MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume III, Issue 882, 7 December 1916, Page 8

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

TO-DAY'S CASES. Mr If. W. Bishop, S.M.. sat at the Magistrate's Court to-day. EXPRESSIVE REMONSTRANCE. Charles McPherson admitted charges of drunkenness and of using obseene language. It was stated that the language had been used when the accused was re quested by the constable to enter a taxi on a joy ride to the police station. McPherson was convicted and fined £•" on the obscene language charge, in default one month's imprisonment. A conviction, without penalty, was imposed on the drunkenness charge. A SAD WEEK. "1 am very sorry," said Charles Weston, who admitted being drunk and committing a breach of a prohibition order. He was remanded for a week to cogitate on the result of his indulgence. A RESERVED JUDGMENT. In the case of Win. Todd (Mr Hunt: v. the New Zealand Rnbberair Company, Ltd. (Mr Alpers), a claim for £]*S 1.:/., reserved judgment was given for £lO4 17/n. The Magistrate slated that he had allowed the following amounts on items which had been disputed:—Petty cash. tin .". 7; demonstrating car, £ll 4/4; commissions at 4 J per cent., £42 1/ : commissions at )i per cent., £~>S !■">, t>. He also allowed £-"i on the amount of rent claimed, but disallowed a claim for car driving expenses. The sum of i'fi.j It l /-, on account of commissioii. had been paid I into court, and this would be handed over as the allotment fees on shares sold bv the plaintiff were proved to have boon paid. I CIVIL CASKS. Judgment was civen for the plaintiffs, with costs, in the following undefended cases: —Tavlor Publishing Co. \: F. Prentice, £1 12/-; 11. Matson and Co. v. R. Neal, £4 V 9; The Norman V. Smith Co. v. L. 11. Wilson. £<i 17/t>.