THE COURTS.

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THE COURTS.

MAGISTERIAL. 1 y ' .• AVBDXESDAV. (Before Mr' H. P.*. Lawry, S.M.) LABOUlililta OHAUGED. Steven James. lildnigli&ri, a labourer, aged --.and -Leslie i''rank. llaion, a labourer, ageS .i! 3, whp., were ' associated in the theft Q* rrioney irooi tho till of an Armagh street restaurant on March -nd, appeared for sentence on a charge ol stealing Gd in money, 1 k®. property; of Ivan Korunic.. Karon was also charged with failing to comply ,-wiili the terms of ' Iris release on probation/ the Probation Officer stating that accused; had been --before the Court at Tauuiarunui , in iebmary ■of last year 011 a charge. of .obtaining board, 'residence, and money by-false, pretences. 'He had been released on probation for two years and an crder made for the restitution of £2 l£s in money. Only -£1 of- this had been returned. Accuted. had been drifting about for over a yvar. , the, original charge .of theft Karon was sentenced ,to reformative detention for years. - On the charge of etealing 9s •an wa s convicted " and discharged. ■i f . ® 1 were also further charges against M-onighaii—'one of breaking and entering the shop of John Pye, and • Co.,- at Kakaia, on January • 24th, • and committing theft; of breaking and entering by day the dwelling 01 Herbert 'Alexander Saunders, at Iru-ell, on . "Snuary 31st, and _ committing theft; ana 01 stealing a bieycto,' valued at £lO 10b, tue property of George Edward Strutton, of Miilnbridgo, on January 13th. After evidence had been taken, accused pleaded guilty to both the indictable charges, and was committed to ths Supreme Court for sentenco. On the charge of stealing Ss 6d in money •Monighan was convicted and discharged. He was sentenced to three months' imprisonment on the charge of stealing the bicycle. DAIRY OWNER CHARGED. Minnie Grace Sexton, charged with selling milk containing added water, wps fined £2 and costs. It was pointed out that the small amount of affected milk sold would not have the defendant to any extent. LEVY DEFAULTERS. James Joseph Barry was fined 10s and costs on each of two charges of failing, to pay the unemployment levy, and was convicted and discharged on three similar charges. Similarly charged, John Henry Darby was tinea 10s and costs on two charges and was convicted and discharged on the remaining three. Charles Hibbert Steel was convicted ana discharged on two charges. TRAFFIC CHARGE. ■ £ orc y ■John Nelson Halligan, charged with riding a motor-cycle over the Colombo street crossing when the line was not clear, was nned £2 and costs. KAIAPOI. (Before Mr E. D. Afosley. S.M.) LICENSING BREACH. George i'. Hodgson, licensee of the KaiKanm Hotel, charged with allowing liquor to be supplied to a person apparently under -31 years of age, was convicted and fined 20s and costs 10s. TRAFFIC CASES.

On charges of speeding on the Jlain Xorth road, J Matson, D. M. Murray, and J. \V. Burkenshaw were each lined £2 and costs. •Dor cycling at nisht without a light, M. Bichards was fined ss. On a charge of riding an unregistered motor-cycle, H. Baynon was fined £1 and costs. \V. Miller, on charges of driving a motortruck and overtaking and attempting to pass a motor-car on an intersection, with driving at a speed which was or might have been dangerous to the public on the Main North road, nnd with failing to stop wheu requested to do so by the traffic inspector, was on the first, charge convicted and fined —1 and costs £1 17s; on the second he was convicted and fined £-1 and costs £2 12s, and his license was suspended for 28 days; and on the third charge he was convicted and fined £1 and costs 10s. CIVIL CASES. , Judgment for plaintiff by default was given m the following cases:—T. K. Ilickinbotham P- Wereta, £6 14s 6d; Kaiapoi Supply Stores v. M. Townsend, £2 2s; T. K, Ilickinbotham v. T. Whiten, £1 19s; T. K. Ilickinbotham v. R. Crofts, A's 5s 9d; R. and W. **•, Wylie v. H. E. Anderson, £lO 14s Gd; Kaiapoi Borough Council v. I?. AV. "Williams, £1 9s 7d; Kaiapoi Borough Council r. J Baker, £2 19s 2d; M. Ramsay v. 1.. Giles, £4 4s; E. M. Howard v. S. D. 'Wilson, £3 9s 7d. JUDGMENT SUMMONS. 0. Gray was ordered to pay A. IT. Healey the sum of £lO 14s forthwith, in default 16 days' imprisonment, the warrant to he suspended so long as defendant pays 10s per week.