MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2159, 27 May 1914, Page 19

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

A CHINESE ANCIENT CHARGED. Before Mr. D. G, A. Cooper, S.JI., at the Magistrate's Cettrt yesterday, All Yum, a Chinese- of I'lifee score years and moro, appeared to itnswer. a charge of being the occupier of premises at 31 Frederick Street, and using tfao sanie as a common ganiiftg-IIWHSe. Mr. J. F. W. JDirivson appeared for accused, and asked far a remand till Monday. Me also asked that, as this was the first time that accused bad corao before the Court <wt a. charge ot this nature/ bail should he.as light as possible. '■ ....■: Inspector Hendrey wbjerfc;!. Hβ stated that,-notwithstanding,-so ma&y warnings- from the-Bench this offence ■ was becoming quite efinvmoii. Hail was eventually (hied af-£SOj \ritb one surety of £50. OTHER POMCE CASES, Gus Peterson, came before tha. Court for the twenty-iit'th time, O'i> this op;!" sion lie was cliargpc;! witlj dttnikonitpss, and with using obscene language. "This i-s very beastly laugnage," re-marked tho Magistrate ifi imposing; « fine; of £3,. with tho 'alternative, off one month's imprisonment. On tku clsiirgo of insohrioty accused was c&nvieted. and discharged. A sentence of s.kc months' imprison* nient was. imposed ofl Annie M'tsfath, ■who was cliai'ged viit.li being an Hieorrigiblo roguo. Accused had trarty-fivc previous'convictions against her far drunkenness and other olfewcos. For insobriety, Mary tjardiug was fined 205., and Je-h-n i'Hchael O ! Bi'icii IDs. Four first effewdors, similarly <:l)an:p(l, wore convicted iwk] discharge). Another, who l'uitad t« appear, was lined Ills. j , „ J CIVIL ■■ I MAOItIS CLAIM; fOE RENT. A claim for £28 9s. 3d. as rent of land Ic-asud lroit. ilauris ai Mutt was heard before Mr. \\'. U. Biddoll., B.}l, at the Magistrate's -pjwrt The case was one in wftiili Annie XIsWM and other Natives vvor-o plf(fi/iMfs, .awl Annio Deckston defendant. Shortly after the opening « ; f Wie #se ft ■■ was decided to. adjourn it till June- .9, sa that the accounts in the case raay bo looked into. Mf. 0. Beer«s ajv ppared for plaintiff, iiTid'Ml. '1, 0, A,

Hislop for dcfcndsMt. GRAZING FEES. Hearing was continued <vf a dispijte. in ■which ilolma Wareiia, of I'eUmc, proceeded against 'i'ltojiwii Barley, brewer, of 54 Cambridge Terrace, Wellington, lor the sam of £W life., 4s grazing loos for a tilly from August 28, 191.0, to March 31), IJII4 (186 uw;ks), at the rate of 2s. per week. Mr. 0. lieere appeared for plaintiff, and Sir. 1 , . W, J.icUson i'or defendant. It was contended by the defence that a trap lent to plaj-ntiii by defendant had been mutually regarded as payment. . ■ ■" Judgment was given for plaintiff for the sum of £S 45., with coats £2 Oα. FAT SUPHJ-ED. A claim of £26 4s. H. fat fat sup- j plied was made by Joseph J£,; i*oiittoii, j butcher, against the Now Xoatait'd Candle Co. Mr. Douglas Jackson _ appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. K. Ehkcalclio for defendant. The defence contisifeT ttet Pomton's butchery business in reality belonged to ] a Mrs. Dickinson and plaintiff's sen, ] and, in consequence, plaintiff bad uo | claim. Judgment wos resolved. CLAIM FOR SALARY &, COMMISSION. A case was continued in which Tas-1 man John Chamberlain Gurr, of Wellington, commercial traveller, sued J, J. M'Mabon, of 134 Adelaide Road, ' manufacturer, trading as the Glasgow' , Manufacturng Co. Tho claim vress For £43 15s. 9d., for salary, exposises, and : commission. Mr, Von Bnast appwred for plaintiff, and Mr. 313. J.' FUz- ■ cibbon for defendant Aftftr hearing further evidence, Mr. 0. G. A. Cooptr, S.M., adjourned the case until luesday next. UNDEFENDED DEBTORS, ' Judgment was given for pki«tiff by. default in the i'olkwing civil eases: — Kitto mid Son v. Frederick Whcetlnan, io 10s., costs £1 3s. 6(1.; %- monds Jiros. v. "V\'i«. .James Williamson, Bs. 9t1., costs 75.; Hms .lane .Rose v. Chas. Edward Ytsmis;, £100 Us. . lid., costs £5 17s. Cd.: Kodnk Ansiralasian, Ltd., v. Arthur iJoil, .CIS h. &d., costs'£l 10s. Gd.; Jtmtat Hro«. v. Wnr, M'Millan, £3 9s. J Id., cosis 13s.;_ Wellington Traders' Ageney, as assignees of Kemptliorno, T'ros&er and Co., v. S. Ward and Co., ;Clf) 3s. rd., costs £1 ](). Cd. ; Wm. Campbell, Ltd,, v. Win. "VVhito, £2 5. 2d., costs lS>s.; Simvart Timber. (Jlass, and' Hardware Co., Ltd.. v. John Doakin l'roffitt, £45 <is., 'costs £1 10s.; same v. Michael Mm Cln«c, £4 18s. Gd., costs 55.; W. aiitlG. 'I'lirnbull and Co. v. Neil Anstiw. £63 10s. 3d., costs £'4 3s. ftl; E,. Norton and Co. v. Merbort. Graves. £12 Us, ■Id., cost? los. ; Drcßdei* I'iatio Co., Ltd., v. J,i?niinrd Wilfi-«(l Wm, Rrown, £20 los. Bd., costs m 165.; W. H.

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