THE COURTS.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16430, 25 January 1919, Page 6

THE COURTS.

MAGISTERIAL. ißeloie Mr T. A. B. Bailer, S.il.) DRUNKENNESS." Two first oSendew were each fined oi. BV-LAW BKEACHES. Harold L. Piper, on a chargc 01 permitting his veiuele to Bi»nd on a atrecl at nigUi. uulighteil, was lined 10s and ousts. tor a motor-car along .Richmond terrace without having a silencer attacuca thereto he was fined - 20s and cc3ls. Linton Charrmjtoii Gardmcr was convicted and discharged on a charge oi leaving a motor-car unlighted in a public place at night. On a similar charge Albe»t James Buruiioicr was fined 10s aud coats. A chirsc against "William liunn (Mr Tv.-yneham) of driving a .motor-car at an excca3ive speed, was dismissed. For driving si vehicle over a street intersection at other than ;i walking paca, Joe Dallas tllr Kincaid) was riuea ijj'ai.a costs, while Felix Johns and J. G. bi loa were fined 10s aud ooets, Durham R. Dowell £3 and costß, and Thomas Glen £1 and cost-s. Krnesl Jones, William Long, and Herbert Lancelot Bhodes were each fined 10s tnd costs ior cycling on footpaths. Charles Edward Boon was fined 10s mi costs for allowing horses to wander. A fine of 20s and costs was imposed on Herbert K.' Le Comte for carrying in * vehicle more passengers than he was licensed to carry therein. James Gibson, for riding a motor-cycle ■without having a certificate of ability, 'was fined 20s and costs. William Burrows -was fined 10s and costs for pillion riding. , • For using a motor-cycle witk an identification mark which was not etsily distinguishable, Thomas W. Ed'.in was fined 10» and costs. Peter Kennedy was convicted and discharged on a charge riding a motor-cycle at a dangerous speed. On a charge of a tram-ear wrongly Maurice P. Nottingham was fined 40s and cost?. ASHBUHTON. (Before Mr Y. G. Day, S.M.) Howard Maltraa, Ernest Archibald, George Berry, and C. A. Martin, were c»ch fined -Us and costs for exceeding the epecd limit. A\"m. Charles Benbolt was fined 20s and costs for not having a- number on his car. Edward F. Dolman was fined 90s and cost? for a similar offence, E. H. Jaealcy, for jailing to register and number liis car, was fined 40s and costs. T. Cates, Percy Pearce, and Wm. Proctor were esch lined 2Ui and costs for riding motor-cycles' too fast. A" similar line for a like oflfencc was imposed on John Robert Thisilcton, and George Tulloch was lined 20s and costs for riding r» motor-cycle _t«o fa*t. Dr. Roberts (Mr Kennedy) sued Stephen McAlcer for £6 Is 6d. . Judgment given for plaintiff with' costs. William Anderson, as assignee of the assigned estate of Jackson and Tatcman (Mr Buchanan), c'.aimed £35 12s lid from D. Scott and Son 'Mi; Acland) for repairs, etc., to a motor-car. Lengthy evidence. was taken, and judgment given for the plaintiff for the l'nll amount claimed and costs. . DA.BFIELD. (Before Meatrrs B. Reid and G. T. Kobertson, J.P.'b.) Churlee Hort, alius Charles Brown, wa« charged with arson at Springfield on January 14tK. Evidence was given by Frederick Mcllwr&ith, Klaio Hannan, H. Caasidy, and Conbtable Dunnett. Accused pleaded guilty, and was committed for sentence at the next sittings of the Supremo CouTt at Christ- I