MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 17, 21 January 1916, Page 2

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

. Mr. ,D. G. A. Cooper, S.M., presided over to-day's sitting of the Magistrate's Court. Seven first offending inebriates wero dealt with in the usual manner Michael O'Brien was charged with tlrunkenness and resisting the arresting constable and damaging his uniform. He was fined 20s and ordered ft) pay £1 2s 6d damages;, in default threedays' imprisonment. Samuel Stevens, who had been found helplessly drunk in ilolcsworth-street, was remanded for a week for-medical treatment.

Further hearing of the charge against Chinese in connection with the running of a pakapoo lottery in Haining-street was, on the application of Mr. H. F. O'Leary, adjourned until Thursday next. , •

S. I. Greenwood, who. did • not appear, vas1 charged with having used insulting language to a guard on a railway train, and having refused to pay tho proper train fare. He wae convicted and fined 40s, with 32s costs, the alternative being -four days' imprisonment.

James Ellery, licensee'of the Princess Hotel, appeared on remand on a charge of having sold liquor on a Sunday His Worship said the evidence given at the hearing was of a conflicting nature, and he dismissed the information.

For breach of his prohibition order, Geo. Henry Parkinson vvat fined' £2, with 7s costs, in default seven days' imprisonment. ' ' .

James Godber, charged with having allowed a horse to wander in Abel Smith-street, was fined Ss, with 7s costs.

Briggs Robins was convicted of having ridden a motor-cycle at an excessive; speed along and Willis street, and lined 10s, with 7s costs: Hoy Smith admitted having driven a motor car at an excessive speed from Bunnystreet into Molesworth-street. Ho was fined 10s, with 7s costs.. William Percy Whitton, for having allowed two horse* to wander at Mount Cook, was fined ss, with 7s costs. John Ray was fined a. similar amount for having a motorbicycle without an identifying number upon it. A. Walling, tobacconist, Mannersstieet, was fined 20s, with 7s cost 6, for having failed to close his shop during the 'regulation hours in Christmas week. William Hamlin, of Johnsonville, was charged with having failed to clear his land of gorse. He eaid he had done- his best, but the Magistrate remarked on the seriousness of the offence, and imposed a fine of £'i, with 7s costs. J. 'Oswa-kl was. fined 20s, with 7s costs, for a similar offence.

Henry Arthur Grant, for having failed to attend drill, was fined 20s, in default three days' military detention. ' Robert Ralph Carr was charged on remand with having stolen a quantity of medicine and surgical instruments from the s.s. Corinthic on 30th December last. Mr. P. W Jackson appeared for the defence, and asked for a further adjournment till Tuesday next. The application was granted.