CHRISTCHURCH.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 8729, 17 September 1906, Page 3

CHRISTCHURCH.

Monday, September 17. (Before Mr H. W. Biehop, S.M.) Drunkenness. — Charles Mack was fined 10s and costs, in default fortyeight hours' imprisonment for drunkenness, and 40s for procuring liquor while prohibited. He stated that he had been presented with the liquor while on the train from Dunedin. Mx Bishop: "It doesn't matter how you got it. Of course, you drank it, if you got drunk. George M' Kinky was fined 20s, "in default one month's imprisonment, for disorderly behaviour while drunk. — Two first offenders were each fined 5s costs, and a third, who had been found drunk on the railway platform, was fined 10s and co3ts, in default fortyeight hours' imprisonment. • Man-of-War Deserter. — Arthur Tabor was charged with having, on February 28, deserted from H.M.S. Powerful at Lyttelton. Sergeant Norwood stated that the .-accused had been placed on H.M.S. Pioneer, and the charge would therefore be withdrawn. Remanded.— Thomas Speed Sibbald pleaded not' guilty to a charge of having been found last night at Cashmere, without lawful exouse, on the premises of Samuel Wilson.. He stated that he had permission to go there. When given the option of being tried summarily or by a jury he elected to go to the Supreme Court. "You are remanded till to-morrow," said the Magistrate briefly.— John Gray, who was charged in company with Sibbald, also pleaded -not guilty, and said he had been privileged to go on the premises. He was remanded till the following day, to enable him to procure the services of a solicitor. CIVIL CASES. Judgment bt Default. — In the following undefended cases judgment was given for the plaintiffs with costs: — Henry Turkington v. Godfrey Baumbleburg, 10s ', Taylor and Oakley v. Burns Bros., 13s lOd; Fred Cross and Son v. Alexander M'Rae, £7 Is 6d; J. W. Flesher (Mr Cuningham) v. Sarah Taylor, £4 ss; Henry Berry and Co. (Mr Flesher) v. K. Stewart, £28 9s 4d ; W. Strange and Co. (Mr Flesher) v. Walter Williams, £1 13s 2d; Trade Auxiliary Company (Mr Murphy) v. J. A. Rogers, £6 9s 6d ; same v. H. Hodson, £7 0s 3d ; William White and Co. v. John Mackenzie,' £11 6s 4d j same v. Edward William Jenkins, £36 4s 4dj same v. Marshall Edward Albaugh, £2 3s 9d; Williamson and Co. (Mr Flesher) v. F. B. Robinson, £13 Qs sd ; H. J. Gardiner (Mr Cuningham) v. Christina Boughton, £2 18s 3dfi George Payling (Mr Raphael) v. M. W. Ferguson, £76 9s 4d ; F. Cross and Son v. J. Wright, £3 16s 6d ; A. J. White v. J. T. Maine, £6 8s 4d. Judgment Summons.— Hulbert, Slaymaker and Co. (Mr Cuningham) applied for an order *on a judgment summons against A. G. Owen, for £5 Os 6d. The judgment creditor said he would be satisfied with 15s a month, but the debtor professed inability to pay more than 10s. , After an examination, the Magistrate ordered the amoucjb to be paid, in default seven days' imprisonment, the warrant not to issue so long as payments of 10s a month were made, commencing on October 17.