NAPIER COURT

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXII, Issue 35, 25 January 1932, Page 7

NAPIER COURT

(Before Mr A. M. Mowlem, S.M.) TO-DAY’S CASES. A raid made on the Clarendon Hotel on Christmas night by the police disturbed a party of visiting miners from Huntly, consisting of Alexander Walker, Thomas Banks, Samuel Campbell, and Andrew Ballingall, who had been having drinks in the upstairs sittingroom. This morning each was charged with being on the licensed premises oi the Clarendon Hotel after hours. Arising out of the same charges, the licensee, Edgar Henry Card, pleaded not guilty to opening his licensed premises for the sale of liquor after hours, amt to selling liquor after hours. Charles William Shereden, a barman, pleaded guilty to supplying liquor to persons who were not boarders. Senior-Sergeant Pender, in evidence, stated that on Christmas night he visit ed the Clarendon Hotel at a few minutes after 8 o’clock, when he saw the barman, Shereden, with a tray in his hand contaiuing a number of empty glasses. At the time he was ushering the four defendants out of the sitting room. They were then further assisted out by others connected with the hotel. The police gave chase, with the result that Ballingall was caught in the hotel yard, and Banks on the street. The other two were later interviewed and admitted having been served with liquor. The four defendants were visitors to the town, arriving on Christmas Day at about 5 o’clock, and went to stay at the Victoria Hotel. After their evening meal they went for a look round the ruins, and on their way went into the Clarendon Hotel. They were shown upstairs and were served with two rounds of drinks. The licensee at the time was in the private bar, and served the liquor on the order given by Shereden.

The licensee, in evidence, stated that he knew that the drinks were for upstairs, but did not ask if they were for boarders, because the barman had strict instructions not to serve liquor to persons who were not boarders in the hotel. « His Worship said that it was perfectly obvious that liquor was being sold.’ “The state of affairs as found by the senior-sergeant showed the want of decent control of the hotel/’ added his Worship. The licensee, Card, was convicted and fine £5 and costs, and a similar penalty was imposed against Shereden. Walker, Banks, Campbell, and Ballingall were each convicted and fined £1 and 10s costs. As the result of another police raid ai the Caledonian Hotel last Christmas Eve, the following were convicted and fined £l, with costs 10s, on charges ol being found on licensed premises after hours:—James Kenny, Leslie Hertz, Thomas Hoad, and Richard MitchellOn a charge of being found in the Clarendon Hotel after hours on Christmas Day, Frederick McManus was convicted and fined £1 with costs 10s. For procuring liquor while being prohibited, John Joseph Corby was convicted and fined £3 with costs 10s, in default one month’s imprisonment. MOTOR BREACHES.

Failing to give way to traffic approaching from the right at the intersection of the Marine Parade and Warren street cost Leslie Henry Andrews £2 with costs 16s. On a similar charge at the intersection of the Westshore ‘and Taradale roads, Frank Stitson was convicted and fined £2 with costs 17s 6d. This defendant was further charged with cut ting the corner, and was convicted and ordered to pay costs, 10s. Jack Cecil Krushka was convicted and fined 5s with costs 10s for driving a motor-cvcle along the Marine Parade without being the holder of a driver’s license. A similar fine was imposed upon Kira Ratima for riding a motor-cycle in Dickens street without a license. On a charge of being in an accident and refusing to give his name and address, Norman Charles Pirie was convicted and fined £2 with costs 10s. For failing to give way to traffic approaching from the right at the intersection of Dalton and Dickens streets, Chung Ping was convicted and fined £2 with costs 10s.

DEFAULT Di PAYMENT OF LEVIES

For defaulting in their payment of levies due under the Unemployment Act, a conviction and orders to pay 10s Court costs were entered in the following cases:—W. H. Hildebrant, D. O’Keefe, N. J. Wakely, W. S. Glenny, N. Mitchell, D. McSherry, W. F. Taylor, J. Murphy, and J. R. Hamilton. On a similar charge, A. J. Haslam was convicted and fined al- and 10/coets, while W. W. Sinclair was convicted and discharged. For failing to register as a resident of New Zealand as required under the Unemployment Act. F. Edwin was convicted and discharged. Counsel stated that as Edwin was 68 years of age, he thought he was too old to be liable for the payment of the levy. For employing a clerk who had defaulted in the payment of his unemployment levy, Barry Bros, were convicted and fined £1 and 10/- costs. A fine of 5/- and 10/- costs was imposed against Frederic Claude Flyger on a charge of being the owner of an unregistered dog in Napier. Leonard Walter Crowther, who pleaded not guilty to failing to give a signal when stopping on the NapierCfive road, was convicted and fined 10/- and £1 costs.