NAPIER POLICE COURT.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume X, Issue 204, 13 September 1920, Page 5

NAPIER POLICE COURT.

'!<> DAY’S SITTING. (Before Mr. IL W. Dyer, H.M.) Mr. R. W. Dyer. S.M.. presided at this morning ’•• silting of the Napier pol.ee Cour'. Dri.uk--. -Three first offenders, ono being n wonmn 27 y.-nrs of age, were convicted and lined the amount of their bail, H)/-. Frank <». Skelton, on a similar i-hr.rge was filled It)/.

Alleged Theft. A rctnnud was naked for, regarding the charge against John M. t/uaylc. on n ehnrgn of stealing a I’.Hi nta in pen, till Monday. This was grnn.eil. A .lumber of further charges are pending. By-law Offences.- J. Hi’lwyn pleaded guilty to hiiving no number ot> front of his car. After an expla.ction by Mr. Grant, for defendant, •> fine of lb/-, with costs, was inflicted. His Worship’sniil he bad noticed th-u' in many of these i-nses dcfendiintß did not appear, mi'! left their counsel to make < xplnnntions neeording to instructions. In future, Im thought defendants should appear, as tjiis was only fair to the prosecution.--Mr. Grant pointed out that the defendant in this action was present. —G. Dunn, for riding a cycle on the footpath, was fined £1 and costs 7/-. Failing to Drill.-—For failing to attend drill, Norman M<-L. Richards wa fined 10/- and costs, in default 7 days mil.tnry detention. Charles J. Harm, on a similar charge, wns lined £1 and costs */ . in default to days' detention. Lnwrdneo A. Martin «"is fined £l. in default 11 days. Reginald Pomeroy was fined £2. in .l. findt 21 days. Borbi rt W. .Bt-insfleld wos fined .10/-, with coals 7/ . William R. Symons, who had the worst record and n.-ide no cxcuae, was fined £1 nml enrt«. ■' t ' af his earning only £1 per it** k. Failing to Attend Hcfcooi.- Witini Anaru, who had to mowr tun ‘‘hargea of failing to send children tiv school, said ho was not nt homo nr the time. A fine of £1 with costs 25/ was inflici ■ 6d; one month to bo gin n in which Jo pay, and, if nocossnrj-, a further plication to bo made for time.