THE COURTS.

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THE COURTS.

MAGISTERIAL. (Before Mr T. A. ]>. Bailey, S.M.) DRUNKENNESS. A first offender was fined 10s for being drunk on the railway Btation. Arthur Francis Weston was charged •vjrith having been helplessly drunk, and with procuring liquor during the currency of his prohibition ordex - . He was remanded until the 11th inst. REMANDED. Ja'mes Dermott, who gave himself up to the police, was charged with being idle and disorderly. The case was remanded until Monday to see if the Salvation Army would take, him in. CIVIL BUSINESS. In the following cases, judgment was given for plaintiff by default: Masse.vHarris Co., Ltd. v. Mei Otene, £1 13s 4d; Para Rubber Co. v. Rupert Nevill White, £3 6s; Jones Bros., Ltd. v. W. Ashfield, £4 19s 6d; New Zealand Farmers' Co-op. of Canterbury, Ltd. v. Neaby Manson, £11 15s; same v. Miss Rose Smith, £13 16s 6d; same v. H. J. Leach, £1 10s 2d; G. H. Clements v. F. C. H. Blowers £10 5s 4d: Park, Davis and Co. v. Frederick Stubley, £2 13s 8d; Thomas Sullivan v. William Nicil, £14 3s lOd; same v. Andrew Dick Fraser, £11 ss; same v. William Brown, sen., £7 8s 4d; Booth, Macdonald aqd Co., Ltd. v. Frederick W. Cowern, £3 13s; same v. John McLennon, 6d; Spreydon Borough Council v. IVank Silcock, £1 5s 6d; J. Ballantyne and Co. v. J. A. V. Irving, £14 12s 7d; Trist and Small v. Robert, Kearns, 5s lid. DEFENDED CASES. The New Zealand Fanners' Co-op. Association of Canterbury, Ltd. (Mr Patterson) sued Mrs Nellie Grant (Mr Sargent) for £43 8s 3d, allegedly aue for overhauling and repairing defendant's motor-car. Defendant ' counterclaimed £75 damages for alleged negligent workmanship. Tho Magistrate gave judgment for the Farmers' Coop. Association on the counter-claim, remarking that there was not sufficient evidence to convince him that the workmanship had been negligent. The matter of the claim •fras adjourned. Mrs Lottie Woods (MrC. S. Thomas) sued -A. R. Harris and Co. (Mr O. T. J. Alpers) for the recovery of the sum of £84 ss, the amount paid for an electric chair purchased from the defendant firm. Plaintiff alleged that the chair had not proved satisfactory, nor was it up to the standard claimed for it by the seller. Lengthy evidence in support of plaintiff's claim was given by Nat. Woods. The case was eventually adjourned pending a trial of the chair under the supervision of the Magistrate.

ASHBURTON. (Before Messrs R. Galbraith and R. Clark.X William Clausen, alias Johnston, alias Harris, was brought up on romand charged with breaking and entering the residence of Henry Stephenson, at AUenton, and stealing £6 in money, a purse valued at Is 6d, and keys valued at 30s. He was further charged with breaking and entering the counting house of the said Henrv Stephenson and stealing therefrom. £39 7s 2d and a cheque for £8. Accused was committed for trial, bail being refused.