THE COURTS.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18362, 21 April 1925, Page 5

THE COURTS.

SUPREME COURT. (Before his Honour Mr Justice Adams.) IN* CHAMBERS. Probate of tho trills of Ihe following deceased persons have been granted:—Thomas Richards, Jan© Norton Brown, q Alexander Caldwell, Lucy Sarah Carl, Bridget Ryan, Jeremiah O'DonnelJ, George Sutherland. Letters of administration have been granted in the estates of Lucy Elizabeth Austin Hooker and Ruby Mavis Murtagh. MAGISTERIAL. MONDAY. before Mr H. Y. Widdowson, S.M.) DItUXKHN'XESS. "When 'William Cashion, cged 58 years, pleaded puiltv to a charge of drunkenness and w:.s convicted and fined Ors, in default "three davs in gaol. & conviction was entered against hi.s tame in the lccord book for the hundredth and first time. REMAXDED. On a charge of having assaulted a male, Charles Royal Porter, aged 25 years, was remanded to appear to-morrow. Asked by hi 3 Worship if ho had anything to say, Porter, as he left the dock, turned and said: "Xot guilty." CIVIL BUSINESS. Judgment by default was given for tlio plaintiff in each of tho following cases:--John Burns and Co. v. G. Green, £8 17s 3d; Auto Parts, Ltd. v. George P. Smith, £3 15s; Booth, Macdona'.d and Co., Ltd. v. J. T. Mclntvre, £3 7s sd; Flank "Woods and Co. v. George Legge, £3: Cu-rrick "Weddcrsnoon, Ltd. v. The Allis Engineering C 0.," £175 lis 3d; Beath and Co., Ltd. v. George McGregor, £6l lift 2d; J. R. and Co. v. B. L. Barrett, £2l 18s 2d; U. \V. Yernall v. Ci C. Wright, £l3;.Nu«o Stevenson v. B. G. Edwf.rds, £G 14s €<l; B. Miller v. H. Sayage, £1 15s; Dominion Electrical Co. v. J. Roily, £3 17s 6d; R. H. Livingstone v. R. E. Nowniftn, £2 12s 6d; W. Smith v." J. Smith, £2l 1.-s; M. a . "Wadlev v. J. Sutherland, £2 7b <kl; Cowell and Dore. Ltd. v. A. R. Craddock, £l4O 4s; Tait, B.igrie and Co., Btd. v. William Jeffrey, £l2 3s lOd; Thomas Smart v. G. A. Green, £8 10s; X.Z. Farmers' Co-op., Ltd. V, IV. Beckett, £S 0s Id; Trade Auxiliary Co. of N.Z., Ltd. v. "W. Page. £l7 Us, 9d. A. L. Taylor was ordered "to pay ** • Bcrryman the sum of £0 Cs, in default ten dava in goal. J. Barron was ordered to pay \\ • l ~ c " Kenzio the eum of £2 2s, in default three days' imprisonment. A. J, Simnson was ordered . to pay iho sum cf £lO l?s to the N.Z. Farmers' Co-op., Ltd., in default- three weeks in gaol. O. Herbert was also ordered to pay tho Farmers' Co-cp. the sum of £3B l<s Id, in default eix weeks' imprisonment. Henry Leslie Anderson wp.s ordered to •pay the sum of £35 Us Cd to the Commissioner of Crown Lands, in default six weeks in gaol. W. O'Callashan was ordered to pay the sum of £S 4s 10c! to H. B. Rump, in dofault 10 days' imprisonment.

TENANCY. Mrs I). G. Malaquin was ordered to give up possession of a tenement "to Samuel G, Vetera within one month. Judgment wr.9 also given for tbe aum of £22, which was the amount due to tlie plaintiff, Peters, as reiit. The Magistrate said he allowed Mrs Malcquin one month in which to get out of the house because the circumstances were so umisual. She wa-s tbe mother of eight children and her husband had been hi ill* health for many months. His Worship had not done such a thing for a- long time. The usual period ho allowed was 14 days. ADJOURNED. Georgo Thomr.s Marriott (Mr A. J. Mallov) claimed from John William Steven (Mr A" B. Hobbs), ts executor in the estate iof the lato James William Malcolmson, fdrmerly sawmiller, Bnrwood, the stun of £99 Its. Tlio statement of claim set out that for seme time before, December 23rd, 1923, tile plaintiff was in the employ of Malcolmson and there was tho sum of £56 owing &B wages ou December 23rd. On October 16th, 1920, the plaintiff advanced £SO to tho late Mr Malcolmson as a loan bearing 7 per cent, interest, and on Ai>ril Ist, 1924, the loan was owing to tho plaintiff. On April Ist, 1924, Malcolmson gave the plaintiff an 1.0.U, for £llO, representing -the amount due by Malcolmson. On May Ist Malcolmson i>aid the plaintiff £lO in reduction of the amount due, leaving a balmice of £lO6. On September Ist, 1824, Malcolmson paid a furihor £lO. A counter claim was lodged for tho fiiim of £5 16s. . After bearing evidence, the Magistrate Adjourned the case 'to enable accounts between tho parties to be examined.

RAXGIORA. (Before Mr W. Meldrum, S.M.) For cvcling at night without lights C. iyons C. Skinner, A T . Luisetti, A. Sliilton, E. Henoy, K. Henshaw, E. Inch, A. G. Stewart. Charles Mcrris and Dorothy and Eva Leech were each convicted ana fined 5s and cc3is. Judgment for plaintiffs by default was civ on in the following casesHelmore, Van Asch, and Wallon (E. D. R. Smith) • W, J. Williams for £2 17s £d; Taylor Bros. (E. D R. Smith! v. J. R. Campbell, for £2 lis 4d; D. Miller v. H. I. Mehrtens, for «£1 19s. In a defended case J. Skilling (Mr E. T). R. Smith) v. Charles Morris, a claim for £t Cs, balance of account, defendant disputed a charge made for a set of harrows and skids, stating that the price agrcod upon was £G and not £l3. After heatin°- the evidence oi plcintiif judgment was •given for plaintiff for. £1 2s and £1 10s 6d costs. F. J. Dixon (Mr Gressou) sought an order compelling Frank W. Wi'kins to givo ur> » tenancy of a, dwelling at Loburn on January 3Cth. Defendant stated that his relit had been paid up to March 9th, and lib had tendered a- further payment of £os, tho amount being returned to liiir. He stated he was the father of nine children, and he was quite willing to give up possession providing he could get another house. Ah order was made for possession in one month from date, defendant to pay £2 &s rent to May I'Jth, with £2 6s costs.

KAIAPOT. (Before Mr W. Meldrum, S.M.)

G. S. Bcsworth, charged with cycling on the footwith, was fined ss. co£ts 7s. Frederick Williamson, 011 a charge of driving n nidoi'-car along High street at a speed dangerous to the public, was fined £1 and costs, 7s. Henry Robert To I'Ki. charged with disobedience of a maintenance order, was cpiivicted and sentenced to fourteen days' imprisonment, the sentence ts be suspended provided defendant pnid the sum of £2 10s arrears wilhin seven days. Judgment for plaintiff bv default was sriven in the following civil cases:—H. J. Hassal v. Dsn Hopa. £1 8s Cd; H. E. Anderson v. Wo rot a Tainni Pitama, £23 53 Gd: H. E. Anderson v. S. Ryan, £G Gs 3d.

GREYMOUTH. (bpkcial to "ihs riisi.") GKEYMOUTH, April 20. Mr H. P. Lawiy, S.M., presided at today's sitting or the Magistrate's Court. /Georgo Stanton (Mr "\W J. Joyce) wis chirgtd with puicivisiug moro than tne fluid ounce of opium with.n a period ot seven days. There were s-.x separate charg'B against defendant. Mr H. A. Wild, Collector of Custom?, appeared fcr the ment. Dctcetivo-S: rgcant Young said there had "been a considerable tr;:de lecaily in tincture ; opium. The defendant was in the ha.b;t of buying on ounce ot cpium every wee.'t from several chemists and was suspected of selling it to the Chinese. Counsel said that the defendant bought the opium for the treatment of lumbago. Detective-Sergeant Young eaid that the action v;is taken f.r the purpose of putting down the traffic, and the p.lico would he satisfied with ft conviction. On one charge n fine cf £3, with £2 23 costs, was imposed. William Munns, who appeared on three similar char-es, said thit he purchased the opiuni for an sffection of the nerves. J{« wis fined X 3 and cost*. L. Levy, who did not .nirwar, was fined £2 and costi. Henry U'-S'eill was charged with dr.Vmg a motor-car in a manner which might _ b3 dangerous to the public. It was stated that when feturning from Orooto racecourse dsfondant drove out of the line of cap and 6needed up in order to rasa several. Jio was ordered to pay coats. A H. CHunn (Mr J. W. Hannnn) pleaded guilty to « charge of keeping u, common gaming-house." . , , De'ective-Sergeant Young ta:d Chunn haa been carrviiig <-« the business cf a bookmaker in a billiard saloon in Albert street. The former proprietor of the saloon fined on two occasions. It was a caße for a Bcvcro nenalty, cs the business was i lucrative c.ne. Accounts «howing that over £6OO worth oi businMs had been done W

one day were seized at the time of the raid. Counsel said the defendant was a native of Greymouth and was highly respected. He did not think tie polipe would euggest imprisonment. The business was always carried On in a clean manner, and the saloon ivas not frequented by undwirahles, .The public <of the district would not regard Chunn as % a cviminftl. It "was demeu, that the turnover kftd amounted to over £6OO for aiiy one day. „ , ~ ~ , Det&ctive-S<>rgoant Young handed the typewrittenstatement found on tho premises to the Bflnch, and Baid that the names on the sheet inoluded those of many well-known local characters. ' His Worship said he would take into account ' that tho case was the first of it« kind in the district for some time, and Chimn lmd not been charged previously. A fme of £25 and cost* was imposed. No order was made regarding the disposal of the papers and documents found on the premises. _ . Colin- Camnbell, licensee of the' Recreation Hotel, not guilty tj chniges of offering "for stile ar.d se'ling liquor during prohibited hours. Mi J. W. Hannan a'ipeared for defendant. After hearing the evidence, his Worship his decision.

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