POLICE COURT NEWS.

FUNERAL EXPENSES STOLEN.

A CHINAMAN'S DISHONESTY. A smartly-dressed young Chinaman, William Lip Guey, appeared before Mr. J. \V. Poynton, S.M., in the Police Court yesterday, charged with the theft of £19 2s 6d. "He admitted the offence. The facts'disclosed were that a Chinaman died at the Auckland Hospital, and his countrymen arranged to pay the burial expenses, accused receiving £19 2s 6d to pay to the undertakers. Instead of paying the money over he spent it. Chief-Detective Mcllveney said he was informed that accused was a man df lazy, dishonest habits. In reply to the magistrate accused said he had spent the money gambling. He had not been convicted before. The amount stolen would be refunded. Accused was remanded till to-morrow to enablo restitution to be made. ASLEEP IN AN OLD CAB. Thomas Skelly, who had been found asleep in an old cab in a vacant section on Wodnesday night, was charged with vagrancy. When arrested he said he had no money and nowhere to go. He was remanded till to-morrow. CASES OP DRUNKENNESS. A sentence of 14 days' imprisonment was imposed on Mary Hodson for drunkenness, this being ier fifth conviction within six months. Peter McCabe was fined £5, in default 14 days' imprisonment, for drunkenness.

ALLEGED FALSE PRETENCES. John Nicholich was charged with having obtained £19 from Thomas Glanville by false pretences. He was remanded for eight days.

BREACHES OF BY-LAWS. The list of by-law cases was a short one. Thomas Cbissold was fined £2 for having driven past a stationary tramcar in Newmarket, contrary to the borough by-law. Richard Horn admitted having driven a car in a negligent manner and without having obtained a certificate of competency. It was stated that defendant had met with an accident, and had already had to pay £7 expenses. He was fined 10s, and 16s costs. Several other offenders were fined 10s for various minor breaches of the by-laws.