CITY POLICE-COURT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18543, 2 May 1922, Page 9

CITY POLICE-COURT

Monpat, Mat 1. (Before Mr J. R. Barthlomcw, S.M.) Drimkennegs.-WiHiam Henry Scott Rutherford, who had been once pro-viou.-ly convicted of drunkenness within the this l“ tl ! l \'. as apSL ' n charged with hat th« n f “i S "^ lns P' ntol ' Ecr,os Bt afed hJ r'il" ' r w ,,. en taken to the coll, injured himylf by fall, ng off the bed, and had incurred medical expenses amounting Jo il Os.—He was convicted and ordered to pay the _ medical expenses, in default *cven days imprisonment. A Charge of Theft.-Arthur Henrv Douglas Macdougall, for whom Mr Irwin appeared, was charged, on remand, with stealing £SO. the property of the New ZeaJmid Government.--On the application of the chief detective a further remand was grafted until Friday, the same bail being nxed as before. Drunk and Disorderly.—Charles Edward Macguire was charged with disorderly behaviour in the Main road. North-East Valley while drunk.—The Sub-inspector stated that the defendant got very drunk on the afternoon of April 15. He met his wife and took the baby out of her arms. A Salvation Army officer told him to give the child back to the mother, but he told her to go to . Later, a young man knocked him down, and took the child from him Tiio defendant, .who said he wds willing to take out a prohibition order against himself. was fined 20s. with costs (7s), in default seven days’ imprisonment. Fading to Register.—A Chinaman named Young Chiri Phn was charged with landing in New Zealand without having made application for registration under the Registration of Aliena Act.—An interpreter, who turned out to be the father of the defendant, addressed the court at some length, but as no one was able to gather the trend of his remarks the magistrate invoked the aid of the sub-inspector to put a few pertinent questions to the two Orientals. From these it appeared that when the defendant landed in Wellington he had paid a poll tax of £IOO, and had had hi* fingcr-nrints taken He was then told that everything would he “all li.’’—The sub-inspector informed the court that the defendant had since* registered.—The Magistrate remarked that the defendant would have good reason to believe Imat he had fulfilled his obligations when he had paid over £IOO and given an impression of his finger-prints. He would be convicted and discharged. An Unregistered Pea Rifle.—Patrick -V>ries. who pleaded guiltv to having an unregistered pea rifle in his possession, stated that he bads filled in an application form, hut had neglected to hand it in.—A fine of 10s, and costs (7s). was imposed, and the magistrate ordered the rifle to be forfeited.

By-law Offences. —John M'Curdy, William Foster, and H«rry Roberts were each fined ss, and costs (7s), for driving vehicles without. lights. For motoring on the wrong side of the road Robert Etheridge Hvde was fined 20s. and costs (7s), Arthur Willi,im Bell, a young man who rode a motor cycle over a railway crossing while a train was approaching, was fined £2. and costs amounting to 19s. Jessie Waugh, for allowing her chimnev to he on fire, was fined ss, and costs (7s). George William Bain, for allowing a horse to be at large was fined ?f)s. and costs (7s), A charge against Daniel Lyons (Mr Irwin) of driving a motor car at an excessive speed was dismissed.