MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16433, 23 May 1921, Page 7

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

TO-DAY’S OASES. CHRISTCHURCH. -\lr S. K. M’Carthy, S.M., presided at the Magistrate’s Court this morning. It ItC SKENNK3I3. Two first offenders were each fined 10s, in default twenty-four hours’ imprison in cut. A female offender ■was fined 20s. m default forty-eight hours* imprison-

REMANDED FOR TREATMENT. Annie Anderson, r.ee Hancock, twenty-nine years ol age, was charged with having been in a state of helpless drunkenness yesterday. A!io was also charged with having procured liquor during the currency of a prohibition ‘""inspector Hendry said that accused was not in a fit condition to plead. Ho asked that she should be remanded for medical treatment. A remand was granted until May 01. GIVIL SITTfNCS. I nj>efexi>ei> casee*. Judgment for the plaintiff by default with costs was given m each ol 111,, following undefended cases: t:antarburv Driver-’ I'niou v. <* 'hicn, C:s rs'lid: H. r. -M. .Manning and Co. v. if. Wiggins. £lB lbs 3d; Booth, ilvi v d :c. -tJ . v 1 fl chons, tilfe; Maling and Co., Dtd., v C. Wuls-in. £i> May Rapanu; S oros Co v. AV. Courtney. £2O Jos 3d; -I. T • Elliott V. Patrick Cluff. C 3 los lid; snmiv V. James Porter, £2O 18s; AA . Strangi*’ and Co., Ltd., v. ()sear John ( -tlivers, £7 Os 4d ; William V). Stevens V. Thomas Dunstan, £2 ; Robert Bnrgroro v. John Armstrong, £0 8s lid: Cotton Bros., hid., v. 1). Small, £33 Os 0d: the liuick Sales. Bid., v. GenrgeYoatmen. CIO 17s: 3>avkl Crozier, Ltd., v. Wansborougli and Co., £2O Us » Id. JUDGMENT S V MMONSISS. Henry John Lamport (Mr L. W ■ Gee> proceeded against Thomas Halo for the payment of a debt of 4s bd. Mr Goo said that the debt was originally £8 4s del. Debtor had paid £B, hut because of certain circumstances in connection with the case creditor wished an order for the balance. The debtor was ordered to pay the amount forthwith, m default one day's imprisonment. K. Williams was ordered to pay \A . A. Poison (Mr 1L A. Cuthbert) a debt of £l6 7s 9d. in default two months’ imprisonment. TENEMENT CASE, Mark Bishop (Air H. LI. Hanna) proceeded against- Mary Ellen Lund (Mr H. S. J. Goodman), a widow, for the possession of a tenement and £ 1 16s rent to dab*. Plaintiff said that at present he was living in a rented house. Ho wanted his own house to live ill because there was h po-ssibHiiy of his present landlord raising the rent or selling the house over his head. If ho was given possession of the Inouso in question ho intended to live in it.

T.o 'Mr (Goodman: Mo did not know that his wild had said that she would not Ilvo in the house. He had not discussed ihe matter with her.

The defendant said t hat Vi..’, owned a house m Lyttelton. This pi ace* was occupied by a widow with .fire children. When she received notice from plaintiff she served notice oil her tenant, blit sho had not taken proceedings because she thought there was no chance of securing an ejection order against a widow with five children. The house she was m was a very small one. She was quite willing to go to the Lyttelton house if she could get possession. Plaintiff's wife had told her that she would not live, in the house in question because it was too small.

The Magistrate said ho was net satisfad that pi a tut iff wanted the house for his ioT/iTt use. He refused to grant an. order for possession, but gave judgment for the amount of rent claimed. v KAJAPGB. Mr "W yvern Ylilson. S.M.. presided a; a sitting of the Magistrates Court at Ivaiapoi this morning. AFTER HOURS. For being on licensed premises after hours ’-Frederick Pearce was lined 20s and costs. DRILL DEFAULTERS. For fading to attend drill J. Mark and G. W- Wright were each lined 20s and costs, and F. Steele was lined 10s and costs. E. G. Ward, who pleaded that ho lived more than ten miles from a drill centre, was convicted and ordered to pay costs. BY-LAW BREACHES. Cyril Moffat, charged with exceeding tiie speed limit, was fined 20s and costs W. M. Cunningham, charged with driving a motor lorry over a railway crossing when a train was approaching, was fined £3 and costs. COST 1, V Tlll STL E GROW! XG. For failing to eradicate California thistle Albert Ewe, Bridget Lynskev, Michael .John Brown and George Gould were each fined 40s and costs. W. and 11. Rico wore fined .Co and costs, and Richard Hayward (.Mr ('. S. Thomas) was fined £ls and costs. J UiXiM !•: XT St MMONSESOn separate judgment summonses, S- M’Donald was ordered to pay Cooper and Duncan a debt of £3 ISs within three days, in default three days’ imprisonment; to pay l' 1 . I>. Kesteven (Mr O. 8. Thomas; £2l 3s within twenty-one day.;, in default a like term in gaol; and to pay P. and D. Duncan* £2l Us within twenty-one days, with the same period in gaol i;i default.