THE COURTS.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19974, 8 July 1930, Page 8

THE COURTS.

MAGISTERIAL.

iIO'DAY. (B'eioio 7J.r E. D. iHoaloy, S.M.) THEFT OF JUG. I)avid Find!ay, of 160 Madras 6treet, and 411 an James Cameron, of £2 Mortimer place, pleaded ' guilty to charges of drunkenness and theft of a glass jug, to tho valuo oi os, tho property of Leo George. \ccu3frd wero con"victG<l und liusd 10s unci, costs, in default 21 horns' imprisonment, on each of tho charges. STOLE CURTAINS. James Brown Gillespie (Mr Hobbs), aged 42 years, a, glass beveller, pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing a pair of. second-hand curtains, valued at 12s 6d, the property « Honry Cooper Smith. Tie was convicted and fined 20s and costs, in dofaull 48 'hours' imprisonment. TRAFFIC CASES. For parkin" vehicles for poriods exceeding Hie time limit tho following, wero fined: Albert Aldvidge, Morris Bunt, Edward Elisor, Donald E. .Grigg, Pa,rid Stock, Luther G. Wcllbrock, Mrs K.. E.IT Mooro, and Francis H. We3t, 10b and costs; John G'alder, Gordon A. Connal, Clarence Dalloy, Audrey 13 Edwards, Corrie G.- Johnstone, Caileton TI. Perkins, and ICeroli Smithaon ;'Mv A. W. Smithson), os and costs. .Samuel .P. Andrews was lined 20a and coM'.. lor overloading a, motor-cycle. f;oitg!y..s McGitiro was convicted and or; d„i-cd to pay costs for sleeping in a utxi v/hile on v. utand. Noel FSo'oort Aehbv una fined £2 and costs for driving a inotOT-cycle with a noisy exhaust hit! I'.rinnley Parker was fined 103 and coblu on a similar charge. lj or obatrusting traffic the following wer*> fined '—Donald Alston (itr E. A. bee), <"s and tiosto; Frederick B. Kfiys, 10s and coats; and William Sanders, sen., COs and coats. David M. Bradbury and Samuel McHa» wero each fined 203 and costs for not complying with li. traffic. Big,rial . "For parkins' cars in a prohibited a-rea 'Leonard Britt and. George W. Spensley wero each fined 10s and costs. Jamca Bcban v.a3 • nn<f 'I-Vrrv C. Tit* It's and costs for parkins vehicles away from the kerbing. For'overtaking a, vehicle on an intersection '■William Bvbsrt Burnett was fined 10a and costs. , For drivin~ wilhotil a license Ernest Forbes, . Kenneth Hadlor, Thomas Edward ITaranion, and Edward J. Rutledgo were each fined 5s and cost*. William Fiaser, Patrick Kelly, and Nellie Turner (Mr F. C. Champion) wero each fined 10s and coats for cycling at night without 11. light. , George TV Greenwood (Mr F. S. Wilding) wait fi/>,c?d .£-3 and" costs for cutting a- corner and convicted and discharged for parking » voliiclo awav from the kerbing and within •JO t'"ct. of an in 1 ernceti'in.

AVilliam J. 11 alee and William Laing wore ea«-h filled 10a and tost a for passing stationary 'tram-cars For riding a. motor-cycle on •a, footpath James It. Haworth was fined 10s and cost®. Malcolm B. Laing, for parking a vehicle within 20 feet, of art intersection, was fined 20s and costs: Nash Motors (X.Z.), Ltd. ( worn fined 10s and coils on each of two ennilar charges. For driving 0. vehicle without a taiHigbf. John Tsoxvnian and Edward K. Smith were each fined n« and costs For ridincr with no hands on tho handlebars John William Oddio was fined 10s and costs. For driving in a dangerous manner Maurice If. O'Rorko was fined '2oa and costs. Msuriro Watson and 11u53c1l M. Sinclair were each fined i'2 and costs for driving at a dangoroiiH speed. James John Whitmore, fot a simitar offence, was lined 20a ond co.sts. William Millnor (Mr M. W. Simcs) was convicted a:id discharged for using motor discs which had expired. The Point Elizabeth Coal Co. wero fined 53 and costs on a similar chargo. Evadno E. P. Williams was finod £J and costs for ur.ing an orpired disc and So and costs for using an unlicensed motor-lofrry. Prebble ar.d Fletcher were convicted and dici'liHrged for using unlicensed vehicles. ITardirg Bros,, Ltd., were fined £0 and costs f'V using an unlicensed motor.lorrr, convicted and discharged for a similar offence, and lined 10s and csts for losing an expired discJohn William Beaumont was fined 5s and costs for failing to return a disc and A' 3 and costs for driving an nnlieensed motor-van. Leonard Andrews was fined So and cost* for driving an unlicensed motor-lorry. TJoyds Motors, Ltd., were fined i' 3 and costs for having no endorsed certificate of regulation and 5a and corts for not having appropriate apsigned numbers on a car.

MAINTENANCE COURT. MONDAY. (Before Mr H. P. Lawry, S.M.) For disobfcdienco of maintenance orders the followiiiE were dealt with:—• Leonard Hampton Duffield, sontenced to six months' imprisonment with hard labour, warrant to be suspended so lonic as he pays the arrears off at the rate of 10s a week, in addition to the amount of the current order. Thomas SwarbrieV, sentenced to ono month's imprisonment with hard'labour. Thomas James Wright, sentenced to 14 days' imprisonment with hard labour, warrant to bo suspended go long us he pays 5s a weak off the arrears, in addition to the amount of tho current order. • . Thomas John (Jon, sentenced to six months' Imprisonment— with hard labour, warrant to bo suspended* as long as ho pays 10s • week off the arrears in addition to the amount of the current order. William Eden, sentenced to three months' imprisonment with hard labour, warrant to be suspended so long as ho pays £JO forthwith and lOs a week off the arrears, plus the amount of the current order. Albert Henry Snook, sentenced to 14 days' imprisonment with hard labour, warrant to be suspended for seven days. On a second charge lie was similarly dealt with. An affiliation order was made against Donglas Koarns, maintenance being fixed at 12s 6(1 per week.

William Boy May was Ordered to pay 15a a week,. and past maintenance at the same rate tor the support of a child.