MINING.

Evening Star, Issue 15065, 23 December 1912, Page 6

MINING.

RETURNS. Blackwater River : 16oz 7dwt, 139 hours, Sandy Point : 20oz 7dwt, 130 hours.

THE COURTS.-TO-DA7.

CITY POLICE COURT,

(Before W. R. Haselden, Esq., S.M.) Drunkenness.—A first offender was convicted and discharged; three who did not appear were ordered to forfeit the amount of their bail (10s); William Arthur Iveenan was convicted and discharged; and John Page (who did not appear) was fined 10s, in default 48 hours' imprisonment. Theft of Coal—William Alex. Moore pleaded guilty to having stolen a bag or coal and of wood, the property of H Guthrie and Co.—Chief-detective Herbert said that this man had been employed by Mr Guthrie, and when taking a jj ° f coal t0 Profess °r Park's he added two bags above the quantity ordered and was going away with these when Mr Guthrie observed him and accused him. He admitted the theft, stating that he was short of coal at home. The coal, however, did not arrive at accused's home, for Detective \\ard had made inquiries, which showed that the coal had never gone to his home. Accused was a married man with three children and a very respectable wife. He was a chronic drunkard, who was dismissed from his last employment under suspicion of dishonesty. —I he Magistrate: You will be remanded for sentence in custodv. You will spend Christmas Day in gaol Breach of Prohibition.—David Bayne a prohibited person, pleaded guilty to having procured liquor. He said that he had been unable to sleep, and that was the reason of the lapse.—Subinspector Fouhy said that this man constantly getting bovs to go to £° te J S ™ nd - brin S him hquor.—He was nned 20s, in default seven days' imprisonment.

By-laws.—William Jones, for riding witkoiit a light, was fined 5s and costs (/s); l<rank Nieper, for allowing a horse to wander, was fined 10s and costs ((&); iNathaniel Campbell, for a liko offence, was similarly dealt with: James Barnes, for leaving his vehicle, was fined os and costs (7s). Threatening Behaviour and Assault. —Walter Kennedy, for whom Mr Hanlon appeared, pleaded guilty to having used threatening behaviour amounting to a technical assault. A charge of obscene language was withdrawn.—The complainant was a man named Hunter an employee of the Dunedin and Kaikonu iram Company, and it appeared that defendant had a grievance of some personal kind against him, arising out ot the circumstance of his leaving the company s service.—He was fined 10s and costs totalling 235). Edward ?,«u ! Pleaded guilty to having assaulted Thomas, Richard Little, and was fined 20s and costs. A Neighbors' Dispute—lsabella Reid (Mr Hanlon) v. Hugh and Margery Woolcoek (Mr Hay) .-Complainant proceeded against defendants for insulting language, and asked for sureties of the peace. .Tins was one of the neighbors' quarrels which find their way to° court, and the case had proceeded very little was n taken lrnmCllt ° Ver the holida y*