MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21972, 22 December 1936, Page 8

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

MONDAY (Before Mr E. C. Levvey, S.M.) DRUNKENNESS CHARGES

Anthony Shannon, labourer, aged 57 years, was fined 20s, in default seven days' imprisonment, on a charge of being found drunk on North Parade on December 19. Loveday Baxton Fenton, a domestic, aged 62 years, pleaded guilty to a charge of being found drunk in Colombo street on December 19. She was fined 10s, in default 24 hours' Imprisonment.

Angus McLean (Mr J. K. Moloney), a labourer, aged 54 years, pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness in Manchester street. He was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence within six months if called upon, a condition being that he remain in the Salvation Army home. REMAND GRANTED Norman Sutherland, a trimmer, appeared on a charge of knowingly instigating the escape of a patient from the Templeton Farm School and mental institution. , , , Sub-Inspector D. A. Mac Lean asked for a remand for one week. He asked that bail be substantial. Bail was allowed, self in £3OO, with one surety of £3OO, a condition being that the accused report daily to the police. ON LICENSED PREMISES

William Healy, Edward Henry Cross, Alexander Mundie, and Thomas Henry Watts were each fined 10s on charges of being found on the licensed premises of the Belfast Hotel after hours. CHARGE OF OBSCENE LANGUAGE Romulus Walter Lilley, a relief worker, of Thackeray street (Mr R. A. Young), was charged with using obscene language and with a breach of a prohibition order. Arthur Lawson Stubbs, a railway fireman, gave evidence that he saw accused and his wife come out of their house, and accused used the language complained of. Another witness gave corroborative evidence.

Constable McKay, of Phillipstown, gave evidence tl'at accused had made a statement admitting having a "few beers" that day. Accused, in evidence, denied having had any drink or having used the language mentioned in the charges. Accused was convicted ?.nd ordered to come up for sentence if called upon within 12 months, and to take out a prohibition order forthwith. On the second charge he was convicted and ordered to pay costs. FINE FOR SPEEDING Murray Smith (Mr M. Eales) pleaded guilty to a charge of speeding hear Ashburton. He was convicted and fined £2 and ordered to pay costs. EXCESSIVE SPEED

T. H. Sunckell (Mr R. A. Young) was convicted and ordered to pay costs for exceeding the speed limit for a heavy motor-vehicle.

MAINTENANCE CASES ( (Before Mr F. F. Reid, S.M.) [

Francis Lewis Hall was sentenced to one month's imprisonment for breach of an order in respect of two children, warrant to be suspended so long as a payment of Is a week is made in addition to the current order.

Sidney Smith was convicted and sen. tenced to a month's imprisonment for disobedience of a maintenance order, warrant to be suspended so long as a payment of 2s 6d a week is made in addition to the current order. Lewis Walter Saunders was convicted and sentenced to one month's imprisonment for breach of an order in respect of his wife, warrant to be suspended so long as 2s 6d is paid in addition to the amount of the current order.

Rudolph Christian Greatbatch was ordered to pay 15s a week for the maintenance of his wife. Mr J. T. Watts appeared for complainant, and Mr J. K. Moloney for defendant.

3. Primers: Rhena Boag I (Mrs Dawson's special), Olive Langdale-Hunt 2, Beryll Hampton 3. Gardening—Senior girls: Dorothy Langdale 1, Daphne Mulligan 2, Sylvia Coleman 3. Junior girls: Flora Langdale and Geraldine Fairbairn (equal) 1, Una Boag-and Sylvia Cross (equal) 2, Phyllis Walker 3. Senior boys: Lex Stewart 1 (Mr G. Coleman's special), Allan Cross 2, Lester Langdale 3, Edmund Gregg 4 (Mr H. E. Cross's special). Junior Division: Trevor Fairbairn 1, Dennis Dierck 2, Harold Boag 3. First-class certificates for Winter Show essays: Margaret LangdaleHunt, Allan Cross in Standard VI.; Dorothy Langdale in Standard V.; Daphne Mulligan In Standard IV. Second-class certificates: Standard VI.. Lester Langdale and Ray Dierck; Standard V., Doris Northcott. A certificate of merit for gardening was awarded -to Norman Gregg. Mrs Stewart's special tor the most helpful girl in the school was handed to Nancy Dawson.

TEMPLETON

The following is the annual prize-list or the Templeton School:— Form II.: Dux of school (special prize. Mr Collings), Leonard P. Schroeder; run-ner-up, (special, Mrs Gordon), Lindsay Hulston; Arthur Hill 3, Darcy Newell 4. Canterbury show certificate: Lindsay Hulston 1, Florence Fuller 2. Neatness: Melva Wright. Form I.: Rona Schroeder 1, Shirley Lawson 2, Evelyn Coles 3, Peter Kibblewhite 4. Neatness prize: Evelyn Coles. Rona Schroeder. Show certificate: R. Schroeder, E. Coles. Standard IV.: James Maidens 1, Erin Woods 2, Thomas Johnston 3, Lawrence Higglns 4, Iris Newell 3. Dorothy Jeffs 8. Neatness prize: Dorothy Jeffs. ShoW certificate: Dorothy Jeffs 1, Isabel Chatterton 2. Standard III.: Richard McKenzie 1, James Gordon 2, Joan Woods 3. Jack Hampton 4. Neatness: R. McKenzie. (Miss Falconer's prize, 1., 11., and III.). Standard It.: Eric Johnston 1. Grace Hill 2, Vernon Wood 3, Lorraine Jeffs 4. Neatness: Eric Johnston. Standard I.: Peter Schroeder 1, Peter Barnes 2, Martha Thompson 3, Harold Scott 4. Special neatness: Martha Thompson. Primer IV.: Noeline Woods 1. Mary Thomson 2, Percy Johnston 3. Neatness special: Mary Thompson. Primer III.: Joyce Hill I, Margaret Simpson 2, Charlie Knight 3, Mary Simpson 4. Garden prizes: Boys, Lloyd Barnes and Jack Hampton 1, Darcy Newell and Robert Taylor 2; girls, Evelyn Coles and Muriel Higgins. All children received a gift book.

ROLLESTON

The following is the prize-list for the year for the Rolleston School:— Handwork: Senior division, John Brosnahan; middle division, Robert Fiiidlay: Junior standard It., Joan Pearce 1, Harold Dallard 2; standard 1., Barry Bailey; Mrs Kelland's prize, primer 11., George Taylor 1. Kevin Morrison 2; primer 1., Graham Wilson 1. Sewing: Standard IV. and V., Ngaire Willetts; standard 11., Joan Pearce; standard 1., Olive Taylor. Art worh: Ivan Pearce 1, Barry Bailey 2. Garden plots, junior: George and Olive Taylor's pLt 1, Rose Marie Fltzgibbon, Lorna Willetts and Jean Buchanan 2. Garden plots, senior: Gladstone Fltzgibbon 1. Agriculture books: Senior division, Denise Fltzgibbon; middle division, Robert Findlay. Special prize for helpfulness: Boys, Stanley Borwick; girls, Lorna Dallard.

KIRWEE

In accordance with the instructions issued by the Education Board, the Kirwee School closed on Tuesday. An open-air concert was held in the school ground. The programme included group songs by the children; song. Maureen Harrison; recitation, Graeme Thompson; song, infants; recitation. Bevan Begg; duet, Nola Ward and Evelyn Fitzgerald; song, Desmond Begg and chorus. Mr J. F. Lawrey (chairman) congratulated the headmaster, Mr A. Aitken. on his excellent report for the year, and also made a small presentation to Miss J. Bridgewater, relieving assistant mistress. He then handed the children their prizes. Proficiency: Bevan Begg, Jim Weir, Nola Ward, Evelyn Fitzgerald, Alma Batstone. Competency: VioleFThompson, Myra Wilson. Standard V.: Keith Kelly, Ngalre Smith, Maureen Harrison, Lucy Thompson, Standard IV.: Richard Burleigh, Bruce Wilson, Florence Elliott, David Penney. Standard III.: Desmond Begg. Standard II.: Joyce Johnston, Stella Weir, Marjone Redmond, lan Devonshire, Pat Redmond, Graham Wilson. Standard I.: Martha Elliott, Marjorie Thompson. The school picnic, which was to have been held on wednpsday. was postponed. The school swimming baths arc closed to children under the age of 15 years.