THE COURTS.

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 17806, 4 July 1923, Page 5

THE COURTS.

MAGISTERIAL. TUESDAY. (Before Hr H. Y. AViddowson, S.M.) DRUNKENNESS. A statutory first offender was fined 10s, in default 24 tours" imprisonment. A first offender wa3 similarly dealt with. John McCormack, a record offender, who did not appear, was fined i'J, the amount of his bail. Mary Ar.ne Byrne, who was convicted of dr;in';enncs; on Saturday, was fined £2, in default 14 days' imprisonment. REMANDED. Edward Bryan Carter, aged 19 years, was charged that on May Ist, at Hanmer Springs, being a po-tal officer, he stole the fum of £23 the proneily of the PostmasterGeneral. On the application of the polico he was remanded for one week. Arthur McKeever, aged 30 years, was <"1 a:ged with the theft of £5 10s from George Tipping. He was remanded for a week. MAINTENANCE. Edward Randall Albway. for disobedience of a maintenance srder, was sentenced to two months' imprisonment, release to follow on pajmont of £ZB arrears. Mr R. Twynetiam appeared for the complainant. Elsie Chibtina Henderson (Mr K. M. Giea?on) scught to have reparation, maintenance, and grtardiansl'ip orders made agv..nst James Henry Herder ion (Mr R. A. Ci.thbert), on the grounds of failure to maintain.* The maintenance order was made, maintenance; fixed at 3tfs per week. Richard Joseph Carey was sentenced to three month?' imprisonment for disobedience of a maintenance order, please to follow on pavmenfc of XSG Ca arrears. Tipler was sentenced to one month's imp/ionment, to ba released on payment of £2:' i 7s Gd.