IN THE COURTS

Gisborne Times, Volume LXV, Issue 10303, 12 January 1927, Page 7

IN THE COURTS

GISBORNE SITTING

CIVIL CASES.

Quite a busy scene was. presented at the Magistrate’s Court yesterday, the occasion being tile first civil day for three weeks. Fifteen solicitors lined the benches on behalf of clients. -Judgment by default was given in tiie following undefended civil actions: Harold Kennedy v. Frederick Humphrey. £IU, and costs £1 10s (id ; Gisborne Hydro-Electric Engineering Co. v. Maurice C. Is cave, £3 13s 3d. and costs 23.6; Lewis H. 11. 11 edstone v. Wilfred 13. Orr, £5 16s 3d, and costs £1 16s 6d; Mcllor Bros. v. Ernest James, £ll 2s, and costs £2 14s ; Spence and Co. v. Albert V. Singe, £2 14s 6d, and costs 23/6: C. Aitken and Son, Ltd. v. C. White, £4 6s 9d. and costs 23/6; Alfred J. Cox v. W. J. Frasety. £7, and costs 30/6; Gisborne Motor Service Co., Ltd. v. John M. lleody, £6 15s 9d, costs 33/6. On judgment summons orders Eriopa Korekere was ordered to pay J. ’Wallace £lO 7s 6d, in default of 10 days' imprisonment; Bert Smith was ordered to pay J. H. Hewitson £2 4s. in default two days’ imprisonment; James Beattie was ordered to pay the Poverty Bay Herald Co., Ltd., £l7 12s lOd, in default fourteen days’ imprisonment; Hetekia tc Kani Te XJa was ordered to pay Haisman, Francis Lougher and Co., Ltd. £l9 6s, in default 14 days’ imprisonment; Herbert William Hawkins was ordered to pay the Tourist Garage and llobert Bruce £l3 13s, in default 14 da vs’ imprisonment; A. E. Binder was ordered to pay Frederick Hall (Senr.) £4 18s 3d, in default four days’ imprisonment; Patrick Gavin was ordered to pay McKeague and Co. £4 8s sd, in default four days imprisonment, tbe order to be suspended on payment of £1 a month ; S D Chiles was ordered to pay Primes Ltd. £4 4s 3d, in default four days’ imprisonment, the order to be suspended on payment of £1 a month. ROBBERY AND ASSAULT OF CHINAMAN. TWO MEN COMMITTED FOR SENTENCE AUCKLAND, Jan. 11 At the Magistrate's Court before Mr W. G. Kenrick, Leonard David Williams, 23 years, engineer. Morrinsville, ancl William Gibson, «*■ , young engineer, were charged with ; assaulting and robbing Tom San i Wong Too on December 12, 192-6. ; Both pleaded guilty 'and were com- ; mitted to the Supreme Court at ! Auckland for sentence, j The evidence disclosed that accused came to Rotorua on a motor j cycle with the intention of robbing I a Chinaman, selecting their victim ! after examining several premises. 1 The. statement of the accused and . the evidence of the Chinaman were j < ‘--e same save for a slight difference in the amount of plunder, i The- capture was the result of a 1 quarrel with lady friends who gave j them away.—P-A.