THE COURTS.

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THE COURTS.

SUPREME COURT. CIVIL SITTINGS. DAMAGES AWARDED. 1 hp case in which I*. . Scarf (Mi S. G. Raymond. K.C.. with him Mr U pliant). claimed i-'IOOO general damages. and £111 ]4s special damage', from A. T. Reatt.y (Mr Johnston) lor injuries received 'in a collision between plaintiff on a bicycle and delciidaiu in a motor-car. was continued hoionhis Honour Mr .Justice Chapman :;t the Supreme Court yesterday. Further evidence was given lor the defence bv . 'J- -Jenkin and l\eunetli -Mathieson. Counsel having addressed the Court, his Honour summed up. After a lengthy retirement, ihe jury returned with a verdict to the ellect that the accident was due to the nefendant's negligence (1) in driving his ear at an unreasonable speed, |2) in driving his car on the wrong side of the road, and (3) in lailing to keep a proper look-out. The. jury fixed the amount of damages for the plaintiff at the £ 1 "00 claimed. wi;h L'l LI I ts special damages claimed, and judgment was given accordingly lor those amounts, >vitli costs according to scale, and expenses and disbursements, to be fixed by tin? Registrar'. MAGISTERIAL. D (Before Mr T. A. 15. Bailey, S.M.; DRUNKENNESS. Four male first, offenders were eaeii lined 5». An elderly female was convicted of the same offence, and conKcnted to have a prohibition order issued against her. BY-LAW BREACHES. For riding cycles on the footpath the following fines were inflicted: G. F. Throp, ' 30s and costs; Bertram Hook, 7s and costs; T. W. Tomlinson, 20s and costs: Walter Stace, i s and costs; It. Henwood. 7s and costs. "Win. Nicholls was lined os and costs for hoarding a moving tram-car. Frederick .Jackson was fined 10s for carrying a passenger on the carrier ot his motor-cycle. Benjamin Berry was fined 10s and costs for riding a motor-cycle at ««n excessive speed over a street intersection. Frank Geo. Gibbs was fined os and costs for allowing cattle to be at large and Wm. Henery 20s and costs for allowing horses to wander. Wm. Hound (Mr Cnssidy) was charged with keeping a dangerous dog on his premises. Evidence was giv.;n that the .dog had rushed out. without provocation, and torn a woman's dress.

Defendant'? son-in-law undertook to look after the dog in future, and the cas'.' was dh»inissed 011 tliis understanding. Fredk. llookhani (Mr Thomas'* pleadeil not guilty to (hiving an unlighted motor-car at an excessive speed. After hearing evidence the ease was adjourned for a week to enable another witness tn attend. CULVER DEN. (Before .Mr V. <!. T>ay. 5..M.) ft. 11. Cone was convicted and fined 10K, and costs 7s, for allowing swine to wander near his slaughterhouse. In F. Kepper v. 0. A. Danielson, judgment wa> given for plaintiff hv default for I'll' "Js L'd. and costs £1 2s. ILLICIT SALES OF CHINESE "WHISKY. (rnEss association' WELLINGTON. March I. Ah Chang was fined ,£.')() for illicitly .selling Chinese whisky. It was stated in evidence that during the months of November and December over one hundred gallons of spirit. '2.7 underproof, had been handled b\- defendant's firm. It was urged for the defence that tlie Chinese considered the spirit a, medicine. FIRST AID IN THE HOME. Kpep Magnetic Liniment in the house for emergencies. It banishes all pain, and is most soothing, and there is i-n----thing like I>r .Sheldon's "Magnetic Liniment to quickly heal burns and cuts, i.iul to relieve sprains, rheumatic pains, and lam o . back._ Quickly stop* toothache and neuralgia. Sold cvorywnere. Is fid and ; ?s. Obtainable every where. ;i