MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 77, 24 December 1917, Page 6

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Mr. S. E. M'Carthy, S.M., presided at Saturday's sitting of the Magistrate's Court. *•«.« Charged with drunkenness, Lilian Jukes, an old offender, who was unable to appear, was remanded for a week for medical treatment. On similar charges James Palmer was fined 205., and given the alternative of seven days' imprisonment; John Mward Knox was fined 20s ; , with the option of serving 48 hours m gaol. A fine, of 405., in default seven days imprisonment, was imposed on _ William Edgar Roberts, who was found intoxicated while in charge of a motorcar in Tasman Street. Defendant was warned that <f he committed a similar offence in the future he would loss CIS '"a""fireman named Thomas Martin Elavcv was charged with obstructing Andrew Darraoh, a member of the military police, while m the execution of his'duty, alsojyith using obscene language on the Kings Wharf, defendant offered numerous eMnEes for his conduct. He stated be bad come ashore to buy a "Referee, and re turned to the wharf an hour Jat r rather the worse for liquor. He had no wharf pass, but informed that he belonged to a certain ship at the wharf. Ho asked to be taken before the captain. He further stated that the sergeant of the guard struck him first, and he had no recollection of using iiad language. Sinco the outbreak of war he had landed in many ports of the Empire, and had never been asked for a pass He was ignornnt of the Now inland regulations. The evidence showed that accused used verv disgusting language on the wharf. and . all the way to the police station. ... .n The Mnffistmtr sold the military police had ft very difficult duty to perform, and were continually hein({ nbused by firemeh and others who_ refused to submit to the instructions given them. The War Regulations controlling the waterfront had boon necessary in order to make for _the greatest possible safety of shipping, and must bo obeyed by all. _ Accused was sentenced to a month's imprisonment on each charge, and was ordered to 1)0 hiuided over to the captain of the vessel.