MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 135, 8 May 1933, Page 8

MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

BY-LAW CASES. Mr J. L. Stout, S.M., presided over to-day's sitting of the Magistrate's Court, when by-law cases were dealt with. j, Vivian Smith, *of Shannon, who pleaded guilty to a charge of having delivered possession of a pea-rifle to Charles Bailie without having secured the necessary permit, was fined 10s and costs 10s. For driving a motor car without being in the possession of a driver's license and for using an unregistered motor trailer, Alfred George Gedson was fined 10s on each charge and costs 10s on each. Mrs Sara Teresa Murphy, licensee of the Railway Hotel, was charged with having, on April 27, sold liquor during the time the premises were required to he closed. Defendant pleaded guilty. A fine of £5 was imposed, with costs amounting to Ids. In connection with this case two men who were found on the premises at a time when they were required to be closed were each fined £1 and costs. On a charge of procuring liquor during the currency of a prohibition order issued at Woodville, William Patrick Casey was fined 10s, the Magistrate declining to accept defendant's contention that he had not had drink'. The Magistrate pointed out that it was not necessary for a man to get drunk to commit a breach of the prohibition order, one drink being sufficient to commit the breach. RESERVED JUDGMENT.

Reserved judgment was given in the case -wherein Florence Lucilla Mihs, licensee of the Cafe de Paris, was recently charged (1) with opening premises for the sale of liquor (2) with selling liquor after hours and (3) with allowing liquor to be consumed on the premises arter hours. The Magistrate remarked that lie was satisfied that the facts as presented by the police were correct. He had looked through the authorities and there was no doubt that the licensee was responsible for her servants. Defendant would be convicted not only of selling, but of having the premises open for sale—the third charge, lie presumed, would be withdrawn by the police. “It is a very bad case,” added the Magistrate, for on the three occasions the police visited the premises they found liquor being offered for sale. It i.s quite evident that the truth was not told.” A fine of £lO was imposed on each of the first two charges, with Court costs 10s.