MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Press, Volume LXXXI, Issue 24678, 22 September 1945, Page 2

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

♦ . FRIDAY (Before Mr H. P. Lawry, S.M.) REMANDED Ernest Andrew Manchester, a dealer and seaman, aged 63, was remanded to to-day on a charge of bigamy, in 1939, at Palmerston North. IMPRISONMENT FOR DESERTION Leo Johnson, a seaman, aged 44, and Joseph Fredson, a seaman, aged 21, were charged with desertion. Johnson said that it was the first time he had missed a ship in 27 years. Fredson stated that conditions on the boat were bad. and that fighting had been frequent > Both accused were sentenced to one month's imprisonment. TRESPASSING Bernard Lewis Blackwell was charged with trespassing on the Riccarton racecourse during a race meeting, being a prohibited person. A fine of £3 was imposed. TRAFFIC CASES Offenders against the traffic regulations were fined as follows;—No registration sticker: Winifred Elizabeth Skellerup, 10s; Ambrose Reeves Harris, 10s; Alick Bonney, 10s Cycling at night without a light; Raymond William Carson, 10s; Keith McIntosh Ironside, 10s; Arthur James Jost, 10s; Eden Francis William Smith, 10s. Insufficient lights: Samuel Andrew Ferguson. £2. Proceeding against traffic signal: Percy Helmore, 10s. No tail-light: William Priest ss. No driver’s licence: Isabel Eleanor Regnault, 10s. CASES DISMISSED The Magistrate dismissed prosecutions against the following:—Robert Henry Davison (no registration sticker): Bertie Charles Hill (driving without due care and attention); Clyde Welsford (no driver's licence); John Patrick Ryan (incorrect parking).