MAGISTERIAL.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 15767, 7 December 1916, Page 4

MAGISTERIAL.

(Before Messrs K. Matheson and H. A. Bruce, J.P.'s.) DRUNKENNESS. Two finst offenders were each fined ss, or 21 hours' imprisonment. Charles William Hill, a second offender, wag fined 10s, or 48 hours' imprisonment, while Annie Livingstone was convicted and discharged and prohibited at her own request. Charles Weston, charged with drunkennees and a breach ofi his prohibition order, was remanded-until to-day. THEFT. Lawrence Charles McGuire, admitted the theft of £1 in money from John Jones, of Wellington, on November 20th. Ho was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence when called on, and to refund the money within 14 days. BY-LAW BREACHES. For cycling on the footpath, Robert Garter and Edward Prestidge weroeach lined. 76 and costs. Having cycled at night without lights, George Hills, Arthur Parkin, and Margaret Smith were each fined 10s and costs. John O'Connoll, who left a vohiclo unattended for 10 minutes, was fined T.s and costs, and was convicted on a charge of having the vehicle improperly lighted. For motoring without tho necessary certificate of ability, Edward Harper was fined 5s without costs, and Albert Edward Hartshorne a similar amount without costs. William Henry Everett was fined 5s and costs for carrying a passenger on his motor-cycle. Charles Blake, having driven on the wrong side of tho road, had to pay 10s and costs. For motoring at excessive speed, John B. Catterwood, John Kenneth MacFarlane, Roderick G. Stammers, Ernest A. Todd, Stanley Wright, and Andrew Felix Johns were each fined 20s and costs, while Alan A. Boon, .Samuel L. Dettmell and Bertha G. Orr each had to pay 10s and costs. A charge against G. H. Boyd was dismissed. On charges of allowing horses to wander, Edward J. Barnes was fined ss, without costs; and Francis Dann ss, with costs. Charles Munro Smith, twelve of whose cattle had wandered on the railway line at Springston, was fined 10s and costs. VAGRANCY. Richard Carney (Mr Hunter) was charged with being an idle and disorderly person, having insufficient lawful means of support. After hearing tho evidence accused wa6 sentenced to three months' imprisonment. Mr Hunter intimated that an appeal would probably follow. ASSAULT. Aaron Power (Mr Donnelly) was charged with having assaulted William Dumphy on December 2nd, causing him actual bodily harm. The charge was reduced to one of common a.ssault, and accused was fined £5 and costs, half the* fine to go to Dumphy. PERJURY. Thomas Richard Johns (Mr Donnelly) was charged that during the hearing of a civil caso in the Court on November 2nd, when a claim against him for £3 8s was made by Thomas Yiucent, he, in the course of his evidence, made a statement to the effect that a certain cow over which the litigation arose, was the property of a man named William Squires, who had been killed at the front, and that tho proceeds of the sale of the cow had been forwarded to him, knowing that the statement was false. The accused pleaded guilty, and was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence. LYTTELTON. (Before Mr H. W. Bishop, S.M.) BROKEN ORDERS. On charges of having broken his prohibition order, Anthony Win. Chisholni was convicted and discharged. Un similar charges, David Hildyard, Jeremiah Joseph Loader, and Joseph Foreman were each convicted and fined 10s. and Walter Harper 20s. Robert Haydon for a third breach of his present order, was declared an habitual drunkard, and was ordered to be detained at Roto Roa for twelve months. OBSCENE LANGUAGE. James Craig was charged with having used obscene language on the

steamer Tarawera, between Dunedin anu Jyvttelton. Sergeant Jackson said that tn e language 0 was heard by a number of passengers. ..-,,, The Magistrate characterised the offence as a bad one, and sentenced Craig to fourteen days' imprisonment with hard labour.