THE POLICE COURT

New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12406, 27 March 1926, Page 8

THE POLICE COURT

LEVEL CROSSING BREACHES LICENSING ACT PROSECUTIONS UNLICENSED WIRELESS PLANTS Police and summons cases . were - dealt with before Mr E. Page", S.M., in the Magistrate's Court yesterday, as follow: 5 . ' - • Edward Barnett, charged with failing to slacken speed and to - keep * vigilant look-out for trains, and with crossing the Bunny street level crossing when it was not clear at a greater speed than 10.. miles per hour, was convicted and.. fined £2, and ordered to pay , costs amounting to 17s 6d. Donald ' Jos’ph McQalman; for similar breaches'. when approaching the Hutt road level crossing,, waa fined £5 and costs. WITHOUT A LICENSE. Joseph, ’"A loysius Clarke. Walter ' Albert Qreathead, John William,, sad Norman John Steels, charged with erecting wireless plants without a license. wore each convicted and,ordered to pay costs. - . ;;Barnno' Bras., for beeping their shop fljten. ."iter ‘were, cb-sri-ted and fined £lO. A. Joseph, similarly charged; tens fined £H. ** .Cecil Albert Pearce, charged with a breach of his. prohibition order, was convicted 0"d fined £l. John Scallen, who appeared to nnswer a charge of hindering a constable in the execution o' his duty, was. convicted and fined £.T. Then. Writers, found on licensed premises after hours, was; convicted and fined £2. , • Charles Ermcis Bell. Inrman of the Thistle Inn Hotel, on a charge of supplving liquor after hours, Was fined £5. V Charged with «blHn- liouor after Kohrs, .Tohannh Ober>. the licensee of the hotel, was convicted and also fined £SL Mr H. F. O’Leery. on behalf of this, defence, reonested that the penalties he increased lw one shilling each in order to allow cf an appeal should that course be decid"d on. His Worship granted the ennliv^tinn.