LYTTELTON NEWS.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 19480, 29 November 1928, Page 16

LYTTELTON NEWS.

Lyttelton Rowing Club. The following crows have been selected to represent the Lyttelton Rowing Club at the Akaroa regatta:— Youths' Simile Sculls (two) —E. Sinclair and V. Gilmore; Youths' Double Sculls—V. Gilmoro (sir.), W. Davis. Youths' Four-oar—W. Davis (str.), V. Gilmore, K. Wymati, It. May. Maiden Double Sculls — li. Sinclair (str.), E. Sinclair. Junior Double Sculls—J. Scot.t (str.), S'. Oakley. Maiden Four-oar—F. May (str.), P. Serra, G. Burnip, R. Sneddon (bow). Maiden Pair Oar —F. May (str.), R. Sneddon. The club is expecting a new convertible double sculler from Australia, and should it arrive in time for the Akaroa regatta two crews will be entered in the pair 03r and double scull races. Magistrate's Court. Mr H. A. Young, S.M., presided at the Magistrate's Court yesterday. Two first offenders for drunkenness were convicted and fined 10s each, in default 2-1 hours' imprisonment. James William Olley, for his fourth offence of drunkenness, was sentenced to one month's imprisonment. For procuring liquor during the currency of his prohibition order he was convicted and discharged. Henry A. Stechman pleaded guilty lo a charge of being found on the premises of the Albion Hotel after hours. Sergeant W. H. Dunlop stated that defendant had been seen entering the hotel by Constable E. A. Irwin, who followed him. Defendant was fined £2 and costs 10s.

James Atkinson, formerly a barman at tho Lvttelton Hotel, but now a seaman, was charged with having supplied . liquor to John Stevens, a person already m a state of. intoxication. Xeil Samuel Brooks, licensee of the Lyttelton Hotel, was charged with having, ihroueh his barman, supplied liquor to John Stevens, a person already in a "ate oC intoxication. Mr WE. Tracy appeared for both defendants, who pleaded not guilty. Tohn Stevens, wharf labourer, gave evidencethat !<o was arrested by Constable V \ Irwin on November 10th for drunkenness, subsequently pleading guilty to the ..lnr'c He remembered going into tho Lyttelton Hotel. He thought he. put a Shilling on the counter, but ho received no drink. There was a handle of beer, on the counter, bit there were other men in the bar. The constable asked the barman if he had served witness, and the barman replied M>. Witness was then arrested. Constable E. A. Irwin said he .saw the witne" Stevens, who was drunk m S.oriSiv, and saw him enter the private h,r of the Lvttelton Hotel. Witness entered ,nd saw Stevens standing at the bar with a "and" of beer directly in front of him The nearest man to him was about fmr feet away. The barman, a man named Atkinson, was behind the bar opposite Ste ens. Witness told Stevens that he was Stevens. ;d .. L t Ine j rm k ray drunk. btc\eni> saiu, i.rri.-Co „nf vrmr , fl.. c t " Witness said, that s not your W is Stevens replied that it was, I, d that he had paid a shilling for it. Stev It IS said e he ad had r not and that the beer belonged to someone else. To Mr Tracy: Stevens had no money on him when arrested. Then where was his sixpence change?—l suppose the barman had it. Stevens would not have bad time to get it.

For the dofence, Joseph James Gallagher, watersider, gave evidence that he was present when Stevens entered the bar. Stevens was not served. The beer in front of Stevens belonged to witness. Charles Porteous, labourer, said he was in the bar when Stevens entered. Ho did not see Stevens supplied with liquor, but Gallagher had a glass in front of him. The Magistrate held that the case had not been proved, and dismissed the information. Neil McCormick and John Webb were charged with being on tho premises of the Empire Hotel after hours. They pleaded not guilty. Defendants wcro convicted and fined £2 each and costs. Robert Allan Pettigrew was charged with having supplied liquor to McCormick and Webb, and further, that he did aid and abet McCormick and Webb in the commission of the offence of being on licensed premises after hours. The first charge was dismissed. On the charge of aiding and abetting he was convicted and fined £2 and costs. Preston Eddie Luce Broad, alias John Trelawney, was charged that on November 21st he did steal a brief-bag and thermos flask, valued at 15s, the property of Horace Holden. He was further charged with stealing one overcoat, valued at £l, tho property of Frederick Coleman, also with stealing a set of box spanners valued at ss, the property of Forbes, Ltd., also with stealing one brief-bag, value 10s, containing one bathing costume valued at 15s, the property of Raymond Heathcote Collins, valued at 255; an oilskin overcoat, valued at 15s, the property of Robert Erwin; ono bronze statue, one imitation crocodile case, one ebony elephant, a Swiss cowbell valued at 30s, the property of Ernest Robert Hopwood; one brief bag containing motor tools of a total value of 20s, the property of David Smith Dodds; one suitcase, containing a quantity of clothing, valued, at £lO, the property of Edwin Hohme.

Sergeant W. H. Dunlop stated that the last charge would be heard at Christchurch, where other charges would probably be pending. Sergeant W. H. Dunlop said that Broad had arrived in Ly.ttelton a few da & s *£, f £! the thefts were committed. On November 21st ho was locked up for drunkenness, ana then complaints began to come m about petty thieving. A search was made oi Broad's effects, and many of the nufing articles were found. There was no doubt that drink was accused's trouble. He had been only two years in the Dominion, and his record was particularly bad. Several of tno stolen articles had not been recovered. In a length statement Broad said he had arrived in Lyttelton from the forth Island on November 7th. Unfortunately he had met friends whom he had not seen for 29 years, and got too much drink. He had no recol'cction whatever of the thefts. He was in receipt of an allowance of £lO P er month from England. He had served in the Boer War and in German South-West Africa during the Great War. He had lived in South Africa for 28 years. The Magistrate: Perusing accused's list of convictions): The only time, apparently, in which you have been out of trouble since your arrival here is when you have been in gaol. You have been convicted of a breach of your probationary license, too. The Magistrate said that the best thiDg for accused would be a long period of reformative treatment. Unfortunately, with the exception of the Christchurch charge, he could not order reformative detention, as the charges did not involve a sentence of mare than three months' imprisonment. On. these charges accused would be convicted and ordered to come up for sentence when called upon. On the -charge of stealing a suit-case, valued at £lO, at Christchurch, accused would be remanded to appear at Christchurch on Tuesday. The Magistrate at Christchurch might see fit to order » period of reformative detention.