MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17100, 24 February 1916, Page 10

MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

CHRISTCHURCH. Mr T. A. B. Bailey, S.M., presided yesterday at the Magistrate's tVmrt;Vivibie Briggs was convicted and discharged for cycling on the footpath. Percy Mahon was fined 10s and costs for cycling at night without a light. Thomas Norrie Horsley, charged with leaving a motor-car in the street at night without lights, did not appear, and was fined .<*> and costs. Ewan M'Enrlane, charged' with dming a night without a t-u.il light, was fined os and costs. ‘

Samuel Mulligan, charged .with exceeding a speed of twelve hides an hour with a motor-car, on 1 age s Road, did not appear. Mr AY right appeared for the Heathcote County Council. Defendant was fined 40s and costs. On a similar charge Ernest Adcock (Hr Thomas) denied being on the road at the titno mentioned. After .upfiiiVie, evidence the Magistrate dismissed the ' james W. C. Nixon, similarly charged, admitted the offence, and was fined 40s and costs. , T j i.„ Henry Hu'cks. and Isabella Hacks (Mr Diicre) were charged with removing a band rotunda from Wninoni to North New Brighton without permission. and with erecting a hudding (the blind- rotunda) effected with the boiei. ISTr Wright appeared for the Non •Sir JSTS& *n* «;.« not nffoctet! by the borer, and that the borough engineer was given full information regarding the erection of the cVtVln The charge of erecting • a doSimte. that they oyoted ndra. cb iiSv ”oJ«tid ’}ri.n i ild'ft'“v'ithont proi‘StS“evSSe a 'Sd n IS: S f ’l,' V bin hoard tbf 3tagiata,to Srod I S of 10s for. romovtoe a n Vr„n- without permission. 20s for r, Sin- without giving noK Ct S convicted and discharged defendants on the charge ot erect! g a ~a sos of breaches agj ier ' ly Tohn llowison. charged with dotJierihg a horse in tho street, was lined os al Crosbr S 'Moran, for allowing a horse to winder,' was fined 10s and costs. Matilda Hansen was charged with using indecent and insulting lannruTo in Hawdon Street Sydenham. S b evnlaiited that what she said was. said In her <>w" house. Tho police, cvi'i ! ,„no that the words wore overheard by' a constable in the street. Accused consented to .the issue of a prohibit km order amunst her, and was convicted and ordered to come, up tor sentence when called upon.

LYTTELTON. Tlr H A 7 Bishop. S.M.. presided yesterday at the Magistrate's Court at Lj A tC boT'and a girl,, aged fifteen and sivteeu vears respectively, were charged with living with a woman ot ill rermte The mother informed the Magistrate that she intended to go to the Gy .I, Island. - In order to allow the nnlieo an opportunity to satisfy themselves as to* the future, welfare of the children, the boy and girl were ordered to come up for .sentence when called upon.