MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Press, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23752, 25 September 1942, Page 7

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

THURSDAY (Before Mr E. C. Levvey. S.M.) DISPLAYED LIGHT IN BLACK-OUT For displaying a light during the blackout on September 10, Violet Jeffries was fined 10s with costs. FIREARM WITHOUT PERMIT On a charge of procuring a firearm without a permit, Allan Thomas Mcßae was convicted, and ordered to pay costs. The firearm was ordered to be forfeited to the Crown.

FAILED TO ENROL Frederick George Williams (Dr. R. Hepburn) on a charge of failing to enrol under the National Service Emergency Regulations, was fined 20s with costs. Dr. Hepburn said Williams had not tried to escape any of his obligations. He enrolled as soon as his class was called UP. DANGEROUS DOG Norman Westennan, against whom 8 complaint o£ owning a dangerous dog was brought, was given a week to destroy the dog or have it sent out of the city, ARMY DEFAULTER Gilbert Charles Platt, charged with falling to report to the Army when called up for service, was sentenced to two months' imprisonment with hard labour, to be followed by defaulters' detention. Senior-Sergeant J. Bickerdike said the accused appealed on the ground of conscientious objection, and was ordered to do non-combatant service. Accused said he was a sincere conscientious objector. He had four brothers and a sister serving overseas. LICENSING BREACHES For having liquor in his possession in a dance hall, Donald Allan Cameron was convicted and ordered to pay costs. Eugene Craig:';-ad, licensee of the Templeton Hotel, wns fined £lO with costs, for supplying liquor after hours. Alexander C'nneron, Ernest Arthur Cox, and James Watson were each fined £2 with costs for consuming liquor on the premises of the Templeton Hotel after hours. BOOKMAKER FINED William Joseph Brosnahan, aged 50 (Mr E. S. Bowie), pleaded guilty to a charge of carrying on business as a bookmaker on August 8, at Riccarton. The police said that when apprehended Brosnahan had taken bets amounting to more than £24 for two races. He had three previous convictions for bookmaking. He was fined £SO, in default three months’ imprisonment. THEFT CHARGES Joseph Benson, a labourer, aged 22, pleaded guilty to three charges—theft of £2B in money, a clock, and handbag of a total value of £35. the property of Nancy Roberta Dunlop: theft of £l2, the property of the same person: and theft of a watch and a pair of goggles, of a total value of £0 4s 6d, the property of Arthur McNaughton Stewart. Senior-Detective H, Nuttall said the accused was discharged from prison on June 5. The offences were committed before his appearance in the Supreme Court when he was sentenced to imprisonment. The charges were brought to clear up the matters Involved.

The Magistrate said the Probation Officer's report was not good, but he proposed to give the accused a chance. Benson was convicted on the first charge and ordered to come up for sentence if called cn within four years, and to make restitution of £4O as the Probation Officer directs. On the other charges he was convicted and discharged. CIVIL CASES (Before Mr F. F, Reid, S.M.) Judgment was given for the plaintiff by default in each of the following cases:— Booth, Macdonald and Company, Ltd., v. Arney Cleave, £37 5s 6d; Canterbury (N.Z.) Seed Company. Ltd., v. D. G. Donaldson, £77 3s 6d; C. Kaln v. D. Neill. 10s; Booth Macdonald and Company, Ltd., v. H. D. Burdett, £4 IDs; 8.0.8. Carriers’ Society, Ltd., ,v. J. M. Davies, £5; Cadbury, Fry, Hudson, Ltd., v. F. Pierce, £2O 16s 9d: Hutchinson Motors, Ltd., v. W, J. Wells, £1 6s sd. Judgment summons: H. Milne was ordered to pay A. G. Bull, £1 8s 0d forthwith, In default four clays’ Imprisonment.

In a report of a recent Court case about breaches of the Oil Fuel Regulations, Senior-Detective H. Nuttall was reported to have given a warning about the transfer of petrol to unauthorised consumers. This referred only to the transfer of petrol granted under special licences.