MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Evening Post, Volume LXXIX, Issue 127, 1 June 1910, Page 8

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Mr. W. G. Riddell, S.M., presided at to-day's sitting of the Magistrate's Court. For inebriety, Robert Hansen was convicted and discharged. To a further chaigc of wilfully damaging seven bottles of English stout, valued at 7s 7d, the properly of Messrs. Laery and Co., accu&ed pleaded guilty. Evidence of the police was to the etfect that Hansen had been drinking at the New Zealander hotel, and interfered with the unloading of some cases of stout, with the result that a case was dropped and seven bottles weie broken. Accused was convicted and fined 20s, ordered to pay the co?t of the lost fctout, in default sentenced to 48 hours' imprisonment. Joseph O'Hanlon pleaded not guilty to a charge of using obscene language. The evidence was against him, and h« was fined £3 with witness's expenses, or have the option of spending 21 days in gaol. A similar charge wa,s preferred against James Crimmins, alias Vincent, who also denied the allegation. To further charges of being an idle and disorderly person in that (1) he has insufficient lawful means of support, and (2) habitually consorts with Teputed prostitutes, Crimmins entered further pleas of not guilty. The police ga\e accused a bad character as an old offender with a "record." Crimmins was convicted on all three charges. For using obscene language he was sentenced to one month's imprisonment ; on the other counts he was ordered to undergo three months" im prisonment for each offence, the latter terms to be roncui'i-ent. Sydney Sylvester, adjudged the putative father of an illegitimate child, was ordered to pay 7s a week towards its maintenance, imd medical expenses £6 6s. Two charges were preferred against Edward John Faikiner : (1) Opening a postal packet lrom Auckland, contrary to his duty, addressed lo Louisa Robeil-t-on; (2) by means of false pi etences aaid misstatemente, inducing a postal officer to deliver to himself a packet sent by post from Auckland, not addressed to or intended for himself, but addressed lo Louisa Rcbert&on. Accused was represented by Mr. Fell, and was remanded till the oth June. At the Mount Cook' Police Court, this morning, before Mr. Lachman, J.P., the following cases for drunkenness were dealt with: — Frank Hansen and two first-offenders were fined ss, with an option of 24 hours' imprisonment, and Eva Mary Vine was fined 10s, the alternative'being fixed at 48 hours in gaol. On© first -off ender was convicted and discharged For driving a trap on; the wrong side of Cuba-street, a juvenile offender, fourteen years of age. was convicted and fined ss, with costs 9s.

Mr. R. E. Wood, who has resigned his position on the itaff of Messrs Kempthorae, Prosscr, and Co.. was last evening pre-sented with a fjokl watch and chain by members of the staff. The presentation wa; made by Mr. W. Jack, who referred to Mr. Wood's long connection with the firm (nearly thirty years) and the esteem and regard entertained for him by members of the staff. M-e-ssrs Key worth, Kin^, and Aldeivou ako spoke 'in appreciation of Mr. Wood's kindliness and consideration for lib- fellows, -sentiment;; which were i briefly bm cordially acknowledged by Mr. Wood. Nothing definite is available yet about the appointment of a new commaiidpnt for New Zealand on tJie lines recommended by Lord Kitchener. Certain confidential information has been receivii from London, and the Prime Minister >tates that he hopes, at an early date, to announce ths select ion of a vj.\v capable officer. | After 23 yesYs' service, Mr. Calab Lusty, foreman carder at the Petor.e Woollen Mills ;= retiring. He was entertained at Petone last night, and given several toksn-: of esteem. Mr. ttam.den, mill manager, was in the chair, and Mr. Donne, secretary of the Welling:. Woollen Co., was also among those f.-- ( n sent to do honour to the guest of the evening. Mr. Thorpe, from England, succeeds Mr. Lusty. A meeting of Lower Plutt burgeste.-, wil be held on Tuesday evening to discuss the question of a site for the erection of a secondary school for the Hutt Valley ,Mesw» T. Kennedy M&cdonald, Ltd., advertise in this* issue particulars of tho continuation of Mr. W. Smart's auction sale of unredeemed pledges, in their rooms on Monday and Tuesday n?At, commencing at 1.30 o'clock each day. The pledges to be offered are valued at £1000, and are to be sold without reserve. Messrs. }Y. H. Morrah and Co. will sell, on behalf of the holders of bills of lading, at. their rooms, to-morrow, at 2.30, seven new bedsteads ; and also a consignment of household furniture and effects. An illuptr-^tid talk on '"Phyibgnomy,'' or discerning the character of the mind from tho feature-! of the face, will be- given by tho Re-\. J. R. Clark in connection with tho Wesleyan Literary and Debating Society, ir tho WeJcyan Institute Build■nsjs, Taranaki-street, on Thursday evening next, at 8 o'clock. MtHoal selection', will he rendered during flic evening. Admission n free, and the public is invited to bo present. Members of the football team polected to play against Now Zealand team on Friday arc asked to meet in the I'oneku Gymnasium this* evening. Tlie London and Berlin Company offer Spencer pianos and ether iom-umentri at special prices on easy time payments Par- j ticulai-s may lie obtained from the local agents. Mr. P, Holton, ''The Talkeries," Willte-jtreet, or F. W. Gardiner, Vivianstreet.