Fines and Penalties

Manawatu Times, Volume 69, Issue 125, 30 May 1944, Page 3

Fines and Penalties

Mr. H. P. Lawry, S.M., presided at the sitting of the Magistrate's Court in Palmerston North yesterday. John O'Rourke admitted a charge of bookmaking. The police paid a visit to Jefendant's flat in Cuba Street on May JO, and found betting material. Approxinately 20 telephone rings came within 24 minutes and some of the bets were taken by the police while Urey were there. They amounted to £4 10s, Senior-Detective Aleiklejohn told the Magistrate. The door was locked when the police arrived and when it was eventually opened, the lavatory cistern was running, but defendant had denied disposing of betting slips that way. A fine of £33 with 10s costs, was imposed.

William Carey was fined £25 with 10s costs for selling liquor after hours. His oarman, J. J. Hannan, for supplying the .iquor, was fined £lO with 10s costs. Five men found on the premises were each lined £2 with 10s costs on a charge of consuming liquor after hours and a sixth defendant was fined £1 with l-0s costs for being found on the premises after hours. He had not had a drink. P. G. Cope, taxi proprietor, was prosecuted under the Employment Restriction Order No. 4, for employing a woman as n taxi driver without having received tin prior consent in writing of the District Manpower Officer. It was submitted- b: Mr, A. M. Ongiey, counsel for defendant that the breach was only a technical one in that the woman was engaged temporarily and had to be kept on a littb longer. A fine of £1 with 10s costs wa; imposed. J. H. Jefferd, of Hastings, admitted carrying horses from the Feildlng races to Hastings, by trailer, a distance of more than 30 miles. The fine was £5 with 10s costs. The Odlin Timber Co. was fined £1 with 10s costs for overloading a lorry and 10s with 10s costs for excessive overhang. J. A. Petrie, who drove at 40 m.p.h.

within the city where the limit is 30 m.p.h., was fined £2 with 10s costs. On a similar charge, B. P. Gleeson was fined £1 with l'os costs. A number of cyclists who rode at night without lights, were fined amounts ranging from 10s to £1 with 10s costs. For casting offensive matter in a public place, a young man was fined £1 with 12s costs. The Magistrate issued a warning that the fines for this class of offence, a disgusting one, would be increased unless the practice stopped. RADIO PROGRAMME THREATENED. Programme, completely lield up by loss of performer’s voice until someone produced Lixoids. Tiny Lixoids arc unobserved in mouth, act quickly on vocal organs, hoarseness, tired throat quickly relieved. In handy tins lOd. all chemists. Manufactured by Stacey Bros., Ltd., 385 Khyber Pass Road, Auckland.