no objection was taken to the contract, there was a waiver to that objection, and consequently an estoppel ; (4) that tho plaintiff acquiesced and stood by. Judgment on the points raised was reserved until the 28th inst. Mr Bolton appeared for plaintiff.