MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 288, 31 August 1921, Page 9

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

POLICE, CIVIL, AND BY-LAW CASES z • • Violet King was sentenced to a month's imprisonment by Mr. F. K. Hunt, S.M., in .the Magistrate's Court yesterday, ..for loitering in Ghuznee Street, for immoral purposes. Theresa Russell and Janies Malkin, were jointly oliarged with being idle and disorderly persons in that they habitually consorted with reputed thieves and prostitutes. Mr. R. W..- Jackson appeared for the accused, ywho were convicted and sentenced to throe months' imprisonment each. ' For drunkenness, Joshua Beard was fined 55., and for committing a breach of his prohibition order ho was fined 20s CIVIL BUSINESS 5 Mr. E. Page, S.M., gave judgment for plaintiff in the following undefended civil gases: —George Waddle v. Mrs. Takauranga Tukino, £5l 10s., costs £5 16s. 6dz C;ty Council v. Maurice O’Connor, £8 2s. 5d., costs 195.; R. V. Venables v. Norman Beagley, £lO, costs £2 Bs.; Nestle and Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Co., Ltd., v. 'A. Mayers, .220 13s. lid., costs £3 10s.; Smith and Smith, Ltd., v. J. Baybutt, .£3. 10s. 7d., costs £1 18s. 6d.; Georgo Groves v. O’Connor Bros., £45 12s. 6d., costs £4 16s. 6d.; E. Reynolds and/Cd., Ltd., v. J. Boyle, .£29 14s. 2d., costs £1 10s.; Public Trustee V. William T. Pijatt, £4l 55., costs £4 10s. 6d.; Henry Berry and Co. v. (John P. M'Ca'rthy, £49 Ils. 10d., costs £4 Is. fid.; same v. B. Durrant, £2 Ils. 6d., costs £1 13s. 6d.; Butterworth and Co., Ltd., v J. Lundon, £3 15s. 2d., costs £1 7s. 6d. ' ' ™ On a judgment summons H. Worthington was ordered to pay Charles Johnston £2O forthwith, in default 20 days* imprisonment. - f BY-LAW BREACHESOffenders against the city/ by-laws were dealt with by Mr. F. K. Hunt, A fi&> of 205., and costs 315., was the penalty inflicted on J. Walker for driving on the wrong side while passing another vehicle. A. W. Boniface was fined 405., and costs -7s.', for exceeding the speed limit in Cuba Street. r / For leaving his motor-car unattended I in the street, J. Flynn was fined 10s„ \ and costs 7s. V „ , , j E A Ballinger was fined 55., and costs 75., for driving a car without IV/kts. ' For evading payment of tram tare, a youth named L. Adams was convicted, and ordered to pay 41s. costs. ~ For mixing concrete on the footpath »*' In Oriental Terrace, A. E. Brooks was fined 10s'.. and costs 19s. James Hamilton was fined 10s.,‘and costs 75., for leaving his motor-car unattended in the street. . For passing a- stationary tramcar, Allen Johnson was fined 10s., and costs 7s. For driving in a manner dangerous tA the public, the Rev. Robertson Orr Was fined 10s., and costs, 7s. ' Arthur Crawford, for failing to ride his motor cycle »« near as possible to th« footway in "Willis Street, was ordered to pay 7s. costs. i " For allowing stock, to' wander, Noran Ryan. A. AV. "Palmer, Sarah Archibald, and Isabel Fryer, were each fined 205., : and costs 75.: J. Hare. C. Bethel, W. ' Rice R. Walker. E. Hendrickson, J. Bradlev. W. Telford, and W. Howan, each 10s., and costs 75.; Georgo Selby and C|. Turner, ea ch 55.;.' and costs 7s._ For having had unregistered dogs irr their possession. F. Cox,. Isabella Wright, W. Monkhous®, D, Jones, J. Clark. A. Sendall, J. Harris, A. Thoms ■ and Annie Ventori were each ordered to pay 7s. costs, nod Maurice Clifford was fined I(ls.\ and 7s. costs.