THE COURTS.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18421, 30 June 1925, Page 5

THE COURTS.

MAGISTERIAL. MONDAY. (Before Mr H. T. Widdowson, S.M.) DRUNKENNESS. A labourer, who had been bailed out of the lock-up on Saturday night on a charge of drunkenness, was convicted and fined 205,^ ia default 48 hours' imprisonment. REMANDED. On a charge of indecent exposure, Francis "William Harper, a basket-maker, aged 31 years, residing in Leitch street, Spreydon. was remanded to appear on July Bth. Ban was granted on the application of Mr It. Twynohani, who appeared for tho accused. YOUNG GIRL'S LAPSE. "The Probation Officer's report states that this young girl has been constantly out late at night—sometimes in the early hours of the morning—and that she visited baches at New Brighton at night. Besides that she is suffering from a bad complaint," said his Worship, when Mary Bertie Styles, a domestic, aged 17 years, residing in Montreal street, Sydenham, appeared for sentence on a charge of having stolen £3. the property xif her father, Henry John Styles, on June 18th.

The girl, who had previously spent two years in St. Anne's Home, had nothing to say.

His Worship convicted and ordrred her to be detained in tho Borstal Institute for females, at Point Halswell. for three yiars. He said the Probation Officer had recommended probation, but ho considered he was doing the right thing in ordering her detention, CIVIL BUSINESS. Judgment by default waß- given for the plaintiff in each of tha following cases: — Johnson and Couzins, Ltd. v. J. F. Moir, £3 2s Ud; It. Twyneham v. Thomas Weir, £2 2s; G. J. H. Garton v. Bruce . Harris £1 8s 6d; W. B. Scott and Co., Ltd. v. J. R. Southenvood, £7 Is 9d; Sargent and Dale v. J. H. Kingi. £5 13s; J. 0, N. Grigg, E. J. Ross, and H. G. Helmore v. Thomas F Atkinson. £SB 8s 8d; Albert Poole v. R. Brown. £10: Colin Hvslop v James, Thomas, £ll 4s 3d; same v William Long. £l4 12s Id: New Zealand Farmers' Co-op. Association of Canterbury, Ltd. v. T. L. Adams £8 Os 9d: Mason, Struthers and Co., Ltd. v. Leonard Christopher Stovens, £l4 8s 6d; same v. Thomas Harrv Pringle Davey, £32 3 3s; Louisa Timbrell v. Jack Barrett, £l7 ss; Alfred Charles Sandston v. Mrs P. Sweetman, £2B Is 6d. A. E. Jennings was ordered to pay Whitcombe and Tombs, Ltd., the sum of £4 12s 6d, in default seven days' imprisonment. B. Orchard was ordered to pay the sum of £4 13s 6d to A. Britten, in default seven days' imprisonment. C. Taylor was ordered to pay Mason, Struthers and Co., Ltd.. £4 13s 9d, in default sove ; a days' imprisonment. NON-SUITED. As a result of an accident, Melvillt, G. Mooro, an insurance clerk, residing in Thornton street, St. Albans (Mr Whitrombe) claimed from Archibald Martin, baker. Dur"ham street, Christchurch (Mr W. F. Tracy) tho sum of £6 for damages to a motorcycle. It 'was alleged that Martin, who at the time of the accident was in charge of a motor-cycle delivery, had bumped Moore's stationery machine in High street, causing the handle-bar to snap. The Magistrate said the evidence was very unsatisfactory. He non-suited Moore and allowed costs to Martin. DISCONNECTED TELEPHONE. Edward Henzel (Mr F. D. Sargent), a taxi-driver, claimed from tho Christchurch City Council (Mr R. J. Loughnan) the. sum of £1 as damages for the disconnecting of the telephone oh the stand at which ho plied for hire.

Plaintiff stated that he had been put to much inconvenience by the cutting-off of the telephone. Intending passengers had' been unable to ring him up. For the defence, evidence was given that taxi-drivers using the telephone were all provided with keys to the telephone box and it was decided that the box should always be kept locked. The drivers had not locked the door, and after warning them tho Council had instructed that the. telephpne should be disconnected. The Council had power to give that instruction, as the taxi-drivers had not carried out the provisions under which they had the use of the telephone. The Magistrate reserved his decision.

IN OTHER PLACES. APPEAL COURT. (PBE9S ASSOCIATION TXLEQEiM.) WELLINGTON,'June 29. The Appeal Court met to-day and fixed dates for a number of cases. It then adjourned to Wednesday. In the case of Wilkinson and Alexander v. Bessitt, the appeal was allowed. At.the last session, respondent was given leave to appeal to the Privy Gouncil providedi security waß given for £SOO within a month, and that appellant within three months gave security for the amount of the judgment awarded against him.