COURT NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 2 May 1939, Page 6

COURT NEWS

INTOXICATED DRIVER

(Per Press Association.—Copyright),

INVERCARGILL, May 1

Ivan Morris Lancelot MciSaugliton was sentenced in the Magistrate’s Court to-day to 14' days’ imprisonment, tor being drunk while in charge iff a car. His license was cancelled, and lie was disqualified from holding another for a year.

PREMISES AS GAMING HOUSE. f ] NVERCARGILL, May 1. Edric Ivan Heads was to-day fined £4O for using his ptemises as a common gaining house."'-It was his second offence.

HARBOURED DESER TERS. WELLINGTON. May 1. Jack Hawthorn, labourer. 19, pleaded guilty in the Magistrate’s Court, to-day. to three charges of wilfully harbouring deserting seamen. Bub-Inspector O’Neil said that, on April 5, several members of the. Port Caroline deserted at Wellington. Two of the men became associated with accused, and be took a room, in order to conceal them. All was well until one man was found intoxicated in charge of a car. The.accused also assisted a vouth to get off the Tairoa. and took him to the r00m,., too. - .

Hawthorn jya.s„.ffiied.,.£s,. in. default three weeks’ upfin son j n eit to mThi one charge; ahH'i'iVms"'cinWhdcd " aiid' discharged on the others. and entering. AUCKLAND, May 1. Caught in a city warehouse, on the evening of Saturday, April 22, aftei he had blown a hole,in the strongroom with gelginite, John Collinsow Martin, 27;.a recent arrival from England as a stowaway, was today, in the Police Court, committed to thy Supreme Court for sentence, on a charge of breaking and entering, - by day, the warehouse of Hutchinson’s Wholesale, Ltd., in Beach Road, with intent to commit a crime of theft. Two other summary charges, of the theft of gelginite from the Mount Albert Blorough Council, and mischief by wilfully damaging a door lock belonging to the. Council, were also preferred. Martin pleaded guilty to all charges. On each of the summary charges, be was sentenced, to one (month’s imprisonment.

CONVERSION OF TRUCK

WELLINGTON, May 1

On a charge of unlawful conversion of a motor-truck valued at £2OO, Janies’ Alexander Wilson, alias Kennedy, a clerk, aged 20. was admitted hy Mr J. H. Luxford, S.M., to probation for three years subject to the special condition that he take whatever employment is approved by the probation officer, and that he make good damage to the truck. • **

UNDER-AGE DRINKING

NEW PLYMOUTH, May 1

The determination of the police to stop the practice of youths under 21 years of age drinking in New Plymouth hotels was mentioned by a senior-ser-geant in the Magistrate’s Court this morning when Leonard Harvey, Frederick Crossan, and Gordon Mason were charged with entering a hotel and falsely representing that they were 21 years of age. All pleaded guilty and frankly admitted that they misled the barman concerning their ages. “T am glad of the assurance that you do not frequent bars regularly,” said the Magistrate. “T hope you never do. You won’t be good footballers if you do.” It was explained that the boys, had been to football' practice and decided to have a drink. Each was fined -dfrl-'-and&eostg :.l6s.r AUCKLAND TEST CASE. AUCKLAND, May 1. The action to determine the validity of the import control regulations introduced last December was concluded before Mr Justice Callan in. the Supreme Court. The proceedings occupied the Court for four days. It ivas a test case brought bv F. E. Jackson and Company, importers, against tile Collector of Customs, claiming delivery of certain imported goods, plus £IOO damages for Avrongfu] detention. The Court reserved decision. STOWAWAY ON MONTEREY. AUCKLAND, May 1. Found on the Monterey after the liner had cleared Sydney harbour last Friday, Jack McKinnon, aged 18. 'ap peared in. the Magistrate's Court on a charge of stoiving away on the vessel. The accused pleaded guilty. Senior Sergeant D L. Cal well said that the accused stated that he lived at Brisbane. He Avas a youth of some education. He had 17s 8d in his possession Avium arrested. The fare from Sydney was £lO. The accused " r as convicted and ordered to come up for sentence if called noon Avithin 12 months. He Avas ordered to pay the fare.