POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 191, 14 August 1922, Page 7

POLICE COURT.

(Before Mr. J. W, Poynton, S.M.) BURGLARY CHARGE. George Mack (47) was remanded until the 21st inst. on a charge of having, on Christmas Day last, broken into the house of Martin Trenwith, St. Benedict Street, and stolen jewellery and clothing valued at £50. DRUNK AND OBSCENE. Alexander McMaster was convicted and discharged on a charge of drunkenness and fined £5 for having: used obscene language in Hargreaves Street.. LIVELY YOUNG TAR. James Harris, a young bluejacket, admitted having broken two earthenware pipes, valued at 30/ S. the property of the City Council, and having used obscene language in Hobson Street. SeniorSergeant Rawle stated that the accused and three other sailors were drinking | beer out of bottles in Shorthand Street on Saturday evening and refused to go away when warned. On a policeman \ cautioning them for a third timv, the ' other men moved away, but Harris remained and used the language complained of, so he was locked up. The . magistrate said he would take into con- j sideration the fact that Harris was only I!) years of age and was given a good character by the officers of his ship. ; He would be convicted and discharged in regard to the language, and convicted and ordered to pay damage for having broken the pipes in his merry moments. WIFE MAINTENANCE. Frederick Robert Humphrey (40) admitted owing £108 arrears for wife maintenance. He was sentenced to six months' imprisonment, to be suspended on paying £G 14/- costs forthwith, £20 off the arrears by the 2Sth inst., and thereafter 10/- a week and 15/- a week in compliance with the existing order. SERIONS ASSAULT ALLEGED. Harold Austin Ward and Percy Evans, two young men were charged with having assaulted a taxi-driver named George ! Goodman, and were remanded to the j 21st inst. On an application for bail. 1 Senior-Sergeant Rawie asked for substantial security, saying that it was a ■serious assault on a taxi-driver, whose only offence was to ask for his fare Mr. Sullivan (for accused): That is not evidence. Senior-Sergeant Rawle: Xo; but I must give a reason in asking for proper bail. Bail was fixed at £100 or two sureties of £50 each. HINDUS AND EUROPEAN. Mr. .1. J. Sullivan appeared for three Hindus, Balu Tribhovandas (21), Thomas Thakovlae Tribhovandas (23), and Lala Jina (23), who were charged with having assaulted Thomas Passmore. Out of the jumble and jabber of evidence it was gleaned that Paesmore and two of the Hindus were neighbours, and had arguments about a water tap in common use. Added to this, the Hindus had criticised Passmore's singing, and Passmore had pulled their black locks and called them ''black ." It ended in a street duel, in which the white man had his head broken by a walkingstick. Mr. Sullivan stressed the point of provocation, and the magistrate, stating that Passmore was evidently looking for trouble in resentment of his vocal efforts being adversely criticised, dismissed the charge against the two elder Hindus, but fined the younger, Balu Tribhovandas the sum of £2 to show him that a stick was an unfair weapon in an argument. CHARGE AGAINST NIAGARA'S CAPTAIN. The charges against Captain Rolls, master of the Niagara, of having failed to have closed portholes on the wharf side of his ship, and with having permitted nets to be spread from ship to wharf. wa_ further proceeded • with. when Dr. Hughes, of the Health Department, gave evidence in support of the charge. On the application of Mr. Bagnall the case was further adjourned to allow of evidence in defence being given by Captain Rolls and his officers.