MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 90, 10 January 1919, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

: '.V.' ;- '"••—— r —* rr~-■■ '::■:■ GIVEN,„A : : CHANCE: FOR NEW YEAR. The:, .proceedings ;at the., Magistrate's Court- yesterday..- were presided over by Mr. F. V.iFrazer, S.M. .... ,; After having-been on Temnnd for a week 'for- medical treatment, Grace Richardson,, against there were two nreviu.iisl.'conVictions, was charged with insobriety.' She pleaded guilty, but in a written statement' to the Bench said that at.the time of her arrest 6he was suffering from an attack of pneumonia and inlluenz-a. If given a chance she would start wort. "Very ' well, then," said' Mr. Frazer, "I will give a new start for the New Year, to see if your promise is worth anything." j, . • ■-..,-'. .'Apc'.twd wos convicted and discharged, and "prohibited. J.'eter, Butler, who-pleaded guilty to insobriety, was: fined . 10s., in default forty-cigbi .hours' detention. Donald MTDonald was charged iVith drunkenness and the breach of a rrohibitioii:..order. ;: He admitted the. offences. As accused had not been before, the.Court for three, months, Mr. Frazer.docided to give ; him a : chance.. M'Donald was fined in default fourteen .days' - imprisonment, for" the breach of the prohibition order, and was convicted and. discharged for drunkenness. ••- ■'.',