MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Evening Post, Volume LXXXV, Issue 30, 5 February 1913, Page 7

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

I In the Magistrate's Court this morning, before Mr, W. G. Riddell, S.M., a number of inebrfates came up for punishment. Two first offenders were convicted and discharged ; Frank ' Brooker was fined 20s, with the alternative of 148 hours' imprisonment; Lawrence Shearer was ' fined Ss, in default, 24 hours' imprisonment} Charles Hill was fined 20s, with the alternative of three days' imprisonment; Robert Lemon and John Keenan Were each fined 10s, with the alter native of 48 hours in gaol ; Patrick Leahy was ordered to pay 17s 6d medical expenses or to go to gaol for 48 hours. At the Mount Cook Court to-day, before Mr. I. Salek, J.P., four persons were charged with drunkenness, Three were convicted and discharged, and another (a first offender out on bail) was fined 10s, in default 48 hours' imprisonment, ! LOWER HUTT GASES. Dr. A. M' Arthur, 8.M., presided at a sitting of the Lower Hutt Magistrate's Court this morning. Associated with him on the Befreh were Messrs. Cudby and Wllkins. For a breach of his prohibition order Alexander Matheson was fined 2Qs, with the option of seven days' imprisonment. On a charge of- drunkenness Arthur Ellison was convicted and fined ss, with the alternative of 48 hours' in gaol. Thomas Caldwell, charged with riding his bicycle without a light, was convicted and fined ss, with Court costs (7s), the alternative being fixed at three days' imprisonment. Frank Moohey, for a breach of the butchers' award, was fined 10a. Several dases of persons charged with breaches of the by-laws by allowing cattle and hofges to wander were heard. The persona charged and the 1 fines inflicted are as 1 follow : Peter Sharp, G. A. Palmer, William Patterson, A. Swinsson, Mrs. G. Oswald, R. M'Donald, John Hunter, and Laurence Driscoll, each convicted and fined ss, with Court costs 7s j P. Jensen and Thomas Burton (two charges each), ss, with Court costs 7s on each charge; Alex. Sammons, 10s, with Court costs 7s j and E. Nelson, ordejed to pay Court costs 7s. With the exception of the last case, the alternative in each ease was fixed 1 At thv«e days' imprisonment. The charge against Peter M'Gr&th, of allowing three llorses to wander, was dismissed, pa the ground that accused had had his gate removed from ito hinges the night before, and was not responsible for the offence. Mr. Willis appeared for accused. For failing to tender personal service required Of him, Archibald Garner was convicted and fined £3, with the Option of seven days' imprisonment. Seven days were allowed in which to pay_ the money. Civil Cases.— ln tha following undefended cases, judgment was given for plaintiff by default : — 'M'Menamin Bros, v. Hawthorne, £4 17s 6d, Cdurt costs 7s; John Bernard v. William Donan, £3 13s 2d, Court costs ss; Lees and Co. v. Seymour D. A. Griet, J39 15s, Court costs Bs. Judgment Summons Cases.— ln the judgment summons case, James H. Strauchan v, Thomas Turner, a claim for £6 10s, no appearance was made by the judgment debtor, who was ordered to pay the amount cldimed. on or before 19th inst., or spend seven t days- in gaol. No appearance was mads by the debtor in the case. John Bernard v. A. L. Smith, a claim for £3 3», debtor was ordered to pay on or before the 19th inst.', with the option of seven days' imprisonment. An order by consent for the payment of 2s 6d a week was given in the judgment summons case Bunny and Ayson v. Wiremu Kipa, a claim for £4 16s 6d.

Some Interesting technical phraseology appears in the report of the conference on tuberculosis. Here is one of many specimens: "In tubercular lesions radiated formations may be found with peripheric ' massttes ' simulating absolutely actinomycoaie granulations— a fact which was discovered m 1&93 by Coppen- Jones." It is only fair to the conference to mention that the passage Occurs in a quotation from a work on parasitology by a French expert. St. Patrick* College will reopon on. Monday next.