MAGISTRATE’S COURT

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 11162, 18 March 1922, Page 2

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

YESTERDAY’S SITTING. POLICE PROSECUTIONS. Police and summons cases, were dealt with by Mr F. K. IJunt, S.M., yesterday. FAILURE TO REPORT. _ Zagliano Bitossi,_ *who had failed to report himself white in hospital, was charged with failing to comply with the terms of his release on probation, and was ordered to come up for sentence when called upon. SENT TO PAKATOA. Found living with a Chinaman, Cecilia Hunter appeared for her first offence of drunkenness and for damaging a pane of glass valued at 2s, and 'breaking two cups worth Is od, when denied admit tanco to the house of Mary McLean. Sub-Inspector McNamara, who prosecuted, called police evidence to prove that the woman was a common prostitute.

Mr C. A. L. Treadwell, who appear-ed-for the woman, urged that she was not of immoral tendencies. His Worship decided to send her to Pakatoa for the next two years. Charles Freeling was fined 10s, in default 48 hours, for bis second offence of drunkenness. FOUND WITH OPIUM. " Hing Fun charged- with being found in possession of opium jn a form suitable for smoking, was remanded to Monday next. Bail ’was allowed in the sum of £SO. Mr B. G. Jellicoe appeared for the accused. Four charges of committing a breach of his prohibition order were preferred against John Matheson. As it was stated that-he was already serving a term of imprisonment for vagrancy, he was convicted and discharged. j. "TO SHOOT RABBITS.” James Harold Corson, on a charge of a breach of his prohibition order, was convicted and discharged. Further charged with being drunk and in charge of a fireaim and ammunition, which he said that he had taken out to shoot, rabbits at the Lower Uutt, he was fined 40s.