COURT CASES

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 127, 30 May 1914, Page 9

COURT CASES

In tho Magistrate's Court yesterday, Frank Highman was fined 10s, and 7s co&us, toi driving a motor car round the corner of Kent-terrace and Ellice-street at a greater speed than six miles an hour, and for negligently driving a motor car in Ellice-ttreet, he was ordered to pay 15s Court costs.) Herbert James Simpson was fined ss, and 7s costs, for leaving his vehicle unattended at the corner of Boulcott and Manners streets. Mre. C. ilowson was' fined Is, and 9s costs, for failing to comply with a drainage notice. Samuel Dawson, charged with failing to pay his tramway fare on an Island Bay car, was fined Gs, and 19s costs. For being the owners of unregistered dogs, Albert Carnegie, A. Ernest Davis, Christopher Edmons, Alexander Grant, Charles Jenkins, Frederick Meyer, James J. Moore, James Reill, Charles Robertson, George Robertson, Sydney C. Smith, Herbert Taylor, and James H. Wright, wero let off on payment of 7e, costs of Court, as they had since registered their dogs. Harold Coe was fined ss, and 7s costs, and Andrew M'Clintock was fined ss, and 13s costs. For failing to attend the military camp at Takapau, Patrick Dunn, who said he had to look after Ins parents, was ordered to pay 7s Court costs, in default 4B hours' military detention 1 . M. J. Fuller was fined 10s and 7s costs, in default 48 hours' military detention. A number of other informations were adjourned or withdrawn to allow the parties to attend' a local camp. Ah Gee, on a charge that he did at Wellington commence a lottery, was remanded till sth June, bail of £50 being allowed. Alfred Hoy, charged with failing to pay £48 10s, arrears of a- maintenance order for the support of his wife and child, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment, the warrant to be suspended on payment of 2s 6d per week off the arrears, and the first payment to be made on the 19th June. The order of 19th May was varied by consent of the wife, reducing payment to 10s per week for maintenance of the child only.