MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22444, 4 July 1938, Page 4

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

SATURDAY (Before Mr F. F. Reid. S.M.) REMANDED

Peter Lucas, a labourer and seaman, £or whom Mr R. A. Young appeared, was remanded until July 7. on a charge of stealing a quantity of copper wire, valued at £l3 15s, the property of the North Canterbury Power Board. Bail was fixed at £IOO in the accused’s own recognisance, with one surety of £IOO. DRUNKENNESS A sentence of 14 days’ imprisonment with hard labour was imposed on Benjamin Thompson, a french polisher, who pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness, he having been thfxce previously convicted in the last six months. Thompson, who was also convicted and discharged for a breach of his prohibition order, said that he had been working hard at his trade during the week and had taken drink at the week-end, , , . “That is what you told me the last time you were here; you were given a chance but you didn’t take it,” said the Magistrate. CHILDREN’S COURT

(Before Mr F. F. Reid, S.M., and Mrs T. Green, J.P.) THEFT OF MONEY

Admonishing and discharging a boy on a charge of stealing 7s 6d in money from his employers, the Magistrate said that this type of theft was so difficult to detect, and if the boy had been older he would have considered it his duty to have placed him in the care of the State. TWO BICYCLES STOLEN

Three youths, who were charged with the theft of two bicycles, were admonished and discharged, and were ordered to make restitution of £1 each on both charges. Another youth, who was associated with them on one charge, to which he pleaded not guilty, was admonished and discharged. It was stated that the bicycles had been dismantled for the spare parts, and the frames thrown into Victoria lake and the wheels into the river. The youths were ordered not to associate with one another. CONVERSION OF CARS Nine charges—six of conversion and three of attempted conversion of cars —were preferred against a 15-year-old schoolboy. Placing the boy in the care of the Child Welfare Officer for two years, the Magistrate said that the boy had possibly been under the influence of another youth. Two other boys, who were associated with the first boy on one of the charges, were placed in the care of the Child Welfare Officer for 12 months.

DRINKS TO CURE COLDS

HEAVY FINE ON MOTORISTS

(PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.)

DUNEDIN. July 2,

Intoxicants taken to relieve heavy colds had disastrous effects for two motorists, Thompson Vickers, aged 67, and Kenneth Lawrence Kearney, aged 24, who were both fined £2O and had their licences suspended for a year.