MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17995, 4 November 1926, Page 4

MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

CHRISTCHURCH. (Before Mr H. W. Bundle, S.M.) DRUNKENNESS. A first offender was fined 10s, in default twenty-four hours? imprisonment. FOR OBSERVATION. Ralph M’Nish was charged with drunkenness, breach of his prohibition order, and failure to maintain his wife and children. Senior-Sergeant Martin, in asking for a remand, said that the man was in a shaky condition through drinking methylated spirits. Accused was remanded for a w'eck for medical observation. NO CUP FOR HIM. Maurice Brown. aged fifty-three, pleaded guilty to his third offence for drunkenness within the past six months. Senior-Sergeant Martin said that accused would be a nuisance in town dxiring race week. Accused said he had work in the country and would lose his employment if imprisoned. He had come to town to do some business with a solicitor. “You finish that business and get out of town for race week,” said the Magistrate. “You will be convicted and ordered to come up for sentence any time within seven days.” REMANDED. Alexander Davidson (Mr Tracy) was remanded to appear to-morrow on a charge of failing to maintain his wife. SERIOUS CHARGE. Charles Jackson, aged twenty-eight (Mr Sargent) was charged with indecently assaulting a young woman in the Botanical Gardens on October 20. A plea of not guilty was entered, accused being committed to the Supreme Court for trial. (Before Mr IT. A. Young, S.M.) CIVIL BUSINESS. UNDEFENDED CASES. Judgment was given for the plaintiffs by default in the following cases: W. E. Munday and Sons Ltd. v. C. F. Bradbury, £1 3s; The Home Supply Coy. Ltd. v. Eileen Bremner, £lO 10s; W. H. Simms and Sons Ltd. v. F. C. Astridge, £2O 16s 4d; Christchurch City Council v. Jessie Collect, £2O 18s sd; N.Z. Farmers’ Co-operative Association of Canterbury Ltd. v. K. Atkinson, 7s 3d; same v. John Atkinson, £4 15s; The Para Rubber Coy. Ltd. v. W. Growcott, 17s 6di Dennis Bros. Ltd. v. L. Reid, £2 Ss 9d; A. S. Patterson and Co. Ltd. v. Kennedy Bros, £IOB 10s lid; Neil M Gillivray v. J. R. Devereux, £35 11s 2d; Manning and Dorreen v. George Barton, £l3 Os 2d; Charles Pratt and Co. v. Hugh Hunter, £2l 14s Sd; Canterbury Woollen Coy. Ltd. v. A. Brown, £8 6s 7d; Smith and Jarden v. R.. L. Kearns, £3 2s 6d; Gordon and Gotch (Australasia) Ltd. v. F. Powell, £2 0s 3d; The Public Trustee as executor in the estate of Lazarus Wolfe Balkind v. IT. B. Kissell, £3 12s Id; Ashby Bergh and Co. Ltd. v. T. J. Kennedy, £B4 4s 10s; same v. R. Mugford, £2 4s; Gordon M. Gunn v. Sarita Woolridge, £3; Nash New Zealand Motors Ltd. v. J. Gordon and Coy., £73 10s; The North Canterbury Hospital Board v. Herbert F. Fulford, £l6 4s. JUDGMENT SUMMONSES. Mrs J. Collett was ordered to pay Joyce and Johnston the sum of £8 4s 2d in default nine days’ imprisonment. A. E. Candy was ordered to pay L. J. Carmichael the sum of £G’ 14s 6d in default eight days? imprisonment.