THE COURTS.

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THE COURTS.

SUPREME COURT. IX CHAMBERS. (Before bis .Honour Mr Justice Herdinan.) In ro T. S. il. Anderson (Mr Cassidy) v, A. \V. Allison, claim £1470 7s 7d for damages caused by an accident, Jlr I'. \V. Johnston applied on behalf of the defendant lor •a special jury, because the claim was based, not on an ordinary accident, but a shock to the nerves and prostration. The application was granted, and the case set down for hearing at 10.30 a.m. on February 27th. An application to dismiss the co-respor.d-ent, William Younger, from the suit w made in re Mcora (Mr Gresson) v. Meera and another (Mr Ouninghaiii). An order was made as deaired, ar.d the co-respondent was allowed £10 103 costs and disbursements. An application for an order for executor's commission in ro A. L. Joseph, deceased (Mr Williams), and an application for an order for executor's commission and dircc- ' tions as to service in- re W. Cook, deceased, was referred to the Registrar for report. I'robates of the wills of Percy Cuthbert I Turnbull Priest (Mr Kitchlngham) and Daniel ' O'Donohue (Mr Hoban) were granted. Letters of administration were granted in the estates of Walter Taverner (Mr Nicholls), and W. O'Connor (Mr Williams). | MAGISTERIAL. (Before Mr T. A. B. Bailey, S.M.) DRUNKENNESS. A first offender, a seaman with a sub-marine-attack badge on his arm, who"pi6aded that he hod been some time at sea, and that therefore the liquor which he took had an unusual cffect upon him, was fined 6s. David Lauder, a second offender, was fined 10s. -j David Lafr, charged with drunkenness and ■with using obscene language, -was convicted and discharged on the first charge' and fined 40s on the otheif^ I REMANDED. George William Allen, charged with theft and obtaining £S by false pretences, was remanded for a week. • GLASS ON ROAD. William Reynolds was charged with placing glass on a public rqad. A constable stated that he found eleven bottles on Wadnoni road, which he ascertained were dropped from a cart driven by the defendant. The defendant said that he had a restive horse, and could not pick up the bottles. , He was lined 10s and costs. BY-LAW CASES. James Pegley was fined 10s for driving a motor-car at night without having lights 1 uttached thereto. ' 'i'wo fines of 40s were imposed upon Smith ] Hindmarsh for riding a motor-cycle at on 1 excessive speed on two occasions. * ' *

• Percy \V. Broughan was fined 20s i«r ■ riding a motor-cycle without having a certificate of ability to do so, and 40a for not having .an identification mark on the machine. William Trevor Pearson, charged with pillion riding and riding a motor-cycle without having a certificate, was fined 20s on fa each charge. DEFENCE CASUS. A large number ot beinor Cadets and Ter- — rituriaiu were uuarged with having liu.ed. to ■* auenu anil. ■ John lUuir was fined £1 and costs, and jj Jock Bennett was lined 6Us and costs. Xne loi.owmg were eacn lined 40s ■ and costs; Xioruce O. Beardsiuy, Xnomas ' Brady, Cecil . nuriianti, .undrew Carney, nemy Chamberlain, Harry 'Calmer, it. V. dciimiai, Vincent C. Smith. Tlio following were each fined 20s and costs: Allan. b tan ton, ilarry K. Batchelor, Edward Browning, Walter John Chamberlain, Lionel H. Chamberlain, Richard C. Chamberlaiu, Arthur Chastoii, Edward i\. | Corner, Gicn Fr aer, Percy xl. Hazeldean, I'ercy Heslop, Harold W. Conwell, Stanley Jones, Cordon Mamdonaid, Reginald 0. Mitchell, James McD. Osborne, George ,Lissoii, Leslie Sisaon. Fines of 10s and costs were inflicted on John William Ewing, Holland Flint, Clarence Hazeldean, ■ Frank- Jeffries, John J.Pliminer, James G. Robertson, Clarence G. Sincock, John W. Thomas, Walter H. Turner, Arthur Wilson, Claude B. Wellington, Leonard Ward. The following were convicted and discharged : John- G. A. Hurst, A. Murray, William V. Quoad, Jack Dacre, Arthur J. Davis, Hilton H. Fisher, Hoctor Gibb, Percy Har- ! per,_ Char'es Hemsley, John E. Fitzer, Colin ; McK. Taylor, Walter E. 'league, and Leonard Woodford. MAINTENANCE. An order was made against James Skipper <or a payment of 10a' a week towards the maintenance of his illegitimate child, together with past maintenance amounting to £7 13s tid, and expenses. ASHBURTON. (Before Mr V. G. Day, S.M.) Robert 1.02.is Jones was with dnviig a uwxOi'-cur along the juuui Soutii load, ziiiY/iUd, &'« a speeu exceeding 15 miles au houi-, and with exceeding the limit over tlie Asiifcurton traluo orictge. Defendant pis&ded guilty to the first. charge, but not guilty to the second, whien case lie tlefondua, relying oa his speedomater, as against the used by the County Council's mtpccior and his assistant. The Magistrate, alter hearing the evidence of defendant, laid he could not go beyond the stop-watches, which were_ more reliable than speedometers. He convictcd the defendant on both charges, and ordered him to pay. costs on tho first charge. Douglas ■ Cox, G. Johnson, Ernest Bfcll (Ashburton), A. E. Chandler and K. H.' Bolting, ivcro each fined 20s for spesding. James Alexander Stephens was charged with intent 1o defraud by certain false pretences, to wit, that he was collecting money for patriotic purposes. Mr Buchanan appeared for the accused and asked for a re- ' round, which was granted, until Fridav next. Judgment for nlaintiff br default was given' in the case of the Cnnterhurv Petroleum and Prospecting Co. v. Mrs Clucas, Ashburton,' calls due on shares. NO BILL. (Pnrss ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) HAMILTON, January 31. In the Supreme Court no bill was found in the caae against Martin Kiddle, charged with manslaughter at Hamilton in connexion with the death of Adam Fort, who bad been knocked down by Kiddie's motor-car.