S.M. Court.

Manawatu Herald, 20 February 1902, Page 2

S .M. Court.

———■ (Before A. Greenfield, Esq., S.M.) THIS DAY. CIVIti CASKS. John Wyeth v. Burn Williams.— Claim £Bl6s. Judgment by consent and costs Bs. M. H. Walker v. F. Hadfield.Olaim £22 17s Id. Mr Read# appeared for plaintiff. Judgment by default and costs 255, sol. fee ss. A. 0. Meatyard v W. MoCreanor. Mr Hankins appeared for plaintiff. Judgment by default and costs, and sol. fee ss. Same v.’ T. Mitchell.—Claim £4 6s. Judgment by default and costs ss, sol. fee 6s. Same v. J. Wong Lee.—Claim £4 12s Bd. Judgment by consent and costs ss, sol. fee 6a. Same v. Charles Anderson. —Claim £2 10s 7d. Judgment by default and costs 17s, sol. fee ss. Same v. Martin Costello,—O’aim £6 10s lOd. Judgment by default and coats 16s, sol. fee 6s. Same v. G. Cook.— Claim £8 10s 9d. Judgment by default and costs ss, sol. fee 5s Same v J. Barnum.—Claim £2 17s. Judgment by default and costs ss, sol, 6 Same v. H. Webb.—Claim £g ns 4d. Judgment by default and costs Bs, sol. fee ss, Same v. S- Trask.—Claim 9 s 9 d - Judgment by default and costs ss, sol fee ss. Same v. W. Clifford.—Claim £7 os id. Judgment by default and costsßs, sol. fee ss. Constance Harris v. Valler.—Claim £1 ss. Judgment by default and costs 5 s *

Constance Harris v. C. J. Hassel 1 line.—-Claim £3 4s 6d, Judgment by default and costs 15s. John W. Gibson vi*Fred. Robinson. Claim £l los. Mr Aif. Fraser appeared as agent for the estate. This was a claim fer possession of a tenement. Alf. Fraser complained that the rent was not paid regularly and he now applied for possession of premises. F. Robinson handed in his rent book for his Worship to notice that the rent had been paid up to 20th January. He said he had been sued for rent to 24th February, which date had not arrived. His Worship said rent could not be be sued for in advance. He reduced the claim by six shillings. Having read the clause in the Act regarding notices, he said if that was all the defence he would have to give judgment for 24s and to order possession to be given up this day week, costs ns. CRIMINAL. Peri Witi was charged with being on Whyte’s Hotel on 23rd January, whilst being a prohibited person. He admitted the fact but believed the order only applied to Levin. Const. Forster said he saw defendant in the hotel and told the landlord he was a prohibited person. He was ordered out and went back several times. He was the occasion of a row in the hotel. He was arrested that night and charged with stealing a coat and fined. The defendant asked for leniency. Fined 20s, costs 7s, in default 7 days' imprisonment. Defendant was given a fortnight to pay the fine in. _ James Wong Lee was charged with that he did on 29th January unlawfully smoke opium. Mr Ah Pat acted as Interpreter. Mr Reads appeared for accused. Const. Forster gave evidence of having seen the accused smoking pipe produced. He put his pipe down and smoked a cigarette. He called Const. Kidd’s attention to the pipe being hot. Cross-examined —Sura the. pipe was the one ho was smoking. Constable Kidd came.in a minute after. Constable Kidd deposed ho was with Constable Forster. He felt the pipe, it was warm. There was a Maori present. .

Mr Reade said the Chinaman was ignorant of the Act. He had not been smoking the pipe that night. The accused deposed—Was not smoking on agth January- He was making some pills on the pipe. FiOeu ios, costs 7». Chew Hee was charged with smoking opium on 29th January. _ Mr Reade appeared for accused. Mr Ah Pat acted as interpreter. Constable Forster looked through the door where accused lived and saw him smoking pipe produced, and though he denied having smoked opium be found the pipe and tin under Into. Chew Hee deposed that when the constable came he had not smoked that night nor had done so for a month. In reply to the Magistrate the accused said he was making pills to knock off smoking. v . Wong Lea deposed that the accused had not smoked opium for the last four or five weeks prior to the 29th January. Fined 10s, costs ys. Walter Anderson was charged with assaulting Aaron Shuker. The defendant admitted the assault. A. Shaker deposed that on nth February about 8.30 p.m. when Anderson said he would fight two, and struck him three times in the face. The defendant said that the complainant had charged him with stealing a letter he had been entrusted to post for him. Fined 20s, costs 95, in default 4 day s imprisonment. A week’s time was given for payment. _