CITY POLICE COURT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 15938, 4 December 1913, Page 11

CITY POLICE COURT.

WEDSESDAT, DECEMBER 3. (Before Mr H Y. Widdowson, S.M.) Druakenness.-Jeannio Christina Mil er was lined 7,, including 2s.cab hire, in default 24 hours' imprisonment. , Alleged Breach of the Gaming Act.Albert Urodio Hall was charged (lj that on October 9, being the occupier ot a heirUser's sAop at South Dunedm, he did use the same as a common gaming house; [i) thatonthosamedayhodid-asirtmoon. ducting a lottery; (t>) that he did receive irom £rnest Walter Perry 5s for a ticket, in Tattersall's (George Adams) Monster Prize Consultation on the Melbourne Cup, promoted at Hobart; (4) that lie did dispose of for 5s a ticket by which permission was given to Ernest Walter Perry to have an interest in the lottery mentioned.-Sub-m----spector Fouhy applied for an adjournment lor a month, pointing out that in view of the deoision given in a similar case on Tuesday this adjournment was deemed necessary. —Mr Hanion said he objected to so long an adjournment, but consented to a tortnight's adjournment.—This wu3 itgreed to, and granted accordingly. Alleged Assault.—Peter Thomas Stewart was charged on remand with that on November 29 ho did unlawfully assault John Morrison—Mr Hanion. appeared for the ac-cused.—Sub-inspector Fouhy, who prosecuted, said that on tho evening in question the complainant was playing his bagpipes close to the Grand Hotel, when the accused went up to him and struck hira on tho mouth, cutting his lip, and breaking the mouthpiece ot the pipes.—William George Waldren gave evidence as to seeing tho accused strike the complainant a severe blow. He noticed the latter hand the accused tho ca6o for his pipes and then playfully pat him on the face with Ids open hand. The accused waited about a minute and a-half and then placed the case on tho " balloon'' | of the pipes, at the same time striking him. —Clunnio Watson Pratt stated that he saw the accused hang tho bagpipes case on the bag of the pipes mA walk away, whereupon the complainant struck at him. Accused retaliated, with the result that the mouthpieoe of the pipes was broken and Morrison received a cut on his lip.—Subinspector Fouhy asked for an adjournment in order to secure the attendance of the complainant, who, for some unknown reason, although subpoenaed, had not put in an appearance.—The Magistrate said ho did not think they would bo any farther ahead if the complainant were called. He would probably not be able to give any more evidenco than the witness Pratt had given. Ho appeared to have stated pretty well what had happened.—Mr Hanion: Yes, we accept Pratt'6 statement.—The Magistrate intimated to Mr Hanion that there was no ca6c for him to answer, and that tho charge would be dismissed. Piy-law Case —Edgar Sydney Clark was charged with permitting cattle to wander on the Main Leith Valley roar! on November 10.—Ho pleaded not guilty, and was defended by Mr A. S. Ad.ams.—Evidence for the prosecution was given by Laurence Fraser and William Palmer to tho effect that the cattle wore permitted to graze on a reserve instead of being driven to their paddock.—Tho defendant denied this evidence, stating that there was no grass on this place for them to eat. He explained th.it his cows always -went across this reserve to get water.—The Magistrate dismissed the case. GOT VERY WEAK. "My boy Jack was very bad with diarrhoea," writes Mrs M. Lee, Forbes, N.S.W.; "for quite a fortnight he was ill, and got very weak. My husband bought a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy, and to our surprise one dose completely cured him." Sold everywhere. —In the best German forests tho annual expense is 13 dollars an acre, but tho gToc-3 returns are as much as 24 dollars; thus they yield a, net return of 11 dollars an acre each year. — Tho Czar of Russia probably owns a greater quantity of china than any other in tho world. He has tho china belonging to all the Russian micro ao [nr hack as Catherine the (irn,if, It is stored in the Winter Palace at St. Petersburg,