S.M. COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 126, 28 May 1914, Page 6

S.M. COURT.

t . ; ■ Before Mr (.'. (.'. Keltic. S.M.i ■ 'I .11 IhjMl-.NT sI'MMiiNSE.- ] '; ,»r,:cr- for immediate payment, under f I penalty of imprisonment, were made in the , f,i! ; ovviii_ .iu.i_.-!ueiit summons cases, audi .suspended for varion- Icn.-ih- of time:—l 1 I Auckland Hotel .in] Restaurant Km-' 4i,.loyee.- I nion v. sid sciicmjiii iCltyi. __ ] >! I- •'.; (I. Wallace v. 11. It. Nelson illrey^ . i Lvimi. t." '-' ii: Uilniore. .1011, and Williams; Iv. Joseph liav-i- iMr. A'.l.ern. t'u 10 H: .las. ' 'I Hill v. .I„e Davis iMt. Rnskilli. £5 II.6: R. j 1 K. y luith v. S. D. Hurd .Newmarket.. £161 t is. I t | SELLINd TOBAI'I'O. 1 I Mrs Ellen Finlay. propriei re,-* of a j ' I confectionery aDd tobacco shop in Pitt j '1 Street, was proceed,.l a.uinst hy the 10-; , t.pe.-tor of Factories for failing 10 .-lose her l shop at 1 p.m. on a recent Saturday. ] lnspe.-tor Hollow- stated lhar the part' 1 of the shop where tolia.-.-o was kept was! * elo-.il at the hour mentioned, l.vi he saw defendant's sou serve a customer witti a] slick of tobacco, which was taken from ■ under ihe coufeetionery .-ourrter. Thp son' 'explained to him thai he had sold the! J tobacco because he did dot wish to offend an old customer. Mrs Eintay had been 1 once previously er,nr|cte_. Mr Ha<-kerr. for' ? defendant, stated t bait tbe son 'vras v ! steward on a boat, and an infrequent.! , visitor to his home. He was ignorant i of the law affpetinc Hie ra'.e of tobacco. I ' His Worship fiDed defer.dani £1 and costs. , 1 there hein_ one previous convi.it.ion lie j expressed snrprise that the customer had . not also been prosecuted. * ;