THE COURTS.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18366, 27 April 1925, Page 5

THE COURTS.

MAGISTERIAL. FRIDAY. (Before Mr W. Meldnnn,. S3T.) DRU3TKEKXESS. For the third time within six n ? on Christina Hills, an old wom j m* J! guiltj to a. cliaxpe of druniennecs. She vr convicted fined 20a, in default tn days' imprisonment. „ Mary Keid, -who was described as c ,r l ' j companion, wa3 similarly chargedmitted the offence and was dealt vntn 1 a like manner. DROVERS FTCvED.

Charged with having driven sheep the borough of Riccarton outside the p , scribed time, William Caldcr plead-U guilty, 3 * Mr F. W. Johnston, who »P pM " T ?\w the Riccarton Borough. Council, s™ only 600 6heep were allowed to be j through the borough at on© _, ]r , they had to bo driven outside the n of 0.15 a-m. and 4 p.m. On the of 0 *""" of the breach of the by-law, several thousand sheep wero being driven. Counsel for tho defendant Bald that little over 4600 sheep had been dnven through the borough, but there were men in chargo of them. Besides the there were twenty dogs, and. tho P were under perfect control. The dn seemed to bo under the misapprehension that bo long as there was one every 600 sheep no breach of tne Dy-ia was committed. , The Magistrate imposed a fin® oi and costs. , . George Gordon, Archibald Kirkwood, an , William Madden, who were similarly charged, were dealt with in a like manner.

BY-LAW BREACHES. For having cycled at night without lights the following were each convicted an I r l 1111 6a and costs:—Frederick W. Allen, ThomM Ball, Cecil Barsby, William James ±»ell, Frederick J. Bromley, William Currie, John B. Davidson, Charles Luney, GeorgeA. Ferguson, Thomas Forrester, Gilbert forward, George H. Garbutt. Albert Glasson, Steven Grav, H. V. C. Hayston, Samuel J. Hull. Frederick H. Kershaw,James Laffey, James H. McKenzie, John McLaugnlin, Clifford NoiGh, John O'Callaffhaii, 1. H. Owens, John Pearson, Robert M. J*™" tray, Hone Riley, Daniel Robbins, Alaa Roger®, H. Wilfred Rose, Albert Schimanski, George A. Skelton, Arthur Smith, A. Edward Smithers, Reginald Ward, G«orge Williams, and Robert B. Wills. For leaving- cars unattended, the following were each convicted and fined 5s and co3ts:—Douglaa Bailey, Francis E. Bate, Walton H. Bremner, John Oliver Chapman, I). Chatwin, Elsie Brenda Cforkson, Henry H. Cook, Douglas Cresewell, George Cridge, L. Reginald Crosby, H. EdwaTd Curtis, Lionel M. Denton, Irene Edmonds, Ixmia A. Ferguson, Walter E. Fisher, Charles V. Glasson, Geoffrey Hamilton, Lionel Hayhurst, Alister Humphrey Masters, Murphy, Charles Mvhre, William H. Nicholson, "Claude M. O-llivier, Eric J. Pumpnrey, George Shield, Sydney Smith, Cyril Tansey, William Wedderspoon, Trevor W. and A.. C. Sandston. For (having no rear lights cn their motorvehicles, the following were each convicted and fined 5s and costs:—Maurioe Allen, A. W. Drayton, and Leslie T. Fechney. The following were each convicted and fined 5s and costs for having cyoled on footpaths:—Campbell Brown, Charles Graham, Frederick Risdon, and James Tucker. George H. Garbutt, who failed to obey a signal of a constable on point duty, was convicted and fined 5s and costs. SJ. W. Armstrong was coovidted and ordered to pay 7s costs for having driven a motor-car without « certificate of ability. Samuel I. Bickerstaff and Clifford Beid were each oonvicted and fined 5s and costs for pillion-riding. For leaving cars standing at night without lights showing, W. 'L. Clifford. John S. Guthrie, Robert Ritchie, John S. Wilson, and Ivan Wood were each convicted and fined 5s and costs.

Leonard Poore was convicted and fined 5s and coots for having ridden a motorcycle at nigh,t without lights. M. M. Preston was convicted and fined 5s for having driven a motor-vehicle without a certificate of ability.

Harold Deans (Mr J. B. Batchelor) was convicted and fined 5s and costs for having allowed a horse and cart to wander. " DISMISSED.

Harold Hill Telford, sv middle-tged mail (Mr F. "W. Johnston), pleaded not guilty to a charge of having driven his motor-car negligently. The Magistrate held that tho infojmation had not -been proved and di«miss«d the case, HEAVY TRAFFIC. Henry Gurdlcr waa convicted and ordered to pay 7s co3ts ior having transported a special load without a permit. '

METHVEN. The monthly sitting of the Methven Magistrate's Court was held on Thursday, Mr E. D. Moslcy, S.M., presiding. The following cases were brought by the Inspector of Stock, Ashburton (Mr C. Brannigan), under tho Stock Act, 1908:—For exposing sheep for sale infected with lice, E. D. Thomas, E. M. Coleman, and Jas. Fittock wero each finefi 20s and costs. F. Mcltao was fined 10s and costs on a similar charge.

CSvil cases wero dealt with as under: — A. E. Henderson v. Jas. Beattie, Lyndhurst, judgment given for plaintiff by default for £7 and costs. On a judgment summons, Graham, Wilson, and Smollia v. Hast-' ings Ireland, debtor was ordered to pay by instalments the sum of £5, on or before May 23rd, 1925, and 20s a month until full amount of £l6 10s 6d is paid. In D. M. Christie v. W. Hutchison, the plaintiff claimed tho sum of £3B 10s, being coots of damage and depreciation of Ford car, as a result of a collision with defendant's car on February 19th, 1925, which plaintiff contended was due to. the negli£ent driving by defendant, on the intersection of the Mt. Hutt and Holmes roads, Methven. The defendant counter-claimed for £37 15s on similar grounds. Mr J. W. M. Dart appeared for plaintiff and Mt H. D. Acland (Christchurch) appeared for defendant. Five witnesses were called for plaintiff, including two experts. The plaintiff in evidence stated that he held a certificate of ability to drive, and had driven cars'for 15 years. The car in question was a Ford purchased in 1923. Ho was coming down the Mt. Hutt road to the saleyards at about 25 miles per hour. When about 200 yards from tho intersection of Holmes road and Mt. Hutt road he shut off the engine, and when turning he was travelling at about 10 miles per hour. His near wheel would bo eight "feet from the post on turning the corner, and he saw defendant's car coming towards him about 15 or 16 yards away. He could see that he could not pass on his proper 6ide as defendant was nearer his side of tho road. He immediately applied tho brakes and slewed round to get on to the West Coast road. He was then struck about 17 feet from the corner. Defendant would be travelling about ten miles per hour. He then asked defendant why he did not keep his proper side of the road, to which defendant gave a reply that plaintiff did not sound his horn. The defendant stated in evidenco that plaintiff came down the road and round the corner at about 25 to 30 miles per hour, and J they collided. Defendant's lamps were ! knocked off and left tyre and radiator punc- (

toed by plaintiff's car. Plaintiff had plenty J? 00111 pws on his proper side of the xoaa, if ]j B tept on they would hive not collided. The cost of repairs to his car was £7 lSe, and depreciation, estimated at about £2O. Evidence for defendant was Fiven by several witnesses. After hearing the evidence the Magistrate gave judgment for plaintiff for £23 10s, being amount of oosts of repairs £lB 10s, and depreciation £5. Defendant to pay costs and witnesses' expenses £B, and solicitor's cost 3 on coanterclaim.

IN OTHER PLACES. APPEAL COURT. (PUIS!! ASSOCIATION TILBGRAM.) WELLINGTON, April U. The Appeal Court t-o-day completed the hearing of the argument in the case Wilkinson and Alexander versus Bissett, arising out of a dispute regarding a farm sale transaction. Decision was reserved.

A CHARGE OF CRUELTY. (fbkss association teleobam.)

TAUMARTTNUI, April 24. At tho Magietrate's Court, Mr.Platts, S.M., gave his reserved decision in a case in which W. D. Williamson, agent for Dalgety a was c^ar 2 w ' with cruelty to 123 sheep, in that he omitted to eupply them with proper and sufficient food from February 11th till February 14th. They had also been without food for two days previous to February 11th, the date on which accused took charge of them. The case arose out of the annual sheep fair, when more than 30,000 sheep changed hands, and there was ranch congestion. The Magistrate said it was .no doubt correct that there was unusual delay in obtaining trucks to acoommodato the large number of sheep that had to be sent away by rail after the sale, but that did not justify accused in keeping the animals confined for so long a period without sufficient food. Accused was convicted and fined £lO, with costs. Security for appeal was fixed at £3O.

LICENSING LAWS. (PKIS3 >ssociation tekeoeam.) TATTMARUNTJI, April 24. Joseph Machin, on charges of keeping liquor for sale and selling liquor, and also with assaulting and obstructing a constable in the execution of his duty, was convicted on each charge, and fined £llO and costs, Security for appeal was fixed at twenty guineas.