WASTED TIME OF COURT

NZ Truth, Issue 1228, 13 June 1929, Page 8

WASTED TIME OF COURT

Flappers 9 Warfare Fizzles Out (From "N.Z. Truth's". Wellington Rep.] ; They squabbled m the street; they insulted each other m the rai'way trains; and they worked m the same place of business at : daggers drawn, When they came to finish the squabble m the Police Court, the. Magistrate, m his wisdom, suggested that the time of the court should not be wasted, with the result that counsel decided to draw up an agreement, by which the parties would behave. THEY were two young girls and somehow they did not get on together, although their parents lived next .to each other. The girls came to work each day and entered the same factory. • Came a day when one of them struck the other on the face, and if was not long before court proceedings were m hand. When. Edna, Buckland brought Haryev Ashworth and Bessie Ashwortli before Mr. E. Page, S.M.; m the Wellington Police Court, and charged their with using provoking and insulting language, and further charged Bessie with striking her.-. • .- •-■.■■' Another, information showed, that Bessie Ashworth wanted to have Edna Buckland bound over to'keep the peace for striking her, too, and so it was with this complicated business that promised- 'to be an all-day hearing that the Magistrate hadto- contend! '. It was stated that Miss Buckianc was proceeding from the train ai Plimmerton to her. home when Miss Ashworth allegedly sti-uck her a blow The blow was accompanied by threats At the tiwe of the assaultj.itwas alleged '.that AshworthV father / of ■ ; Bessie, "sooled" her on, and " Miss Buckland was struck m the face.,- . - ;. It was alleged that Edna Bueklanc was always "throwing'off". at Miss Ashworth, m the train/and Miss Buckianc had the idea that Miss Ashworth was always carrying '_ tales to the factors manager Where they .worked. The magistrate suggested that' the matter could be settled by both partie; signing an agreement to refrain frorr trouble. ' : " •-. Counsel agreed to ' this course, am In adjourning the case sine die, Mr Page said: I warn these girls that ■] will not have the time of the couri wasted over suclv things as these, am the matter will have to be settled bj the agreement to be drawn up by theii solicitors.