ELTHAM MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 24 December 1924, Page 6

ELTHAM MAGISTRATE’S COURT

;. , ~9 — : ' YESTERDAY’S SITTING. ' (Before Sr Walter Garncross and Mr. J. Phillips, J.P.’s.) Judgment by default with costs was given • from plaintiffs in the following undefended civil cases :—Caleb- Muslin v.\A. E. Rogers, £5 9s; J. H. Bodle v. A. Fraser, £4 15s 9d-; Clifford Ricketts-, v. P. G. Law-, £lB 2s l()d. y

Not till he was 20 years of age did Win. Pepper.ell, a farm-.hand,'register under the Defence Act; For his failure, a- charge, was made against him. -Although lid was the value of Territorial property Jie had failed to return when he left the district, E-. J. M. Morgan will have to pay 7s lid, the 7s being costs for bringing the case to court.

When 3iis brakes,,!ailed to act a,s lie was about to turn into Bridge Street from; High Street, a well-known El;ham motor cyclist, Frank Butcher, diot across the intersection at a speed between 20 and 30 miles an hour. Yesterday he was charged with travdjing across the. intersection, or from \!5 yards of the eorner, at a speed greater than 8 miles. per hour. A fine ,h' 20s with costs was imposed by the Ibeneh. . / . : ' V A MILITARY UNIFORM. WORN AT WORK. / When a Territorial uniform was issued to- Janies Brew, he used the clothes while at work. This was alleged, when Brew . was charged (with damaging Government property. Constabje F. H Townsend"-'said a ini form was issued to Brew aW : when he left the . district- he returned the property to the Defence Department. n.e (the constable) exhibited the coat ind trousers, remarking, ‘-You will see that they are not in a serviceable condition.*' Brew explained that on the clays or parades lie had to go to work an^ n " horses with his uniform on. The Bench: You know that not the wav to treat the King’s uniform. :<rew: But I had to go to the parades. rlie Bench : The clothes show everv day use. Sgt.-Major J. Q. Rowe : ’ The troupers were issued, over twelve months ! go and Brew has attended only one oarade. The greatcoat was issued to uni thiee years ago, but he has only ■ttended five parades in that time He ias' been convicted and fined for failing to attend drill. The uniform should be good for 8 yeats' service. wA .Ijrew has -a-tten'ded only five parades. ( ■ ■ Jbe B.ancii : It is evidently a, hoc) case.- He has used the clothes at his vo-k. Hie accused's defence that he ’used the clothes only when : cmin <r to work before parades, does "no boh! water. Me js ordered to pay i! l0 <-.->si 2' the damage and is fined .<;] with 7s court costs. Wo might toll ( nai bo is liable to a fine of CA -Arosm