LYTTELTON NEWS.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19058, 21 July 1927, Page 14

LYTTELTON NEWS.

Band of Hope. The United Band of Hope meeting was held in St. Saviour's Schoolroom on Friday evening, there being a good attendance. The Rev. T. M. Curuow presided, and gave an interesting address on "Temperance." Mrs Curnow presented the programme, which consisted of piano solos, and duets, choruses, and recitations. Magistrate's Court. Mr H. A. Young, S.M., presided at the Magistrate's Court yesterday. Richard Kildare, a Maori, was charged with entering licensed premises and with procuring liquor during the currency of a prohibition order. He pleaded not guilty to the first charge, and guilty to the charge of procuring liquor. Constable E. A. Irwin gave evidence that on May 25th at 5.30 p.m. he visited an hotel, and there saw Kildare in the passage. Kildare dodged out, and was Anally located hiding in a washhouse at the back of the hotel. When accosted, he admitted having had one drink in Christrihurch. The Magistrate: Are you prohibited?— Well, I don't know. Sergeant J. W. McEolm: He is prohibited under the Maori law. Asked by the Magistrate if he had anything to say, Kildare said he had not, except that it was pretty hard on a man to be prohibited for so many years. Sergeant McHolm: You can apply to have the order cancelled, if you can show good cause. He told the Magistrate that some years ago Kildare gave trouble owing to his drinking habits, but his last conviction was in 1918, and he had not been in trouble since.

In evidence, Kildare stated that he was prohibited long before the war. Defendant was fined 10s in respect of each charge, the Magistrate adding that Kildare could make an application for the cancellation of his order at the conclusion of the case. He thought the police would make no objection.

William George Martin, a seaman, pleaded not guilty to a charge of having procured liquor from some person unknown during the currency of his prohibition order. Evidence was given by Constables A. Baynes and T. Mannix that they saw the defendant staggering across the railway crossing on the afternoon of July 9th. They followed him, and accused him with being drunk. Martin denied that he had had liquor, but he smelt very strongly of drink.

For his defence Martin stated that the police were down on him. He had not had liquor on the day stated. • The Magistrate said he would convict. In answer to a question, Sergeant McHolm said that the order had been taken out against •Martin by his father, as he was in the habit of going home drunk and taking possession of the house. Martin had been convicted and fined £3 for being drunk and disorderly at Christchurch recently. Defendant was fined £i, with costs: jos, in default 14 days' imprisonment. ■...'' :For a breach of his prohibition order T Lester was fined 10s and costs 10s. Juvenile Court. . At a sitting of the Juvenile Court two boys were ■ charged with having thrown : rubbish, to wit, Btraw, into the inner harbour, contrary to the by-laws. of. the Lyttelton Harbour Board, They, were . admonished, and discharged. . .",-. For breaking a street electric light -buib, : tho.property of .the Lyttelton Borough Council, another boy was admonished and ordered to pay the cost of the damage;' ■' ■ Queen Carnival. A 'well-attended meeting of the supporters "of" the School Queen", Te to.Manihera,. was held at the Lyttelton District High' School laot evening, Mr W. G. Corson.'presiding. Arrangements were made for the .launching, of the carnival contest as-soon 'as the'-otheir .queens are finally selected. ' .-'