MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Evening Post, Volume LXXX, Issue 20, 23 July 1910, Page 6

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

<• ( To-day's sitting of the Magistrate's Court was presided over by Mr. W. G. Riddell, S.M. A seventieth' conviction was entered against Mary M'Kegney, and she was fined 10s for inebriety, with a twentyfour hours' option. Ihree first-offenders forfeited their bail (10s each) ; four were fined 5s with the usual option; another was ordered to pay medical expenses (10s 6d), in default spend 48 hours in gaol ; one woman was convicted and discharged. Annie Cain, deemed to be an incorrigible logue, with thirty-three previous convictions, was sentenced to one year's imprisonment. An information against Alfred Cross, alias Krau6e, of thoft of a silver chain and a rolled gold chain, valued at £2, the property of .Robert James Tutteet. was dismissed, the evidence being inconclusive. At the Mount Cook Police Court today Mr. F. J. Lissington, J.P., dealt with the following cases of drunkenness : — Alfred Olund, seven days' imprisonment ; Eoderick M'Leod Chester, 40s, or seven days; Wm. Edward Boulton, Patrick Conlan, and Guy Cockburn, each 10s or 48 hours.

Thei'e are now over 400 adult teachers in the services of the Wellington Education Board. One of Otago's medical students who graduated last year, Dr. W. H. Pettit, will preach in the Vivian-street Baptist Church on Sundny night. Dr. Pettit is proceeding to India in October to undertake the medical work which Dr. Charles North has been compelled to relinquish. Members of the Wellington Savage Club are reminded that to-night's korero will commence at 7.55. Messrs. Harcourt and Co. draw attention to their amended list of oifcy and suburban properties for ealo advertised iv thio issue. A meeting ot the "Wellington Canary and Cage Birds' Club will bo held in the Oddfellows' . Hall, Limbton-quay, next \Vednesday evening at 8 o'clock. Sinoo II) t Kaiwarra district h*s bo&n added to the Thorndon oirouit of the Mothodirt Church, the Roy. T. "Fee has been conducting services there as circuit - stances havt. permitted, the other servioes having been supplied' by local preachers from other circuits. To-morrow evening a new departure will be inaugurated, when the members of the Thorndon Bible C3as>s, under the leadership of Mr. A. S. Douet, will take tho service. The Goldsmiths and Silverpmillu.' Company have a special .business notice in our advertising column.". The Victoria College Graduates' Association will entertain Mr. J W. Joyrit at a dinner on Saturday, 13th August. Tenders for the supply of fish ;vro invited by the Wellington Hospital and Charitable Aid Board. Tenders are invited for additions, to the Ilutfc Post Office; also for a lineman* cottage at Otaki. The Bank of Australasia notifies in our advertising column* that a branch bank is now open at Whangamomona. The annual mealing of the Wellington Meat Export Company will b* hola on ?»*&?, fe)M>3SliSb. *