HASTINGS.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 11096, 13 December 1898, Page 4

HASTINGS.

[from our own correspondent.] December 12, 1898. Two Justices — Messrs Beilby and M'Laod— occupied the Bench, and had to deal with a case of a class whioh is unfortunately getting too common, viz,, of committing acts of indecency in public thoroughfares. Mr Henry Brathwaite detailed the offence committed by the prisoner, a man named Thomas Taggart, and on the charge the latter was sentenced to a month's hard labor. He was also convioted of being drunk, and on a further charge of damaging the police cell and a bucket ordered to pay for the damage and fined and costs 12s or in default sentenced to 14 days' imprisonment, sentences to be concurrent. The supply of the new rifles, MartiniEnfleld, has arrived for the Hastings volunteers, but will not be issued to the men until they return from camp in Napier. After a short period of fine weather rain again threatened this morning, and the outlook, the clouds coming from ths north-east, was very unfavorable. This afternoon, however, the clouds have dispersed, and we may hope for brighter weather.