THE COURTS.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19158, 15 November 1927, Page 14

THE COURTS.

SUPREME COURT. MONDAY. (Before his Honour Mr Justice Adams.) ' BANKRUPTCY DISCHARGES. Applications for discharge from bankrupted were granted in the following cases:—William Barnett (Mr Hensley) ; Robert Barr, teamster, of Balcairn (Mr Flesher) ; Dennis McKeudry. trainer. 2 Division street, Kiccarton (Mr Livingstone): Richard Arthur Gri"farmer, Alford Forest (Mr Hill) ; Charles Lv°ne Leach, farmer, ."jwaunanoa (Mr Quigley) ' The order for the discharge of George Edward Northey Anson (Mr White) for dfscharge was granted, subject to suspension of the order for three months. ••You were practically insolvent when you entered business,, and seem to be plavin<•Heads I to, 'tails you lose,' with vour creditors, said his Honour to Frederick William Tucker, of Christchurch, salesman who appeared in person in support of an application of an order for discharge. On the recommendation of the Official Assignee the order was made, subject to suspension for three months. NOT GRANTED. Herbert Kirk McDougall, solicitor. of Christchurch, appeared on his own behalf 'or a.scharge ironi bankruptcy. Mr Thomas, "on behalt ot a creditor. Oiliver. a horse-trainer objected to the order as judgment for «">sd lor wages had been obtained bv 011iver~bu' none of it had been paid. His Honour aft»r hearing argument, said that he viewed'applitain j. puMuou m a more favourable light nan previously, but it was very undesirable lor a solicitor practising his profession to be mixed up m affairs of this kind. He proposed to lei the majter stand over. ANNULMENT OF BANKRUPTCY. "f have much pleasure in making the order lor annulment." said his Honour in the case oi rranns Alexander Tate, farmer of Parnassus (Mr Thomas), who asked for °a W.M f" m " rac " t of ounsel stated that he had paid his creditors

MAGISTERIAL

II OX DAY. (JJcfove Mr E. U. JJoslev, S.SI) DRUNKENNESS. - T ! v ° lil ' M offending inebriates were each •med -'Os ;.ii(] two other offenders lu s iu lieiau.l -l hours imprisonment. . IDLE AND DISORDERLY. Thomas Hector Clements was charged with d.unkcuncss, and witli being an idle and disorderly person in that ho had no lawful ch-i'rge, iUP " On - Ue p,cadßd ° ui!t " tS the Senior-Sergeant Fazpatriek slated that accused had been arrested on Thursday for drunkenness. He had been about town for two weeks, and had been drinking and beeSing from passers-by. He had twice been warned by the police. "We will have to supply you with meals for a little tune," said the Magistrate iu sentencing Clements to three months' imprisonment on the second charge. For drunkenness he was fined 10s, in default "4 Hours imprisonment. OBSTRUCTED CONSTABLE.

biert Avery, a youDg man (Mr W F •?, n • , pleaded not gi'lty to charges of wilfully obstructing a constable and with assaulting a constable. Senior-Sergeant Fitzpatrick stated that at 9.j0 p.m. ou November 4th Avery was standing on the footpath in High street with several other men. A constable told them to move off, and they hud done so with the exception of Avery. The constable again tod him to move off, but he refused. When asked for his name and address he placed himself in a fighting attitude. He suddenly grasped the constable by the legs and threw nun, after which he made off down the street. Constable Kcid stated that several ladies had complained to him that men were passing ortensivo remarks iu High street. He had asked those standing on the footpath to move on, and they' had don« so with the exception of accused. Witness hud then asked him for his name and address, and he asMimed a fighting attitude, nad the offence had then been committed. Later witness interviewed accused, who admitted the offence, stating that it would not have occurred if the constable had not grasped his wrists. Witness denied having touched accused. it was further stated in evidence that accused had said he was a weight-lifter and went in for jiu-jitsu and wrestling." Bert Avery stated that after the constable had askcd_ for his name he grabbed his wrists. Witness had given a violent twist, and the constable had fallen. Witness denied that he was a weight-lifter, or had auv .;now!edge of jiu-jitsu. He sometimes wrestled for his own amusement. On the night of November 4th he had been standing on the footpath only for a short period, as he had been to n theatre.

Ihe Magistrate stated that the offence was not as serious as it might have been. There was too much obstruction on the footpaths in Christchurch, and the constable had only been acting on the request of somo women. ■ln his opinion Avery had been guilty (1 f wilful obstruction, but he did not want to find that he was guilty of assault. He would be fined £2, in default seven davs' imprisonment on the first charge. BREACH OF ORDER.

Maurice Brown, for a breach of his prohibition order, was convicted and discharged BY-LAW CASES. Chief Traffic Inspector Mwintosh proseuted and Mr Loughnan appeared for the m, C ? u , ncll ,n ,he defended cases, Ihe following were each lined 10s and costs for leaving cars unattended for a longer period than allowed:-Aiexander Mill, R .%. Rof£f r, « CCt0 o •?\ rden . A. Patterson, Daniel M? Stewart ° harleS J " Bro ™' and

For driving at a dangerous speed or in a manner dangerous to the public, the blowing were fined with costs:—C. S W. l°o.' n ' t?- Brebn er, 20s; Hector P. Ball, oni S FanthaD ?' 20s: Herbert W. Large K. McPherson, 20s; J. F. Pace ">ok- V r Tidswell, 10s; Edward Timmsfdos; Lawrence Woods 20S ; Colin Ballantyne, 20s; JohnT Gant, 20s; and John R. Nicholson, 20s. Norman Macfarlane was fined 20s and costs; W. iam Waddell, 30s and costs; Ate" ander Walker, 30s; and Irene White, 10s and costs for pillion riding. N Michael Cook was fined 20s and costs for w'ir DS \r cO /- ner - For a simil * r offence, William Harding was fined 20s and costs. John W. Pnestnall, for failing to notify the change of ownership of a motor-car, was fined 10s and costs. Charles T. Lore and L. B. Stringer were each fined 10s and costs for passing standing tramcars. Cyril A. Smith, for not having an efficient silencer attached to a motor-vehicle, was.fined 20s and costs. Alfred Wicks, for having a motor-lorrv incorrectly licensed, was fined 10s and costs. S. G. Holland was fined 10s and costs for using a motor-car with demonstration numbers. H. J. Beswick,'who failed to stop a motorcar when signalled to do so, was fined 10s and costs. F. W; Nightingale, for turning to the right without giving a signal, was fined 10s and costs. DISMISSED. Edith Baxter (Mr F. W. Johnston) was charged with stopping a motor-car in such a manner as to cause an obstruction to the traffic.

After hearing the evidence his Worship dismissed the information. NEW BRIGHTON CASES. In the following cases Inspector Blewitt prosecuted for the New Brighton Borough Francis John Alabaster, for riding a motor-cycle on the foreshore, was convicted and discharged. Alan Cameron was fined 10s and costs for riding a motor-cycle at night without a light. Fred Holland and Reg. Jaggcr were each hned 10s and costs for cycling on the footpath. (Before Mr H. P. Lawry, S.M.) MAINTENANCE CASES. Kathleen Frances Mercantelli was ordered to pay l,s 6d per week in respect to maini?1 Ce a destitut © relative. Esborne Nelson was sentenced to seven uajs imprisonment for disobedience of a maintenance order, the warrant to be suspended conditional to his paying 7s 6d per week off the arrears in addition to the amount of the current order. Thomas Durning was ordered to pav 12s 6d per week, in respect to maintenance of his child.

An affiliation order was made against Thomas Wallace Haggarty, and he was ordered to pay 12s Gd per week maintenance for his child.

C. McGilhon was convicted and sentenced to one month's imprisonment for disobedience of a maintenance order, the warrant to bo suspended so long as he pays 2s 6d per -week off the arrears, in addition to the amount of the current order.

William Holmes was convicted and sentenced to one month's imprisonment on" a charge of disobeying a maintenance order, the issue of the warrant to be suspended so long as he pays 5s per week off arrears, in addition to the amount of the current order. Adam Chain, for disobedience of a maintenance order, was convicted and sentenced lo seven days' imprisonment, an order beiu» made for the suspension of the warrant so long as he pays 2s 6d off arrears, in addition to the amount of the current order. Arthur MacConaehie was convicted and sentenced to fourteen days' imprisonment for disobedience of a maintenance order, the warrant to be suspended so long as he pavs 5s per week off arrears in addition to the amount of the current order. Lewis Walter Sannders was ordered to pay 30s per week maintenance for his wife and i'ls arrears •" be p«id off at the rate of 2s 6d per week. G. F. Tweedie was ordered to pay 12s 6d per *eek maiat«ance for each of two children. Guardianship and maintenance orders were granted against James Evans, the maintenance being set at 30s per -week. A. H. Kyd was sentenced to ona month's imprisonment for disobedience of a mainten-

ance order, the warrant to be suspended conditional to his paying 5s per week off arrears in addition to the amount of the curreut order.