MAGISTERIAL.

Press, Volume L, Issue 14983, 2 June 1914, Page 8

MAGISTERIAL.

(Beforo Mr H. W. Bishop, S.M.) DRUNKENNESS. A first offender for drunkenness, who was arrested on tho railway station, was fined 10s, in default forty-eight hours' imprisonment, x.nother first offender for drunkenness was fined os, with the alternative of tjventy-four hours' imprisonment. REMANDED. John Finla w , alias John Fleming, was charged with drunkenness on Sunday. Sub-Inspector McKinnon: He's in a very bad way. He's been drinking methylated spirits. The Magistrate: I'll give him a week to get over it. Accused was remanded for seven days. ALLEGED THEFT. Charles Nelson (Mr M. Donnelly), charged with the theft of two greyhounds, valued at £10, the property of William Archer, was remanded until Friday morning. Bail was allowed, accused in £50, and one surety of £50. A POLITICAL ARGUMENT. Sydney Workman was charged with assaulting Walter Johnston on Saturday night. Sub-Inspector McKinnon said that the accused had been looking. for trouble, xilong with two companions, he had accosted Johnston, and said, "You're one of tho Masse*/ crowd!" Johnston replied that he had not the pleasure of accused's acquaintance, and the latter had retaliated with a blow which knocked Johnston over. '

Constable Hislop, who witnessed the assault, said that Johnston and his friends had been engaged in a political argument. The assault was quite unprovoked. The Magistrate: These assaults in the street are very annoying indeed. It s no excuse for one man to hit another, simply because they're having an argument, political or otherwise. Fined 60s, in default one month's imprisonment. DEFAULT CASES. Judgment by default, witn costs, was entered in the following cases:—J. and A. W. Munnings v. A. Priest, £2 5s 6d • Booth, Macdonald and Co., v. George Macdonald, jr., £1; J. D. Marks v. Robert Cray, £4 10s; Strange and Co. v. Edward Tisch, £14 ■ Thomas Henry kahili v John ' Head, £2 13s 6d: Richard Evnn Rees v. Gee Hine, £13 14s 9d; Malrag and Co. v. William Fraser, £11 3s 10d. same v. Charles Hampton. £2 13s 4d; same v. Frank Jackson, costs only, 13s; some v Michael O'Driscoll, £3 lis 6d; n° n __ L -J£* J* Wm - Davis, £9 •Jf 8 5 j W. Strange and Co. v. Herbert B. Hay, £1 3s 4d; Herbert William Candy v. Hutchmsons Scales (x__stralasia, Limited), £6 6s.