MAGISTRATE'S COURT
Before Mr. W. G. Eiddell, S.M., 'at the Magistrate's Court this morning, four first offenders were fined amounts from 5s to 10s for drunkenness, and one ■was remanded to undergo curative* treatment. Jack Linklater, who had been previously convicted, wa3 fined ,lt)s. in default forty-eight hours' imprisonment. A further remand to 27th February was allowed in the case against Olaf (or Oliver) Johnson, charger with disobedience of a maintenance order. A seaman, William Murphy, admitted desertion from the steanrer Turakina at Wellington on sth February. Chief Detective Broberg explained that Murphy hitd left the Turakina, and joined the Koonya, where he got higher wages than on the ocean-going steamer. A sentence of ono month's imprisonment was imposed.
Ml\ Harrison's physical cultures classes ar« advertised to resumo for tho winter Hcasori next woek. They aro atnuiged »t convenient hour*. A sylUbut c»a 6a ahUined on application.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19130225.2.59
Bibliographic details
Evening Post, Volume LXXXV, Issue 27, 25 February 1913, Page 7
Word Count
147MAGISTRATE'S COURT Evening Post, Volume LXXXV, Issue 27, 25 February 1913, Page 7
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Evening Post. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.