CITY POLICE COURT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18898, 26 June 1923, Page 4

CITY POLICE COURT

Monday, June 25. (Before Mr H. W. Bundle, S.M.) Tho Defence Act. —George Frye, who had been given six months in which to improve his attendance at parades and had tailed to do so, was fined £3 and costs (7s). Prohibition Order Broken.-—Henare Parata, charged with being found on licensed premises during the currency of his prohibition order, did not appear, but forwarded a letter admitting his guilt.—Tho Magistrate said that the cost of translating tho letter amounted to 17s. Parata would be fined 10s, and costs (£1 4s). Breaches of By-laws.—Harold Hope, being the owner of a horse found wandering at Shicl Hill, was fined 5s and costs (7s), and was told that he must either keep his fences in good order or. get rid of his stock. —Albert Edwards was lined 10s and costs (7s), for allowing a horse to wander at C’aversham, and Earl Andrew* Richardson, for a similar offence, was fined 10s, and costs; Maurice Harold Wilkinson -pleaded not. guilty to a charge of allowing an unlighted car to stand at Moray place and was fined 5s and costs (7s); Domiuio M'Lnuehlan, who had left a waggon nnlighted, was ordered to pay 20s and. costs (7s). The constable explained that defendant had been warned.—Leonard Francis Shearer was lined 5s and costs (7s) for allowing a horse to be at largo at NorthEast Harbour. Theft of Socks. —John Sutlie MTn I osh pleaded guilty to the theft of two dozen pairs of socks valued at £3 belonging to Ross and Glendining.—-Sergeant Dunlop asked for a remand tor a week to enable a further shortage in hosiery to be investigated. Accused had boon working- in tho firm’s wareho’use. He was now on probation. The remand was granted, and bail was fixed at £SO, with two sureties of £25 each on condition that he reported daily to tho police. Tho Wrong Side.—A pica of guilty was entered by Theodore Allan who was charged with driving a motor car on the wrong side of the Main South road.—Senior-ser-geant Mathieson said that the defendant, was driving from Wingatni on the wrong side of the road, and Herbert Anscombe. who had conie round from Baker street, was run into, his car being smashed.—Mr Callan appeared for the defendant and said that his client had boon driving cn the tram lines. A tram approached, and he bad misjudged the space left for getting past.— The Senior-sergeant remarked that. Die expenses were heavy. One witness had been brought from Clyde.—A conviction was entered, and Allan was ordered to pay expenses and costs totalling £6 14s.