MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2563, 10 September 1915, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

T AN INVETERATE OPIUM SMOKER

FINED £25 _, T ] VO Chinese, Ah Lurn and Joe You ni ■ ' aIo »S certain of their eltects weie arrested during a. police raid on Hawing Street on Wednesday. appeared before Mr. D. G. A. Cooper, S.M., yesterday, charged with being found in possession of opium in .1 form suitabh tor smoking. All Lum pleaded guilty, and on his behalf Mr. J. Jj\ W. Dickson put m a p]e a f Ol . leniency. Defendant was an inveterate smoker of opium. He become so used to the drug that it was impossible for him to leave it off. m}' as accused's first offence. llie Magistrate imposed a fine of ,£25 with costs 17s. 6d. Joe You Wall was, on Mr. E. G. Jellicces application, remanded to September 16, on bail of „i,„ ' l 'lese Earned Lee Gee admitted a I lan ?. in ff New Zealand with--1 out inlnlling the requirements of the immigration Eestriction Act, 1908. Accused said he lad.left the Knight of the Garwinch -was here in December last. We was remanded to to-day so that inpeophf mi ' made with the shipping Mary Jones was remanded-until to-day (SJL r re ® °? importuning in Gliuznee street. Inspector Hendrey said accused's very presence in the city was a danger to tne community, and as she had no means 01 support another charge would be preferred against her. For indecency in Ghuzaee Street, Henry 1 !? ?™ s fined £i, with the option ofll days' imprisonment. i'Ol! diuiikenneis Andrew Souttar was nned 40s. m default seven davs' imprisonment, Bert Williams and Wm. Smith ''Son each fined 205., or threo dav.s, and William Conrick fined 10s„ or "48 hours imprisonment. Threo first offenders were dealt with. CIVIL CASES. Percy Hammond sued Harry J. P. ICeagh for -£18 7s. 6d., being commission alleged to be due on advertising obtained for a territorial newspaper. Judgment was given by Mr. W. G~ Eiddell, S.M., for plaintiff for ,£8 17s. 6d., with costs <£1 1 , E. Hindmarsh ' appeared for plaintiff and Sir. H. 3?. Q'l/cary for defendant. , ,„® e se r ved judgment was given bv Mr. W. G. Eiddell, S.M., for plaintiff in the dispute, Henry Arclidale Godfrey v. J. B. Fitzgerald, a claim for Costs, amounted to £2 Bs.

DEFAULT DEBTORS' LIST. Judgment was given for nlaintiff by default by Mr. W. G. Riddell, S.M.; in tn© following undefended civil cases: —W.' AViggitfls, Ltd., v. J. T. Taylor, JIB ss. 3d., costs £l 15s. Gd.; Caselberg, Stein and Co., Ltd., v. J. B. Moir, costs Bs.; Bannatyrie and Hunter, Ltd., v. .T. G. Green, 10s. lid., costs .£1 3s. Cel.; J. B. Clarkson and Co., Ltd.,. v. W. J. Cameron and Co., Ltd., Slli 15s. 10d.. costs <£1 35.; Public Trustee ,v. Mare Tauiri, «£lO, costs i£l Bs. Gd.; Bristol Piano Co., Ltd., v. A. E. Watkins, £1 12s. Gd., costs 55.; D. L. Kelly v. T. R. Husband, ,£3 is Gd., costs 10s.; Commercial Agency, Ltd., r. G. Wood, ,£5 Gs., costs .£1 12s. Gd.; same v. C. H. Bolstad, £2 lis. 3d., costs 10s.; same v. H. Bray, J329 9s. lid., costs ,£2 145.; same v. W. .T. Cameron ami Co.. .-657 18s. ld.i costs .£3 18s.; W. and. G. Turnbull and Co., Ltd.. ,v. Barnes nad Grant, ,£4B 19s. oosts £3 10a. Gd.; Ceylon Tea Co., Ltd., v.. Edward H. King, As., costs Bs.; aime v. Arthur Edward Kilgour, £1. costs 55.; Charles ,T. Dnffv, v. Chns. ICoroneho, ,£3 3s. 4d;, costs 155.; William' Perry v. H. E. fjommerville, ,£2B, coats .£2 Ms. . Judgment summonses;— Guy Bertram Rtindell was ordered io pay Robert Rankin £12 2s. by September ?.3. in default ten-days' imprisonment; David Clark was ordered to pay Wise and Co. ,£6 135.. by instalments of 10s. per month, in default six days' imprisonment. Mr. O. C. Jlazengarb appeared for Wise and Co.