THE COURTS.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16426, 21 January 1919, Page 4

THE COURTS.

MAGISTERIAL.

(Before Mr S. E. - McCarthy. • S.M.)' DRUNKENNESS. Two fiwi offenders were « a ' e ]» ssand two statutory first offenders each 10=. . VAGRANCY. A "ties Vaufhan.was charged with vagabond that previoirely Sed aT'rVU c oTf JM come upV «ntence ditionally on her remaining in tie Alt. dala Home for two years. OBSCENE LANG-JiGE. On a charge of having need ob.«er.e language. Arthur Doull was fine<i -■>, in cefauL one month's imprisonment. THEFT. Georze White (Mr Thomas) admitted havj.j.r stolen a pair of boo la valued .1. the nropcrlv of G. Thornton.' He was convicted propcn f sentence when SlMtm ™pMtrf, =»■ report to the Probation Officer urtklj foi ,v. P elvc month?, -Juring winch ti.ne .0 vras instructed to keep oE all raceeonraes. MAINTENANCE. V-*ilJa Ewing" proceeded A\ :n Ewin? for a separation order nn t!>e pnunae of habitual drunkenness. ->n *- r proceeded aga;ns* la* to , he" adjudged an habitual inebriate. and committal to Pakatoa, and toe <1.-0 ..«s adjourned, but was taken. yesterday ni:d di_-nn-sed. Ewing himeolf, v.ho was ».*o .-nat*. H with drunkenness, a.ier a from the Mac-Utrate, was prohioite-.l ant. 01d £T ed to pay 13s per week to-rame i'ie fupnor' or his wife and children, and tj.e cumplainant was jprunled a. separation o'dei. **\\ o.der a's" made thai the nunn:c«n« money should be administered by Miss Uudak' CIVIL CASES. lu each of 111© following cases jf.a-njent lot- th-> umcunt claimed with co=.e j...s ente.etl.for the plaintiff b tional Harvester Co. of A-/ 4 '' > «•. ;• 'J™ if lr<<icn. i'si fis od: Massoj-Hani3 to., ji. . Kniiiicf* f 'l7 17s 6a: Loji.Lld., V. Cuarles J.c £n»} kc ' 1 .? 4 ,., 1 -.. ~m k - v. William Baile>, los. liiixobViii J* v - iVtei ' ■JUDGMENT SUMMONSES. In ths rasa of 131 a v Bros. (Mr Lucas) v. Thorax Tvrcc, claim XlO 16a W, tneic was j:o awpcurince of the debtor, wi.o was 0110 pav the amount lorthwK.i, 111 dciutiH live wcclsa' imprisonmen:. Ko«e L Osl.er (Mr proceeded gainst Henry AiigUßtua «uinton Ui '.tijomas) lor recovery of Av. \i j; s the debtor had beon examine... Uie Irata he.d that thsre was 110 proo. of meaiifi, uiKl'df•lined W maie a«y fcoi.citoi 3 c-jils v.'civ allowed the dcbti/'.. A-i'LUMBER'S HILL. Largo and Allen (Mr liincaid! claimed from Mrs Lavinia Isaacs the sum of lus -'i lor plumbing work done. JudjimeiK i\as given tor tlio x)luintii£ lor Um aiuoum ciaiiuea CTjAI jI p-Q7l RENT. Davidson nud Wauchop (Mr IScfswick) procecdecl a«jaiu3t Anderson, Kidd, and t'o. OnuinghiTniJ to recovcr i."52_ i<?a, alleged' to oc •due for rcut ut the rafe of Hfs per wec« for 11 floor of a warehouse in Madras stretc. inu plaintiffs' alleged that tlie defendants had taken the premises for a term, bm had cancelled tho tenancy t>efore the term had expired. whereas the defendants ailegcJ .that the euggested- agreement to tako the premiees 011 lease had fallen through, and tliat tho apace liad ultimately been, taken 011 an entirely new verbal agreement, without suggestion of a term. One month o rent Jieu oS| notico to leave had been paid into Court. .Mr Beswick raised the point that even if there had not been a specified term of tenancy, defendants had not given proper noticc ol their intention to quit the premises, and were thus legiilly still in possesion, nr.-J this point was. upheld, plaintifis licmg awarded the amount claimcd with cost'. CLAIM AND'COUNTER-CLAIM. Alfred Thomas In wood (Mr claimed from Lawrence John Steenuart (Mr Luningham) the rctuin of a saddle, or m tJie ca<sc of passossion not being possible, the sum of 14 J 9e, and also £1 dim ages for it? detention. Defendant count'r-'diiimed for i-le Od. for, rojit due for, and damage acne to, a liouso formerly, let to plaintiif by Judgment was given for the pluintin Jor jus 611 The claim, and for St&enhart' for 15s 0.1 tlie connter-ciaim, each side bcinj duecled pny.ita own costs.