MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 212, 2 June 1920, Page 3

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

POLICE, CIVIL AND BY-LAW CASES •Mr. E. Page, 8.M., dealt with the police cases at the Magistrate's Court yesterday. Mndclino Maud Page, charged with the theft of a bottle of whisky valued at 12s. 6(1., and a cut-glass decanter valued at £3, the.property of. Leslie Guy Pulton, was convicted find ordered to como up for .sonfpnee when called upon on condition that she remains at the Salvation Army-Home for a period of 12 months. Thomas Lowry. had three <barges preferred against him, to all of which ho pleaded guilty. For using obsceno language lie was fined £5, with the alternative or seven days' imprisonment,' for committing a breach of his prohibition order he was-tronvlcted and discharged and for drunkenness he was committed to Iloto Roa Island for 12 months. Herbert Arthur "Denyer, was charged with drunkenness, also with a breach of his. prohibition order. Sub-Inspector Ennrson stated that Denyer hod been convicted in Auckland for a, breach of his prohibition order and had been fined £5,- in default a'month's imprisonment, and ho ■had'-not paid-the fino. The Magistrate convicted and discharged him on both charges and suggested that ho should bo returned to .Auckland.

CIVIL CASES - .Mr. W. G. Bidden, S.M., dealt with tho civil luisincss and gave judgment for plaintiff in the following undefended eases: Reginald Collins, Ltd.. v. Father It. P. Finn, £15 45.. costs £1 103 6d.: P.owe and Sons v. Bradley and Son, £9 7s. 7d.. ccsts £1 55.; Kirkcaldie and Stains,.ldd.. v. G. JT. Evans, £24 12s. 9d., costs £2 14s. 6f1.; Jackson and Co. v. A. Gurnet £19 is. Id., costs £1 10s. 6d.j li. W. BalHnd v. \V. 1,.Chnlkers, £7, costs £1 ss. Cd.; V 7. Booth and Co., Ltd., v. (f. S. Hodgkinson, ±a 45., BO«ts £1 3«. 6d.: A. and T. Burt, Ltd., v. Catherine Mary Tutschka, Bs. fid., costs 55.: B. S"-itl! -. W". AVnlt'on. £14 15s. 7d. r co"ts £1 15s. fid I Jn-niPR ,S. Mi'UUeton was ordered to pay A. E. Mentyard the sum of £8 10s. lOd. by instalments of. 10s. per month. TENEMENT .OASES. C. "Vt. Brown'was ordered to give up possession of a. tenement to ' Ca'beri"" F'ifci=te-s by '.Tune 16, also to nay i2O lZ". 6d. <-ppt ond costs totalling £1 Ms. . Hannah Davies is to give up possession of a dwelling to Isabella Lcadingham by July 2 and to :>ay 13s. costs. A DEFENDED CASE. Thomas Ch.?rlos L'nyd Cox, brought, nn action to recover £24 from tho A.8.0. Motors (H. 7,.). Ltd., ■as dairinecs for pi. '™ wrongful dismissal. The plaintiß claimed thst he was entitled to a month's notice of tho termination of his emplovment whereas he was paid only: one week's wages. After hearing evidence jrr. Eirldell gave for plaintiff for £i, with costs amounting to £1 16s. BY-LAW CASKS Harris Torpey, who had n licnse to sell - Hal;* at the time;of the Prince's visit, cxce?ded tho terms of his licereo by erect .jnr a stand at the corner of Glinzhec and (n.ba Streets, tbc-rehv causing an obstruc Hon. with v-hicb oflence he was charged before Mr. £. Pnec. S.M.. yestcrtov afternnnn. ■ He wai fined £2 and cost's. for having insufficient lieht on h's horsed vehicle, Ernest Hunter was fined ' 20s. nnd costs 7s. ' i Caleb Bird was fined £5 and costs 19s, for exceeding the speed limit'at the intersection of Cuba and Manners Street?, and for having -.in'nfflciont light on his car he was fined. 10s. .nnd costs 7s. For having insufliciont light on hi* motor-cvcle Fred Louis Lot to, was fined !os. and- costs 7s. For a b-nai-h in respect to a mot,or-car Edwin Edee- : co ? bc , w /;? also """l *. and-7s. eos"»* for failing to stop his motor-car wr.e'n renues cd to do so bv a policeman on point duty, Matthew Livingstone was fined *J and costs 19s, Claude R. Allen and Arthur Koots were each-.fin»d 20f. and cools 7s. for passing a stationary tram-car. For. leaving his motor-car unattended in Willis Htrcet James Proctor was fined 20s' and costs 7s, For allowing stock to wander at Miramar A. Broome was fined.2os. and costs 9«.;:Hc!iry--I>. Edv/irds, 15s. and 90. oosis; James y.Fyfc. £4 aml cnstg ~_. E. Gadd, 20s and costs 95..; Heii'-y If. MFwlnnc 20s. and. costs 95.; H. 7C Hobnrtsha_ . Ws. and costs %.: Th'Vas 71. D.',»rfll 2K and costs 9?.: IV. Wilton. 20s. /■.nd costs 9i>.; Wellington Milk Vendors' Association, 20s. and costs 9s.