THE COURTS-TO-DAY.

Evening Star, Issue 14964, 26 August 1912, Page 4

THE COURTS-TO-DAY.

CITY POLICE COURT. (Before J. E. Bartholomew, Esq.. S.M.) Drunkenness.—Joseph Talbot was charged with drunkenness at South" Dunedin on Saturday, and also with procuring liquor during the currency of a prohibition order against him. He did not appear.—Convicted, and fined 5s and 20s or seven days' imprisonment respectively. Disorderly Behaviour.—Henry Bain was charged that on August 24 he" was guilty of <!i?ordc-ilv behaviour while drunk in a public place (High street) ; also that on the same day, at the sa.mo place, he did use obscene language.—He pleaded guilty to the first charge, and not guilty in respect of the second charge, electing to be dealt with summarily.—Constable Fenton gave evidence The language he quoted as that used by Bain wis vile.—Bain, who said ho was 24 years of age, was warned by the Magistrate, who faid that he (Bainl had rendered himself liable to 12 month*-.' imprisonment. He would be given a chMice. —Fined* 10s, or 48 hours' imprisonment, on the first charge, and £2. or two weeks in gad, in respect of the second charge.

A By-law Case.---Richard Fitzgerald, for whom Mr Bedford appeared, was charged that, lie did drive in Princes street a, vehicle, apparently used only for the purposes of exhibiting an advertisement. The vehicle, it, \v:w stated, was in the form of a (shoe, and had been used on the occasion apparently as an advertisement for the proprietor, .'(. H. Thomas, who had got permission from the city traffic inspector to use such a vehicle as a, delivery cart. — Constable Sorrel 1 paid that on the occasion in question the driver stated that he had no goods in the. cart, which was beingdriven up and down the street apparently for no other nee than to advertise the firm's goods.—Mr Bedford held that it was monstrous to bring a prosecution. Evidence would bo given to show that the ingenious vehicle was used as a delivery cart. —After hearing evidence. His "Worship said he was satisfied that a breach of the bylaw had been committed, inasmuch au it had been .apparently used only for the purpose of an advertisement. But as the defendant had shown that he also used it for the. purpose, of delivering goods he (His Worship) -would, under the powers of the .1 us tiers of the Peace. Act. dismiss the information.