MAGISTRATE’S COURT

New Zealand Times, Volume XLI, Issue 9257, 26 January 1916, Page 7

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

POLICE AND CIVIL CASES. . Mr D. G. A. Cooper. S.M., presided over yesterday’s sitting of the.criminal court, and Mr W. G. Eiddell, S.M., presided over the civil sitting. ■ Harry Thomas Hunt. 19 vears of age; pleaded guilty to absconding from the Burnham Industrial School on December 18th last. He was ordered to be returned to the school. /

Dressed in male attire. Leu Turupu, a native, Who, when before the court on. a previous occasion, masqueraded as a woman, stood in the dock self-admitted bo be an. idle and disorderly person. Turupu, although in .the dress of : a male, was very feminine in appearance. He stood like a lance, lend did not appear to realise his position. Sub-Inspector MacKinnon informed the bench that there was some doubt as to the soundness of Turupu’e mind, and on his (the subinspector's) suggestion, defendant Was remanded for medical examination. Robert Ralph Carr, seaman on the Corinthio, appeared on remand to answer a charge of stealing surgical instruments, medicine and foodstuffs from the Coriufhde, valued at <660, the property of tho Shaw, Savill and Albion Company. The theft was alleged to have been committed by the accused' on December 30th. Mr P. W. ’ Jackson, who appeared for Carr. called evidence to show i that on the evening previous to the theft Carr, in company with other members bi the crew, had been drinking, and when accused arrived on board his vessel he was more or less in a state of intoxication. Accused was committed to stand his trial in the Supreme Court on February 7th. CIVIL CASES. Judgment was given by default in the following civil actions Herb Price v. Fred Tale 10s 6d, costs Ss; the Public Trustee v. Jas. John Walker ,£ls costs -£1 10s 6dj Joseph Nathan and Co., Ltd., v. JcQin Hamilton <612 8s Bd, costs <6l 15s 6d; John Duthie and Co.,i Ltd., v Chas Alexander Caigou <6l Is. costa 7e; New Zealand Farmers' Co-op. Distributing Co., Ltd., v. How Ice <63 11s 9d, costs 13s; S. and W. Mackay v. Phillip Hy. Gosso <£lo 16s, costs <£l 10s 6d; Alexander Wilson Hogg v. Serrgt.Major Lockley <65; costs j6l 0s 6d; Regd. Cecil Hollow v R. 8. Lewis <615 4s 6d, costs J6l 10s 6dj KirkcaJdie andi Stains, Ltd., v. Isabel Bellaney <64 Is, costs 10s; the "New Zealand Dairymen," Ltd., v. William Kidd Elder J 613 15s, costs JBI 13s 6d. JUDGMENT SUMMONSES. In the judgment summons case Fitzgerald and Pearce v. Thomas Tyree, the defendant was ordered to pay the sum of JO3 3s to the plaintiffs at the rate of 10 i per month, the first payment to be made on March Ist next. The same defendant was ordered to pay to Jas, Smith, Ltd., the sum of £4 11s 3d fiv monthly instalments of 10s. the first payment to be made on Maroh Ist. Julius de Silva, who did not appear; was ordered to pay J 64 5s to, Gordon Saywell Gapper on ,or before February Bth, in default four days' imprisonment. W J. Mayor was ordered to pay to p. D. Keeteven the eum of J 627 14s on br before February Bth, in default a month's imprisonment. CLAIM FOR POSSESSION,

In th© case of the Public Trustee as administrator of tiho estatoe of John Merry v. Prank Bradley, a claim for £3 16s and possession of a tenement, judgment was given for plaintiff for the full amount with costs ■£! 19s, and a warrant for possession issued, returnable on February 13fch. • Clara Louise Horner claimed from W. G. H. Baillie the sum of £i 10s, together with possession of tenement. Judgment was given, for plaintiff ior the amount clamed with costs 12s 6d. possession of ths tenement to be given by February 15th.