MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 13713, 21 April 1910, Page 4

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

! (Before Messrs W. Mmson, J. P., and ; H. A. Bruce, J. P.) John Brodenck admitted having ! been drank, and having broken ; a window in the vehicle in which he was being conveyed to tho police station. Thcs Bench eon .noted him, and ordered him to pay £1 Is, tho cost of i replacing the window; in default, seven days' imprisonment. BY-LAW CASES. Gilbert Wright was fined 10s and costs for riding a bicycle on a footpath, l&aliella Cinncy and Annie -Monk, two young girls, who were earning a few shillings a week, were convicted of a faiinilar offence and discharged. Alexander Thomson was convicted and discharged tor riding a bicycle without a light. He satisfied the Bench that his light had just gone out when the policeman stopped him. William Mulcock was nriod as and costs ior driving a horse and vehicle across the intersection of High, Liflineld and Manchester streets at other than a walking pace. William Honvy was lined £1 and George Gowrie 10s for allowing cattje to wander at large. Harold llitchie was fined os and .costs tor leaving a vehicle unattended in a public place. AN ORDER. John Henry Smith was charged frith, en Ai>ril 13th, at Christchurch, having obtained £2 from Hugh McGloin by means of a valueless order purporting to be signed by Messrs Andrews and iSando. Hugh McGloin stated that defendant bad purchased a bicycla lamp from him for 7s 6d, and in payment had offered him an order for £2 on Andrews and t'ando, printers, which witness cashed. Evidence given on behalf of Messrs Andrews and Sando showed that the defendant, who was a printer's canvasser, had placed a considerable amount of printing in their hands, which would not be completed till next .September. The firm collected the accounts, and the balance, after the cost of printing wan deducted, was handed to defendant. It was defendant's practice at times to draw on his account in advance. If Mr Andrews had not been away at the time the order was cashed, the trouble would probably have been avoided. Tho defendant stated that he had orders at present which' if placed in any printer's hands would return him £15. It had been his practice to draw on his prelits in order + .o have some money to ncot his expenses It was purely a matter of finance between himself and Mr Andrews, and if the latter had not been away ho would easily have obtained tho £2. Tho Bench did not think defendant had acted with any criminal intent, and ordered him to come up for sentence when called upon, provided ho refunded the £2. BREACHES OF AWARDS. (Before Mr H. W. Bishop, S.M.) Jas. Henry (Mr Helmore) was fined 20s and coats in each of two cases far employing boys under the ago of 18 years to drive horses. John Martin (Mr Hunter) was fined 10s and costs for failing to pay a pastrycook the minimum wage. John Biadwell, a compositor, was fh;ed 5s and costs for working as • a compositor for Mr Bascand at less than the minimum woge: Jas. Spcnoo (.Mr Hunter) "was fined 20:5 and costs for employing a day porter at an hotel at less than tho minimum "wage prescribed by tho Hotel Workers' award. Geo. West was fined 10s and costs for working for Mr Spcnce as a day porter at less than the minimum wage. Henry Prattley, a butcher, was fined 20s and costs for employing a general hand et less than the minimum wage. John Parks, employed by the ,pTevions defendant. \vns fined 10s and costs fo: - accepting leis than the minimum wage.