THE COURTS.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17124, 20 April 1921, Page 4

THE COURTS.

MAGISTERIAL

. TUESDAY. (Before Mr S. K. McCarthy, S.M.) .'DRUNKENNESS. A female, first ,-SB.rTender was convicted and fined se, ip- ttefarot. 2-t hours' imprisonment. A male statutory first offender was fined 10s, with a. similar; alternative. Nellie Lynch and William Richard Moore, both second offenders, were each convicted and fined £l, in default seven days' imprisonment. ASSAULT. On a. chars© of having assaulted Thomas O'Qonnor, his son, at Belfast, on April 16th, an elderly man named Thomas O'Connor was convicted and fined £2, in default seven days' imprisonment. THEFT. • Percy Reginald Hill, a youth aged 19 years, a recent arrival from England, pleaded tniilty to having stolen a bicycle, valued at Slo, "the -property of Charles A. Cox. He was convicted, and ordered to come up for sentence when called upon. He was also ordered to report to the Probatiou Officer for "twelve moiiths. The bicycle was ordered to, be returned to the nv.-r.er, and the money (£1) that had been paid by a second-hand 'dealer for tho machine was also ordered to be'refunded: SENT TO PAKATOA. Annie Jackson was convicted on two charges of having broken her prohibition order, -and ordered to bt> committed to the Pakaioa Inebriates' Home for a period of two years. ASSAULT AT OPERA HOUSE. David Hendry was charged with having, on Apiil 18tb, at the Opera House, assaulted Kobn-t Kerr, a doorkeeper, by striking-him on the. face. • The conroUiinani. stated that tho accused kept calling out to the artist 3 'during the. performance at the Opera Hous?, on Monday night. When he went out at the interval witness refund him a pass by which to return for the second half of the programme. This led to the accused using bad language and striking 1 witness. • Accused was convicted, and sentenced to one 'month's imprisonment with hard labour. AX UNSTAMPED RECEIPT. A fine of 10s was imposed on Edith Alice •Fisher for having failed to stamp' a. receipt liable to duty. ILLEGALLY ON LICENSED PREMISES. Gilbert. Hardaker, Lewis. Rowlands, and Jack Watson were each fined 10» for having basn illegally on licensed promises. MAINTENANCE. Carolino Jackson was granted maintenance separation,, and guardianship order 3 iigainit John C. Jackson, with maintenance at the rate of -JCs weekly. Arthur Murphy was ordered to pay 10s week!" on a uiphitenance order. ■ Vor a branch of his" maintenance order Patrick John Costello was convici:d and f.viiteiiod to lir-t-> monvhs' iniprit-onment, i:o warrant to tissue until applied for. On similar- churg?s Aubrey Whitlington was sentenced to one month's imprisonment, William Blake Bowen to fourteen days.'ffolm 'James Bowen to ssveu . days, and Edward liovd to one month's imprisonment. Alexander Wright, was ordered to pay 2s £d. weekly on a maintenance oid^r. Charles William Hill was convicted and sentenced to six month's' imprisonment, no warrant to ifsin so lcng as he pays 5s Gd weekly jff arrears ar.d maintains current payments. ' , Cbarltß Hawkins Pnttc-.-son was sentenced to two months' iuiorisonment, Ife> warrant to be suspended if he pays' lh» arrears'. A mnintsnatips- order against Henry;WorsfoH .was increased to 40s v.o-ldy. Henrv Jos-o'.i Gardiner, who was charged with a breach of a maintenance order, was ordered to pay ccks. amounting to £2 2s, in default s:t-en days' imprisonment. An application' by A-Ka McKenzie- for irrintenaiico and separation ord:rs azainst William Gcdrgs McK?r.7i; was dismissed.

IN OTHER PLACES. COURT OF APPEAL. (rRKS ASSOCIATION TFXEGHAK.I WELLINGTON, April 19. In the Court of Appeal to-day argument was continued in the cano United States and Australia Steamship Company against Charles Lyons, of Christchurch, hardware merchant.

Mr Blair, continuing his argument on behalf of the appellant company, maintained that the Judge in the- Supreme Court, had placed the onus of proof on the wrong party. Mr 0. T. J. Alpers, for the respondent, argued that the .onus of proof of delivery lay on the appellants, and that they,had not discharged this onus. The Wellington i Hurbottr .Board, he contended,, was the. agent ] of Lyons for the purpose- of the delivery, of the goods. Mr Alpers further maintained that there was no clause in the bill of lading exempting the shipping company from liability. ~.'.' ' The Court reserved its decision.