MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2217, 1 August 1914, Page 2

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

PLAYING "TWO UP." WHARF LABOURERS FINED Among tho cases dealt with at the Magistrate's Court yesterday were formations charging three wharf labourers with playing "two up," in Waterloo Quay. Mr. D. G. A. Cooper, S.M., was on the Bericli, and Inspeo ' tor Hendrey prosecuted. The accused, J. Cook, William Murc'hie, and Charles Alfred Smith, wore represented by Mr. H. F. O'Leary, and pleaded not guilty. The cases against Cook and Mufchie were taken first. Con. stables Crow and Johnston having actually seen tho accueed tossing .coins for at least twenty minutes. Similar evidence was given in Smith's case, which' was taken separately, as counsel for accused wished to cail evi-. denco to establish an alibi.

His Worship said that there was aa element of- doubt in:. Smith's case and' the information would be dismissed. Ccdk and Murchio. would be fined £2 each, in. default bae month's iiaprisoninent. ,

TERRITORIAL DEFAULTERS: , Fines were :imposed as , follows- for breaches of tho Compulsory Military Training regulations :--John James' Sui.livan and Wm. . Thomas Sullivaii, £1 each; Charles Burton, Thos. P. King, Krancis Cochrane, Arthur Henry, Greener, Edward Maddison, and Albert ■J. B. Ryan, 10s. each; John C. H. Elliott, U. Crawford, Harry G. Malin, Wm. Ryan, Clarence K. Taylor, Cyril Carr, Wilfdrd V. Rice, Walter E.' J. Smith, ss. each; Daniel Ryan, Is.; Albert J. Doig, Harry -Newton Thomas, Cornelius B. Carniody, and Fred. Blakely Highman were each' convicted, and discharged. , ■ . BY-LAW OASES. John -Phillips denied a charge of com* mittiUK a breach of a city by-law by throwing paper on the footpath in Willis Street. After the evidence of a constable had been heard the accused was fined/ ss.- - • ■ Neil Austin was fined £1 for Sunday trading ". ' ••.-...■■ ■For driving a motor-car without a, registration, mark- Miller Taylor was fined Is. •

Edward Carlisle was. fined 10s.,ar.d costs £1 Uβ. for driving a vehicle across the railway lino, when a tram was approaching within half a mile! Alfred Thompsbt,- who attempted to uso an Qut of date railway pass be-' tween Wellington and Hutt, was fined 10s., and costs 19s. '•..'•

For allowing stock .to. wander Alfred Hendlo and Thomas Watters were each fined 55., and Court costs 7s.- ;

William O'Brien and James Pollock were fined,£l and 10s. respectively for failing to comply with drainage notices. The following were fined for breaches of vehicular . by-Jaws :—Albert' Lansdown, Robert N. Wills, and Hugh A; H: Gilmer, ss. each; Joseph James Ker* kus, Is. . • .. ■ ■ . ■'■ COMPANIES REMISS. . ' Several registered companies were prosecuted for.failing to supply the Assistant Registrar of Companies with the annual statement of the membership. Mr. P. S. K Macassey, who appeared for the Registrar, stated that the ' informations were laid under Section 101 of the Companies'- , Act, which provided for a penalty of "£S a day, untU the statement was forwarded. Fines of -61 were impqscd,on:the'Marton'Pairy Factory Co., the Karamea" Co-operative Dairy Factory Co.,' and the Westnpurno Seaside Co., Ltd. The Kaitieke Co-operative Dairy Co:, Ltd., ..was fined Is. Several other informations were withdrawn. ,■•;■•■:. ■■ . .. MISCELLANEOUS CASES. A sentence of two months' imprison" meiit was imposed on John Allen, who admitted the theft of an overcoat, valued at-£4, the property of John Thomas Levett.

. Samuel Francis Garland was fined 10s. for stealing vegetables, valued at 2s:, the property of Sing Oα Kee. Robert James Nesbitt was remanded till Monday on a charge of disobeying a maintenance order in respect, of liid wife and cbiJd, the arrears of which amounted to £145 Uβ.

Percy Collier was remanded to appear at Nelson"-on Monday on a charge of disobeying a maintenance order, the arrears of which amount to £20 2s. 6d. Five first offenders for insobriety were ■convicted and discharged, arid another was fined ss.'

For using objectionable language. Stella Taylor ,and Annie Smith wore fined-£3 and £2 respectively. • Stephen Dempseywas convicted and discharged for breaking a pane of glass the property of Alice Lawson.'