MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1042, 3 February 1911, Page 3

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

■ (Before Sir. W. G. Kiddell, S.M.) POLICE CASES. Timothy Donovan, against whom there were 49 previous convictions, was sentence;! to a month's imprisonment for drunkenness, while lor broach of a prohibition order lie was convicted and discharged. Thomas Callaghan was convicted and discharged for drunkennessand was fined 405., with the alternative or seven days imprisonment, for procuring liquor during the currency of a prohibition order. ~lohn ArKia, charged with drunkenness, had been convicted°on 22 previous occasions. Ho was deemed to be a habitual inebriate, and was sent.enced to one month's imprisonment A first-offending inebriate, who «id not appear, was ordered to forfeit his bail ot 10s., or. undergo 24 hours' imprisonment •• Another first olfender was convicted and discharged. JUVENILE COCJKT. Three lad?, two aged 11 and one aged seven years wero before the magistrate yesterday charged with theft o f o s 7d from the pocket of a bather at Island Bay. Each was severely reprimanded, and ordered to receive four strokes of the birch. CIVIL BUSINESS. UNDEFENDED CASES. . Judgment by default was given for plaintiffs in the following undefended cases:—London "Times" v. 1 , . U Jlcore .£!) 17s. Cd., costs M Ss. fid.; Edward Collie v. Cyril Feflon, £1 2s. Cd., cost " ss;; Kitto and Graham v. William Hanger, .£5 10s.. costs £\ 3s. Cd.; samo v. .lolm B. fifcephensou, £5 305.. costs .£1 3s. Gd.; James' Ames v. John Forrest Perry, £i 10s., costs Ss.; Charles Hosson v. George Pudne.v, £2 25., costs 55.; J. JCurtis and Co., Ltd., v. Henry Heywood

M IBs. lfl., cnsls £1 Ik. fit!.; mine v. ■P. E. Dobreccney and Co., 0:3 !l.s. 3d., costs Ills.

JUDGMENT SUMMONS. Harry Giles was ordered to pay .t2 lGs. Gd. to ltoberf Andor.son on or liofnru February 111, in default three days' imprisonment.