POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 58, 7 March 1912, Page 4

POLICE COURT.

(Before Mr C. C. Cutten. S.M.) THE DRUNKARDS. Two first offenders were convicted and fined HZ, while, a third preferred to forfeit bail. A Swede acknowledged a secand offence within six months, and had to pay )0/. in default 48 hour?'imprisonment Charles Jolmsen and Peter Oberg, two Norwegians, were similarly dealt with. Ed-ward Alleoek, for having used insulting language whilst drunk in Rut-land-sta-eet, was convicted and fined £ I, with the alternative of three days. SERIOUS CASE FROM ALBANY. William Montague, an elderly man. df grey hair and apparently of the labouring cla.«s, was charged with having indecently assaulted Arthur McClyraont, aged IS years, at Albany, on March 0 On the application ot Snb-Inspectoi Hendrey a week's remand was granted. TRAVELLING JEWELLER VICTIMISED. Douglas McKenna, a Lank and poorlyclad youth, was arraigned upon a charge of having stolen a quantity of jewellery from a traveller named l=adorr Sa.mson, at Kawakawa. Mr. Baxter, for the accused, said that he was prepared to plead guilty to the theft of a bracelet and a brooch, but not to the whole of the jewellery enumerated in the charge. The Sub-Inspector explained that a travelling jeweller went into a camp occupied by the accused and another labourer, on the railway works at Kalkohe. lie left the bag containing jewel lory in the tent lor two or three hours, and subsequently went away with it. Later on he found that a quantity of the contents had been stolen. The SubInspector was not prepared to accept a suggestion by defending counsel for a reduction of the charge, and he thought the case might be remanded for a week to allow of witnesses being obtained at Kawakawa. The police had been informed that the accused fhtended pleading guilty to the charge on which he had been arrested. His Worship granted a remand for ons week. THEFT OF GIN. Thomas Passmore, a wharf labourer, was accused of stealing eight bottles of dry gin (each valued at 4/fl) from the Tyser liner Indrapura. He pleaded not guilty, but after the evidence, had been taken the magistrate said that he had no hesitation in coming to the conclusion that Passmore must be convicted, and further, that he wag not the only person involved in the matter. Accused was senterced to one month's imprisonment. RUNNING DOWN THE POLICE. Phillip Sparnon, a builder, residing at Grey Lynn, was driving a horse and sulky along Ponsonby-road during the forenoon of January 4 when the vehicle came into collision with Station-Sergeant Treanor. who was walking along the road in front of the Newton police station. This morning the driver of the said conveyance was ■hrowrht up to answer a charge of negligent driving. He pleaded "not guilty." and was defended by Mr. Singer. The statement of the police was 'to the effect that without any warning whatever, the defendant's horse knocked the Sergeant down, and the wheel passed over his left leg. Without stopping, the driver went on, and two minutes later he nearly ran over a woman. It was also alleged that on the same morning the defendant nearly rah into a tramcar. The defendant and his wife stated in evidence that the mishap resulted entirely from the Sergeant's heedlessness, and that the shafts merely bumped against, hhu without causing any injury. The magistrate said it had not been shown that the fact of his being knocked down was his own fault. The defendant having driven right on was conclusive • evidence that he was in the wrong. A conviction was recorded, and a fine of £\ imposed, with costs 35/. MISCELLANEOUS. Robert Hood was charged with having left a motor car without reasonable excuse in Fort-street .on February 8. The defendant did not appeat, but Mr. Baxter pleaded "guilty" on his behalf. The Sub-Inspector having stated that the car was left near the cab-stand m Fortstreet from early morning till about 4 pjn. on the date in question, a conviction was recorded. The defendant was fined 10/, and ordered to pay 9/ costs. Henry Tindall was convicted upon a charge of having, on February 8, driven a cab round a corner into Victoria-street from Queen-street at other than a walking pace. The defendant, who did not appear, was fined 19/, and ordered to pay costs.

Returned travellers bring very different accounts of Siberia from the popular idea with regard to it generally. It is supposed to be a desert wast, ice-bound and snow-covered, whereas it is a country with with stretches of vx-antifnl soil.

"As good land." said One who had been there, to a "Star'' representative, "as what we are passing through now"' (this was between Marlon -Tunction and Hunterville on the Main Trunk line), "It is a region.*• he. went on to say, "of cuormons possibilities in the future. Resides its rural wealth, the* arc untold mineral resources which, come day. must bring about it* rapid vlevelopment. Itwill yet." said this much travelled gentleman, "play an important part in supplying the world's food requirements. Coal is there is millions of tons, and there is a huge area of timber untouched. Tf Siberia only had railways." waa his concluding Teraark. "there is no part of the world that I would sooner steer my barque for. knowing what a hive of industry its huge area must be some day. At present the population is only about two persons to the square mile,"' The proposal of the ,Vft. Roskill Road Board to obtain a loan of £ISOO for the purpose of completing the improvement of the recently acquired Waikowhai Park reserve, was carried yesterday at a [Hill of the ratepayers by a majority of 68 votes out of a" total 'of 120. The £ISOO authorised carries a CJovernment subsidy of £SOO, and about £IOOO is still I in hand to be expended in opening up the district adjacent to the. park.

A pioneer resident of Nelson passed a/way in the person of Mrs Boyes. at the age of 71. She came to New Zealand so far iback as 1849, and had been a resident of Motueka for 62 years. HmnanlaeC milk roi infants, prepared bv Amburys, Limited. The only substitute foi human milk. Onr nurse.. iDrt Johnson, will visit any case, and adrwe mothers on the feeding of ham«-—An The famous Bwilyn writing paJs always in stock. Smith and Caughey Ltd. —<' Ad.) There is a surprising figure resiliency in a Warners rust-proof ooraefr—to* boning being so flexible. Krery p*ar ga*T-«rbeed-ihy *fl draper*—-.fAd-ir . -r