MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21296, 16 October 1934, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

+ ■ MONDAY (Before Mr E. D. Mosley, S.M.) r DRUNKENNESS For being drunk in public places , James Parker a labourer, aged 34, of Colombo street, Charles John Staniev labourer, aged 40, of May's road and John Peris, a cook, aged 41, of no flx«»ri abode (Mr D. W. Russell), were each fined 20s. The penalty for default was fixed at 48 hours' imprisonment Peris was also charged with fraudulently obtaining credit from William Cashmere by incurring a debt of 17s 6d. He was remanded until Thursday Lewis Reginald Graham, a labourer aged 32, of Colombo street, was remanded until Thursday on a charire of having a revolver in his possession unlawfully. Bail was allowed at £?t with a surety of £25. ' Joseph William Groom, a motor driver, aged 30, of Charles street (Mr D. W. Russell), was remanded until Thursday on a charge of stealin* motor parts valued at £ls, the t>ro* perty of John Joseph Sutton. Offences were said to have been committed on September 30 and various dates between then and October 6. TRAFFIC OFFENCES Offences against the city traffic bvlaws were dealt with as followsNo drivers' license—Keith Bruce Campbell, Harold Oakley NuttalL and David Stock, fined 10s and ordered to pay costs; William Charlton, fined 5s and ordered to pay costs. Parking over time limit—lan Burns Cromb, Philip Lionel Mansell, Maurice ,W. Simes, Alister Patrick Boyle Peregrine R. Dearden, Dorothy Feaver George Mole, Allan Wilfred Morland* Raymond P. Nottingham, Arthur M* Shirtcliffe. Walter John Smyth David Stock, Eileen W. Wacher, Stephen Ashley Wade, fined 10s and ordered to pay costs; Lancelot William Loader fined 5s and ordered to pay costs; Jeff Donald Jeffreys, ordered to pay costs only. Parking car without lights—Jack Leishman, Thomas James Austin Selwyn Innes-Jones, fined 10s and ordered to pay costs. Passing stationary tram—James S. Wilson, fined 10s and ordered to pay costs; James Clegg Richardson, fined 5s and ordered to pay costs No endorsed certificate of registration—George William Rogers, convicted and discharged. Using a vehicle unlicensed to ply Sor hire—George William Rogers, fined 20s and ordered to pay costs. Driving at a dangerous speed—John M. Crosby and Harold Oakley NuttalL fined £2 and ordered to pay costsRichard T. Watkinson, fined 10s and ordered to pay costs. Parking in a prohibited area—Graham S. G. Bennett, fined 15s and ordered to pay costs; Richard Robert Batcman, Cyril Paul, fined 10s and ordered to pay costs. Cycling without hands on handlebars—William Smith, fined 10s and ordered to pay costs; Douglas Rix and Kennedy Brown, fined 5s and ordered to pay costs. Cycling without lights—Vernon Cook, Donald Kemp, George Prince Joseph Henry Stanaway, fined 15s and ordered to pay costs; Trevor Norman Lowry, convicted and discharged. Mudguard not painted white—Vernon Cook, fined 5s and ordered to pay costs. Inefficient brakes—George H. Davis, Joseph Gullick, Oakley's, Ltd.. George F. Robinson, and Arthur L. Thomson, fined 20s and ordered to pay costs; Garfield Wheeler ana George Yeatman, fined 10s and ordered to pay costs; George Horton, fined 5s and ordered to pay costs. Causing obstruction by parking motor-car—Bert A. Frostick, fined 10s and ordered to pay costs. Giving false name and address— Trevor Norman Lowry, fined 15s and ordered to pay costs; Joseph Henry Stanaway and George Prince, fined 10s and ordered to pay costs. • Proceeding against automatic signal —Elsie Margaret Menzies, fined 5s and ordered to pay costs. MAINTENANCE COURT (Before Mr H. P. Lawry, S.M.) DISOBEDIENCE OF ORDERS. For disobedience of a maintenance order, Alexander Sangster Fraser was convicted and sentenced to imprisonment with hard labour for three months, the issue of the warrant to be suspended at the discretion of the informant. On a similar charge, William Lawrence was convicted and sentenced to one month's imprisonment with hard labour, the issue of the warrant to be suspended for seven days. Dudley "Pollard, similarly charged, i was convicted and discharged. j SEPARATION ORDERS i A separation" order was granted to Ellen Mary Alice Lawson against Thomas Gifford Lawson. Lawson was ordered to pay maintenance to his wife at the rate of £1 a week. A separation order was also granted against Walter Jack Love on the application of Elizabeth Love. He was ordered to pay 16s a week maintenance, with £4 past maintenance. AFFILIATION An affiliation order was made against George Webster on the application of Myrtle Irene Rule. Maintenance was fixed at 12s 6d a week and Rule was also ordered to pay £lO past maintenance.