SOUTH OTAGO.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21032, 22 May 1930, Page 13

SOUTH OTAGO.

BALCLUTHA DISTRICT NEWS ——_ (From Our Own Correspondent.) ” BALCLUTHA, May 21. BALCLUTHA COURT. CHARGE OF THEFT. At a sitting of the Magistrate’s Court to-day, before Mr H. J, Dixon, S.M a young man of 18, belonging to Toiro, was charged with, on or about April 6. stealing £0 in money and one pair of boots iSTV* £1 » *be property of William llirk, Toiro. The accused elected to be dealt with summarily.—Sergeant Armstrong, who prosecuted, said the accused nas more to be'pitied than blamed. He had been working on a farm and living in a nut with five other men, and had succumbed to temptation and taken the ™T S ;. He thought it was a case for probation.—The accused said he had wSMw boots t s ke - n belonged to his biother.—He was admitted to probation ordorTd y + e ' arS °i n tle usual conditions, and ordered to make restitution of the sum of £6 on terms to be prescribed by the probation officer.—An order was made for the suppression of the accused’s name. FAILING TO GIVE WAY. James F Anderson, farmer, Lovell's fh* cha^ ed i «? the information of the police, with failing to give way at tlie intersection of the Main South road Lovell sFlatroad on March 25. •—sergeant Armstrong said a collision had other* 6 ,? between defendant’s car and another car, and the latter had suffered: i a “s, e to the extent of perhaps £7O, so that defendant would probably have to fined a ioi Vll C l\ im -F e 7 as convicted and nnccl 10s, with costs (12s). THE LIQUOR LAW. Thomas Forrest, bus driver. Clinton was charged with taking liquor into the SS/ 18 " of. Clutha without first ■* a V a = obtained a written order signed by the nn^b 118 * he ?^ dr ®® 8 and occupation of’ the purchaser.—Mr Walter, for the defenda?Vfeb° bud lately established a bus serwould nU. 6 !? said h e 'i r d PI ad -. KUlIty lf tke information were to , a cop y of the order.”—This in s t a t!n ad a f nd , Sergeant Armstrong. , a - facts, said a search of defendant’s bus at Balclutha on its wav south had revealed two lots of Honor'll Sch n h 6 a , th r e - ga110 ? : ffof |y opc , r f° rm ’ but defendant had omitted Xlfto Hffit S e f^ d ev giving fined C °- irted breach of order : chfrgld 5 m D l a T d ’ of Balclutha, was cnargea (!_) with, on April 6. drivinir ltonv°kTl °M he M a i. n North road at' a riHW v without being the holder of in a miim i lce ? s . e » a P d , (2) with; driving e“ a „ manne . r dangerous to the public.— license h, A rmslr ° ng aaid defendant’s aco for h l d b n e ” caPcell ?d some months ago fo r/ his being drunk in charge of th ß Ca /V and , notwithstanding, on ear and te named „he had taken his ear and gone for a “ my ride ” with eeveha/r including a woman, and h e had been driving so recklessly that he had run into another car when in the saiftf A 0 ° f Stony Creek.—Mr Kelly aal ? defendant was weak in some things, aad this occasion had yielded to per. laa ’, aTld bad agreed, to take a young an /} . w ° man borne from a dance. At Stony Creek the car had swerved, in the loose gravel, and collided with another car. Defendant would suffer in that he would have to meet a olaim for damages on the part of the, owner of the other ear, and also pay for ; the repairs to his own car.-r-His Worship said an order of the court could not be treated with conempt. Defendant would be fined £lO, with costs (10s), on the first charge, and 40s, with costs (10s), on the second. LICE-INFECTED SHEEP. A Telfer, of Greenfield, was charged w l ™ exposing Hee-infected sheep at Balclutha sale yards on April ll.—George Reid, inspector of stock at Balclutha, said there were 159 sheep, and of 10. examined he found seven infected with lice.—A fine °f 20s, with 12s costs, was imposed. William Baird, stock leader. Invercargill, similarly charged in , respect to sheep exposed at Balclutha sale yards on March 28,-was fined 40s, with costs (10s). BY-LAW BREACHES. Traffic Inspector Wood proceeded against the following for . breaches of the 00 rough by-laws:—John Hurring, jun., Fuerua, for leaving a car standing in Charlotte street for. a period exceeding 20 minutes, was fined 10s, with costs; (12s)j, A. Middlemas, Benhar, riding a' bicycle at night without a rear reflector, fined ss, with costa (12s); John Wood, Kakapuaka, riding a. motor cycle without a light, fined 10a. with costs (12s); L. Weir, Stirling,' riding a_ motor\cyele without a light, fined 55,-with costs (12s). ' CIVIL LIST. Judgment for plaintiff by default was given in the following:—lmport Company (MrGrigor) v. Hector Parks, Dunedin, £8 6s 2d.' with costs (£2'l2s); M'Skimming. and Son, Ltd. (Mr Walter) v. J. Bray, Kakanui, claim £8 8s XOd, coal and railage, with costs (£1 12s). James Cruden, Dunedin '(Mr Gripor) v. Eric John Jones, Romahapa.—Claim £5 7s, on a judgment summons.—Mr Kelly, for the judgment debtor, said the whole amount had been paid under an order of the court, and he asked for costs on behalf of his client.—Defendant was allowed 9s 6d costs, with solicitor’s fee 15s od. JUVENILE OFFENDER. At the Juvenile Court to-day a'hoy who admitted having been rosponsible, .for frightening a number of young girls and women after , dark was committed to the Industrial School. BALCLUTHA LADIES’ GOLF CLUB. The following is the draw for a Bogey Match to he played by the members of' the above club on Saturday next:—A Grade: Miss Noble v. Mrs Telford, Mrs Lyall v. Mrs Poynter, Miss Malcolm v. Mrs M'Donald. v. Miss F. Fleming. B Grade: Mrs Fleming v. Mrs Hislop, Mrs Walter v. Miss Grant, Mrs Copland v. Mrs Hone Anderson. Mrs J. Henderson y. Miss Gray, Miss Fleming v. Miss Dallas, Miss Stevenson v. Miss Lattimore, Mrs Anderson v. Miss D, Sinclair, Mrs Ramsay v. Miss Helen Dallas. Mrs Sinclair v. Miss Riach, Miss Wallace v. Mies Henderson. ■, A club has been given for a B grade competition, and dhe match will be played on Saturday, May 31, or on Tuesday, June 3. It is hoped that all B grade players will be present to compete. The draw and the date will he announced later.