CHRISTCHURCH.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5700, 20 October 1896, Page 3

CHRISTCHURCH.

Tuesday, Oct. 20, ! (Before Mr A. Ayers, J.P., Mr; J, C. Atkinson, J.P. and Mr T. York,- J.P,) Drunkenness.- — A first offefiticir, tdio'did not appear, was fijnecl 10s 1 arid costs, in def ault forty-eight hours*" hnprisonni'ent. Provoking Language.— diaries Littlecot was charged witili lVavingy oil 1 Ocfi. 2, used provoking language 1 towards Thomas C. Norris. The accused plaaded guilty. Mr Loughrey appeared for 1 the Charitable Aid Boardj and said the- officers of the Board had a right to W protected while administering their duties-: Tlie accused said that he had been out of work for a long time, nearly four years, and he felt the position he had beau brought to very keenly. He was willing to go to work if he could get it. On the day that he had gone to the Charitable Aid Office ho had had neither breakfast' nor dinner, and hardly knew where he would be able to scrape together anything for tea. In a moment of passion he had given way, and had used the language complained of. He felt very' sorry and had offered if Mr Norris would withdraw the charge to tender a public apology. The oflter, however, had not been accepted. The accused was convicted, and ordered to find sureties to keep the peace for six monthr, cn9 suiety of .£25 and himself in the same amotint, in default one month's imprisonment. (Before Mr R. Beetham, S.M.) Failing to Provide.— C. T. E. Huddy was charged with being about to leave the colony, having failed to ; provide for the future maintenance of an unborn child of which he -was the father. Adjourned to Oct. 27. Defendant to report himself to the Clerk of the Court ab Christchurch daily. ; Civil Cases. — Judgment was given for plaintiffs by default in the following cases — North Canterbury Hospital Board v. T. Pierson £9 4s 0d; Fletcher Humphreys and Co. v. A. Lilly. <£3 2s 9d ; same v. H. L. Johnston, £2 9s;*same y. J. J. Noonan, £% 10s ; J. E. Riddle v. W. E. Perry £2 ; Le M. Lane v. May Oram, 12s 7d; Permanent and Investment Loan Association v. W. J. Hobbs, £5. —E. It. Wheeler and others v. C. Thompson, claim J2f) 7s I'd. Mr Stringer for plaintiffs, Mr M'Connell for defendant. This was an action for settlement of accounts between the promoters of "The Imperial Album of New Zealand Scenery " and Mr C. Thompson, who had been employed as agent for the sale and delivery of these albums" in the Tiniaru district. ' [Left sitting.]