MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16469, 4 July 1921, Page 8

MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

TO-DAY’S CASES. CHRISTCHURCH Mr S. E. M’Carthy, S.M., presided at the Magistrate’s Court this morning. DR UNKENNESSTwo first offenders in drunkenness were each fined 10s in default twentyfour hours’ imprisonment. Stanley Geoffrey Mathias, a second offender, was fined 20s in default forty-eight hours’ imprisonment. REMANDED. Thomaa Ball, alias Wilson, alias Sinclair was charged with the dis©bedienco of a maintenance ordei made in respect of his wife. The arrears were stated to amount to £2B 10s. On the application of the police defendant was remanded to appear at Tiinaru on Wednesday. Catherine Baker appeared on remand on charges of breaking her prohibition order and of vagraiv* . On Friday she was found guilt*’ of both charges bj Mr Wyvern Wilson. S.M., and remanded until tp-day in order that inquiries might be made to see if there was a vacancy for her at Pakatoa. Today Senior-Sergeant O W. Kelly stated that the authorities would admit accused to Pakatoa. The Magistrate remanded her again until Wednesday in order that. she could be dealt with by Mr W T i!son. CIVIL BUSINESS. r\ DF,FENDED CASES. for the rvlnintiff hi- default with costs was "iven in each of the foUo'viurr civil cases:—Booth Macdonald and Co. Lid., v. A. ICinment £l6 10h ; J. Brllantvne and Co.. Ltd., v. Albert Smithers and Mrs P. Q*iMth ers . r ' " n * 4d : Ford and Hndfield Ltd., v. P S»ritVi £36 12s; The Norman V. Smith Companv v. K. A. Rodgers £l6 7s Pd • Hear field a*ri Walker v. Robert b -V uin.. 19s- The Trade Auxiliary Company of New Zealand Ltd. v. H. WbPlen. £1 4s f>! • same v. W. H. Poole. £." 4s 2d • T«rnhnll nnd .Tones Ltd., v. H. Oe-diner. £1 18s- Adams. Ltd., v. The Motor Accessory Company. £3O 9s: .T'-mes Rod ere r and Co.. Ltd., r. The Motor Accessory Companv. <\qn . T-+ 1 - ‘- , +an~ )ey Povh’c £3 17s 9d * Cliriafcrimrrh Cftv Council r. P £9 12s 2d- Jane Howell v. Margaret FLse p ßr k e r v. CWil and .Tr>im Wallop and Ltd. r. D'-**d Kr-otf O 1 K<) 0,, . p T or> r~ Gnr.Tler v. James Parr £ll 10s: CnnMotor Oomnanv. Ltd., v. ,T. Colli sen 19s 5d • sa*r.e v . A F W~VLt 1J« aA . Drtbroti* and Co. Ltd., r. Ptonfien AT’ 4leer £4 9(1 • F-huV A. T>r«i-ton. formerl- tracFnnr as Kfocman and <’o.. v. G«or r >-o James Robinson £3 4p • TV. Tf. Si-nms and Sons Ltd., r. Frederick Williamson. £7B I's. jrnr\n?YT RrrvfMnvcsES. G. H. T)ixon was ordered to *v»»ir to F'-dflk T.td (Mr R. r debt o» x ‘ Cf ' r 19s lOd at the rate of £1 nor week. George Shnmr vvnq ordered to rwv to John Brownlee (Mr R. debt of £l2 0s 6d at the rat* of 6s per week in default six weeks* imprisonment. A. V. Allport (Mr CuthboWA r«rooeeded against William Hart for the payment of a. debt of £6B 12s 6.1 After hearing debtor’*} statement tW* Mn (dstrotf, dismissed the summons on the ground that there was no proof of means. TENEMENT cares. ( r who did not a one a r was ordered to rive ire Possession of a tenement to M ill*am Thomas Henderson fMr Look wood ) on or before .Tub* 12. Jndrrme.nt was riven bv default for 8s rent. Leonard Ernest TTnrtar (Mr sued Ernest Beck ,r *rrsfile for possession of a tenement and rent amount’’nr' to £AR Tlie Magistrate ordered that plaintiff should recover Possession on or before September 6 1921 and crave judgment for the amount of rent claimed.

KAIAPOI.

(Before Mr Wyvern Wilson, S.M.) A BROKEN ORDER. Robert Karatiana, on a charge of pronnng liquor while prohibited, was mod 20b and costs. On a charge oi ©cing on licensed premises during the currency of a prohibition order, he* was fined 20s and costs. Edward M’Kenzie (Mr F. W. Johnrdon), charged with being on licensed premises after hours, was fined 20s and tor giving a false name to the police ho was ordered to pay 7s costs DISTURBING THE POLICE. James Strachan (Mr F. W. .Johnston), charged with disturbing the police in the lawful execution of their duty, was fined £2.