MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18187, 21 June 1927, Page 4

MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

CHRISTCHURCH. (Before Mr E. D. Mosley, S.M.) FALSE PRETENCES CHARGE. Frederick Godfrey I fall, aged 28 (Mr Holmes) was charged with that on June 8. with intent to defraud, he obtained from Ronald Alfred Crawford the sum of £4 by means of a false pretence, namely a valueless cheque drawn on the Bank of New Zealand. Chief Detective Lewis said that further inquiries were to be made and he asked for a remand to June 28. Bail was allowed in the sum of £IOO, with one surety of £IOO. REMANDED. George Trethewey, aged 30. was charged with having stolen, at Kartigi, on May 17, four tyres, four motor rims, an electric horn, a radiator cap and a fan belt, of a total value of £25, the property of John Gordon and Co. Mr 11 all am, who appeared for accused, asked for a remand to Thursday, and the police offered no objection. Bail was allowed, a condition being that accused must report daily to the police. (Before Mr 11. A. Young, S.M.) CIVIL CASES. Judgment for plaintiff was given by d.fault in the folloying cases: F. G. Fon v. L. Holland. £8 19s 6d; A. J. White, Ltd., v. R. A. Eder. £7 5s Sd; A. J. White. Ltd., v. W. T. Pitama, £ll ss: St Andrew’s College v. 11. 11. Cook, £73 12s 7d; G. M’Clatchie and Co. v. A. J. Rhodes, £5 8s 9d; Charles E. Cross v. Ernest Alfred Dobier, £l6 ss; Maud P. lvelcher v. 11. 11. Cook, £24 9s; Charles H. Kelcher v. 11. H. Cook, £47 3s 6d; Hampton Tyre Co. v. S. Andrew, £4 9s Bd. JUDGMENT SUMMONSES. William Wilson was ordered to pay T. Railton, trading as Canal Stores, £5 Is Sd, in default six days’ imprisonment. G. Shamy was ordered to pay Ashby, Bergh and Co. £1 3s Cd, in default three days’ imprisonment. T. Blair was ordered to pay the Canterbury Frozen Meat Co. £lO 7s Id, in default eighteen days’ imprisonment. W. A. Parsons was ordered to pay P. 1). Kesteven £2l 13s 4d. in default twenty-four days’ imprisonment. W. A. Guy was ordered to pay Izard and Loughnan £1 12s 4d, in default six days’ imprisonment. 1. 11. Prisk was ordered to pay Field and Walker, Ltd.. £7 15s Gd, in default nine days’ imprisonment. E. L. Russell was ordered to pav C. S. Thoman £lO Ss 6d, in default twelve days’ imprisonment. RESERVED JUDGMENT. Judgment in the case of A. M. Brockie v. G. R. M’Rae was given for plaintiff for £13,135. Judgment by default was given for plaintiff in the following cases: Blackwell Motors, Ltd., v. 11. Fraser, £l2 5s lid: National Motors, Ltd., v. A. Grainger. £0 0s 6d: Wuolston Tanneries, Ltd., v. L. 1. Bush. £42 12s lid; I. Cardwell v. A. Kidd, £lO 5s 8d; Duncan Cotterill and Co. v. Harry Vercoe, £3 15s; William C.' Smith v. Arthur M’Conachic, £2O 7s 8d; J. Bierman v. F. Dwyer, £1; Mason, Struthers and Co., Ltd., v. L. Erickson, £lO 2s 3d: Canterbury Frozen Meat Co. v. T. Kermeen. £52; Canterbury Frozen Meat (’<>. v. P. Olorenshaw, £7 3s 2d; C. S. Thomas v. James Tali, sen., £5 13s; A. M. Grav v. T. Watts, £3 Is 10d‘: Harry C. Urlburn v. C. F. Pryk?, £46 10s; the Electric Products and Gramophones Co., Ltd., v. W. E. Collcnder. £6 15s; D. C. Shier v. A. G. Fowke, £2 13s; A. E. Strange v. A. 11. Stanley, £1 Ss 9d; 11. Brown v. R. Williamson, 13s Gd; 11. J. Otley v. J. F. Burns. £lB 15s sd; The Mutual Benefit Building and Investment Society v. W. Jury, £36 9s Id; E. S. Bradbury v. J. L. Hall. £75; Charles Alfred Walker v. Frederick Carr, £2 3s 6d; T. 11. Mills v. N. Perry, £23 14s 8d; A. E. Bradley v. C. P. Hammond, £l2. CLAIM DISMISSED. Nellie M'Quinn (Mr Brown) claimed £37 12s 6d from .1. M. Fraser (Mr Tracy) for damages arising from an accident in which she alleged the defendant was at fault. The Magistrate dismissed the claim. LYTTELTON. (Before Messrs F. E. Sutton and W. T. Lester, J.P.’s.) Sackville Matherson, a seaman, ap peared on a charge of having used obscene language in a railway carriage between Christchurch and Lyttelton. He pleaded guilty. Sergeant M’Gregor stated that the case was a particularly bad one. Accused boarded the 2.45 p.m. train from Christchurch, occupying a second class carriage, and during the trip used the language complained of in front of small children. He repeated the words several times. A fine of £7. in default one month’s imprisonment, was inflicted.