MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLV, Issue 6885, 6 July 1917, Page 4

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

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for your wife and family. You are netting a nice example to your boys if you hßve any. If your boy turns oat like you are going on you can hardly bbme him. Think of your wife and amily, and the example you are setting to your children." Accused, who pleaded guilty, was very penitent but had to stand a conviction, with an order to come up for sentence when called upon, for indecent language, a fine of £5 (costs 79) or one monnth'e Imprisonment, for obscene language, and £2 (costs 10s) or fourteen days' imprisonment, for cruelty to the horse. A prohibition order was also issued against him at bis own request. The other accused for ill-treating and over-driving the horse was fined £2 and 19s costs. A il Drunk's" Resentment *" Drunk and disorderly, and refusing to quit licensed premises, was the next charge, preferred against a local resident, who showed his resentment of being asked to quit an hotel when he started to be disorderly by throwing the contents of a glass of liquor at the proprietor. Mr Tudhope appeared for accused and entered a plea of guilty. £1 and 7s costs on each of the two charges was the penalty. Sedition. Harry Petersen, alias Schilling, was charged by ttoe police with a seditious utterance in a local restaurant on the evening of June 13tb. According to Constable Skinner accused went into the restaurant for supper. Two or three others were at 'an adjoining table and were talking about the war. Accused proceeded to express bis opinions about it and amoug other things said "The Germans are better than the British or the French." Captain Faulkner of the Tasman resented .he remark on be half of the Allies ingeneral and knocked accused down. 'Drunk as usual was the cause, as it is of everyone being here," remarked the Constable. Accused was a carpenter in the Public Works Department and was getting 13s a day. MrJludhope, who appeared for accused—who pleaded guilty—admitted that it was "drink again." Acused was a German. The case, he submitted was not on all fours with a man making statements to interfere with recruiting. Tbe Magistrate said that all cases of disloyal expressions were very serious indeed at the present time. The law was very stringent and we must not give utterance to disloyal sentiments. The offence rendered accused liable to a fine of £100 or twelve months' imprisonment. It was not perhaps so serious as some offences for which Magistrates had sent men to gaol for twelve months, but it was nevertheless a serious one. He could not regard the case as one for a fine. Accused was sentenced to three months' , imprisonment with hard labour. Prohibited Natives. Taeta Gear *a? convicted and fined 10s, and costs 12a for being drunk on the Strand, or in default 48 hours' mprisonraent. A prohibition order was also issued against him at the request of the police. A similar order was issued against Wehi Rahipere, who was also fined 5s and costs l2s for being drunk, or in default 24 hours' imprisonment.