THE COURTS.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16159, 13 March 1918, Page 4

THE COURTS.

MAGISTERIAL. (Before Mr T. A. B. Bailey, S.M.) DRUNKENNESS. A femalo first offender was fined os, in "default, 21 hours' imprisonment. breach of order. Goorso William Rolfe (Mr Hunt) was fined 'lbs and costs, in default-, seven davs' imprisonment, for breaking his prohibition order the clay after it was issued. -yt^xTEXAXCE. William McC'ool (Mr Donnelly; was charged with failing to maintain his two children in an Industrial School. The case was adjourned till April Dth. Elizabeth Oppenheini applied for a maintenance order against her husband, Albert Charles Oppenheim (Mr Hunt), who she said, had packed up ana leit her 'about three months ago, because she objected to giving him £00. Mr Hunt characterised the application as an impudent one. The defendant, said Mr Hunt, had been in steady work for 30 or -10 years, and had given tho complainant all his wages and all his piooertv. Amongst other things thc>_ complainant had between £l>oo and £700 m the bank. The secret of tho affair was that complainant had given way to drink some two years ago. she naci been twice prohibited, and, m fact, she was prohibited now. Tne application was dismissed. _ Gordon John Turnbull Cain admitted the paternity of an illegitimate child, and was ordered to pay 10? a week towards its support, and £8 8s expenses. Mr Cassidy appeared for the complainant. Charles Dyhrberg. who was in arrears on two' orders for the maintenance of his wife and child, wa6 sentenced to 11 davs' imprisonment on each charge, in default of payment. Mr Cuningham appeared for the complainant. Charles lliach, charged with disobeyin" a maintenance order, was also sentenced to 14 days' imprisonment, m default of payment. An affiliation order against David Smith Woods (Mr Cassidy) for the payment of 7s 6d per -week, was increased to CIVIL CASE. Further lengthy evidence was taken in tho adjourned" ease in which Harry Jackson (Mr .T. J. Dougall) claimed from William Steele (Mr Johnston) the sum of £155 3s 7d damages as the result of a collision between plaintiff's motor-car and a post, caused, tho plaintiff alleged, by defendant's misleading handling of l'is car on tho Fendalton road near Glandovey r-oad. Eventually the case was ' further adjourned till Friday. HAXGIORA. (Before Mr V. G. Day, S.M.) James Stewart and Edward Doody were charged with damaging a fence and gate on the Glenmark Estate, the property of R. 0. Duncan. Tho circumstances of the case were that tho accused wevo out for a joy ride, and asked nerniission to look over the Glenmark Estate, which was refused. When leaving tho place, they deliberately damaged a fenco and removed a gate. Each was fined 30s and 50s 6d costs.

, KAIAPOI. (Before Mr V. G. Day, S.M.) Nathan. L. Thompson, charged with supplying a prohibited person with liquor, was convicted and discharged. On tho application of the police a prohibition order was issued against him. W. M. McMillan, for a breach of his prohibition order, was lined 5s and costs. For a similar offence, Catherine Baker was convicted and ordered to como up for sentence when called upon within sis months.

Application for leave to defend was granted Barden and Morley v. O. Knight, the case to be heard on March 26 th.