MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 116, 22 June 1914, Page 10

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Before Mr H. W. Bishop, S.M.) . DRUNKENNESS. ... . -

John Healy, three limes convicted of drunkenness within six months, was sent to gaol for fourteen days.; Alexander M'Leod Scrimgeour wa? charged with drunkenness and , with having broken the conditions of his prohibition order. "Next time you come tip I'll send you to Eotoroa for two years,'' said the magistrate, "1 know you and you know me. " A fine of 10/- on each charge was imposed. James Joseph Brown and George Johnston, alias Hands, came up on a charge of having behaved offensively and broken the peace, a fact to which a black eye decorating Johnston's face bore eloquent testimony. Brown had thirty previous convictions against his name, and this other man's record was almost as unsavoury. The magistrate declared them both habitiial inebriates and ordered that they should be sent to Eotoroa for twelve months.

Richard Carlyle, very shaky and the worse for liquor, was remanded for recuperative treatment until Saturday next.

Four first offenders were fined 5/- and one, drunk on the railway station, was fined "'lO/-. , MAINTENANCE.

William George Barrett, who had disobeyed the conditions of his maintenance order, was remanded until Saturday. Barrett signified his willingness to marry the girl who was the mother of the child for whose support the order was being enforced, and the mother said she would marry too. "I'm not going to be'a party to it," said Mr Bishop. ."I'll bring no pressure, to bear on them, and-I've said so over and over again. These marriages are never a .success.' I 'll remand him tiH ; Saturday so that have pleiity of tinic- to v! get married 5 arid plenty of time to do other things." Francis Cottingliam was ordered to pav 7/6 per week towards the support of" his illegitimate child. The magistrate further ordered that lie should find security in £IOO and pay past maintenance for nine months with the exception of an amount of £lls already X>aid. DEFAULT OASES. Judgment was entered for plaintiff, with costs, in the following undefended cases:— Booth, Macdonald & Co. v. Joblin Bros., £1; .lames Knight v. John Simpsou, £2 10/2; lly. Berry & Co. v. Fry and Brimic'onibc, £l2 l.">/2; W. A. M'Laren & Co. v. Arthur William Benni.son, Francis Richard Bennison, and George Ileury Bennison, costs only, 9/-; Richard Bedwanl Owen v. S. Wilson, £1; Barnett & Co. v. Cecil Hawkins, £2 2/0; Continental Rubber Co. v. A. Tomkies, £l9 18/1.