MAGISTRATE’S COURT,

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19036, 3 April 1930, Page 1 (Supplement)

MAGISTRATE’S COURT,

CHRISTCHURCH. (Before Mr E. D. Mosley, S.M.) REMANDED. Reginald Overton Cookson, described as a person of no fixed abode, was charged with being found without lawful excuse on the premises of the New Zealand Insurance Company. The accused was remanded until April 10 for medical treatment. INDECENT LANGUAGE. Anthony Roy Thompson and Ethel Workman were each fined 20s and costs, in default seven days’ imprisonment for using indecent language. ON LICENSED PREMISES. For being found on licensed premises after hours, James Curtain and Jennings Moftett Coates were each fined 20s and costs. UN R EGISTE RE D GU N. Percy Edward Brown was charged with having an unregistered gun in his possession, for longer than 7 days. Sub-Inspector Shanahan said that on March 22 Constables Leith and Ricketts were called to the defendant’s house, where a family row was going on. It was alleged that the defendant had threatened to use the gun. Defendant told the police that he was in hospital when the Arms Registration Act came into force and he had forgotten about the matter. A fine of 5s and costs was imposed and the gun was ordered to be forfeited to the Crown.

CIVIL CASES.

(Before Mr 11. A. Young, S.M.). Judgment lor plaintiff by default was given in the following cases:—National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand, Ltd. v. D. M’Clure, £B3 Os lid: Pyne, Gould, Guinness, Ltd., v. J. J. Feeney, £ls 4s Gd; T. 11. Green and Co., Ltd-, v. S. Good, £l3 Gs sd; the North Canterbury Hospital Board v. R T. Courtney, £4 IGs; Turnbull and Jones, Ltd., v. B. Cole, costs only; Merchant and Trader?’ Agency, Ltd., as assignees for James Johnston, v H. 8.. - -nett, £8: Vacuum Oil Company Proprietary, Ltd., v. 11. Stevens, £1 2s; W. Wood v. G. Flint, 3s 9d; Jewell-Skin-ner Advertising Agency, Ltd., v. the Southern Development Company, Ltd., £IOO ISs; New Zealand Loan and MerAgency, Ltd., v. Mrs Airs Burnev, £<2 18s 6d; John Burns and Co., Ltd., v. Arnold Edward Pannell, £227 15s lOd; IT. M. Prestidge v. Richard Arthur Cooper, £7 4d: J. A. Redpath and Son.?, Ltd., v. Loveday Bros. £1 33s 2d: John Alfred Rhodes v. Alfred Payne Pratt, £ll3 15s; Ken England v. Frederick John Crawford, £4 19s 2d: F. Walker v. William Franklin, £1 2s Gd; E. C. Salt, trading a-- the Shirlev Garage, v. Thomas Hickey, £1 3s 6d • Charles Williams v. T. Henderson 17s 6d; same v. C. Evans, 17s (kl; T. B Pike v. Kenneth Barr, £3; W. Strange and Co., Ltd., v. W. Hydes, £3O 11s 2dsame v. D. Morgan, £5 10s 9d; same v. D. W. Prosser. £2 10s Gd; Cooper Bros v. Mrs C. L. Gregge, £2B 5s Id. TENEMENT POSSESSION. Albert George Bean was awarded possession of a tenement in a claim against Lawrence Joyce, together with costs. V illiam Davey was ordered to give possession of a tenement to Richard Ilenry Dutton. He was also ordered to pay plaintiff £2 10s, the amount of a claim. JUDGMENT SUMMONSES. ; P. Croft was ordered to pay Ualienstem Bros., Ltd., the sum of £l2 17s forthwith, in default fourteen days’ impn’sonment. G. Dale was ordered to pay the New Zealand Farmers’ Co-operative Association, Ltd., the sum of £7 7s lOd forthwith, in default nine days’ imprisonL. Andrews was ordered to pav L. Calvert £4 9s forthwith, in default five days’ imprisonment. E. Orchard was ordered to pay Dominion Builders’ Supplies (Christchurch), Ltd., the sum of £2 1? Id forthwith, in default three days’ imprison l