THE COURTS.

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THE COURTS.

MAGISTERIAL. (Before Mr Wyverr> Wilson, S.M.) WED.VKSDAV. THEFT OF DYES. Alfred Hood. IS Allan street. F". Aibnr.s (Mr l\ S. Tl:mr.n«). was with stealing a n,r?.nti*.y ni dyes valued «' £2. the property nf <". If. Taylo" »n<> ' r : m " pany. Ke was also .barged with stealing three pairs nf men's '-ilk half-hose, ot :l total value of fid, the property o; .n» same company. He p>aded gui'ty. an" convicted nnd admitted to probation for J - months under the special terms that .lis amusement, re-rep. lion, and physical exerclncs he at the discretion of the Proba.ion Office". receiving coons. firo-rrt. Pines Wood (Mr M. 3. Burn*) pleaded cui'tv to a cha'ge of receiving djes frr.m Alfred ' Hood, knowing them to have been «i : «honestlv obtained. The MtTistrate remarked that it va." n ■•ase of t'.v rr-r-lvr 1 rir-s vorsc than thief. ;ik accused hr.d caused the yrung ir.u s dov.nfall. He was convicted and unci XlO una costs. ATTEMPTING TO CROSS. For attempt!:--- to pa.-.; over n railway ••r»'.s!r.i v. !.iei> <he line v..is not clear, a •-'-•iris:. Thomas Arthur Dixon, of Man- . !.-ter st-cet, was convicted and fined 20s and cos's. A charge against Frank Novel! of driving over a railway crossing when the line was not clear was dismissed. NEST ROBBTNG. On charges of robbing the nest of a black swan, prolerted by the Animals Protection nnd Gam- Act. 19'J'J, Henry Giddens. labourer, of Little River, was convicted and fined .£3 and costs; Ilcrbe -f Stuart, blacksmith, nf Little River, .f.l and costs; Frank Bird, of Jacob street. St. .Jbans. traveller, Jo'< and costs; Edward IVc\-er, of Hnlswell, dairyman, 40s nnd costs; Eric Taylor, of Kai'yna,. labourer, ennviited and ordered to p'.v costs. Charges a-ainst E. Vanstone and ,Cyri! J. Watkins (Mr C. S. Thomas) were dismissed. CRUELTY TO HORSE. On n charge, of bavins ill-treated a horse. Donald Hayward, horse-driver, of 25 Somme street, St. Albans, was lonvieicd and ordered to pay cos;?. .MILK BELOW STANDARD. For Ecll->'? mi : k below staidard, William Scott, ('aiiyman, of 'J6 Lincoln road, was eonvicted nnd lined .S3 and costs. May Kden (llr J. D. Godfrey) was ordered to pay costs on a charge of selling milk with less thin the specified percentage nf solids other than milk fat, and on a further charge of selling; milk below standard she was ordered to pay the costs. REMANDED TILL TUESDAY. Nathaniel John Reed (Mr P. D. Sargent) was charged with having, between October . 7i.h and 271 hj, failed to account for S-iO received on behalf of B. N. .It. Macdonald. Delcrtivc-Sci-jreant J. B. Youn? stated that accused had been Ohristehurrh ngeiu for a Wanganui art union. Ha had received money 'from the sale of tickets supplied to him. He cave himself up yesterday. Ho was remanded to appear next Tuesdav, bail being allowed in one surety of £•5 O. STORY OF A SCREW-JACK. Andrew John (ieddis (Mr C. S. Thomas) was charged with having stolen a screwjack valued at £3, the property of Richard Allinson. The Magistrate said that he was not satisfied that tho identification marks on the tool were sufficient on which to send a man for trial. Tho information was dismissed. WANDERING" COW. Two charges against Walter Payne, of allowing a cow to wander at large, were dismissed.