PORT CHALMERS NEWS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24699, 30 August 1941, Page 12

PORT CHALMERS NEWS

MAGISTRATE'S COURT A sitting ,of the Port Chalmers Magistral's Cotirt jwas. Held' yesterday before Messrs, -J. Watson arid W, J Johnstone; J/P.'s.' Jud'groeh't default, with costs (£ 2 15s). was given ■ for the plaintiff. • Rachael' iAnn Allen,- who claimed the sum pi '£l3 7s, arrears '.of rent. ■ fro'rr-:. Walter Henry Smith. For being in .possession, of intoxicating liquor in thd vicinity 6f a public dance. Robert: Hodges' was fined 10s and costs (10s), and Archibald Gordon O'Neill, on a similar charge, was fined 30s and costs (10s) Robert McMillan; for whom Mr.A. G, Neill appeared, pleaded guilty to charges.of disorderly conduct and using obscene "language:—Senior Sergeant .; O'Shea said the accused had come to Port 'Chalmers in a drunken condition and had made a disturbance. He had wanted to fight all and sundry.— :Mr Neill said the accused had suffered, injuries to his eye, and had been off workl; for-several days as a result of the/ .escapade. He asked '/the. court to . extend i r /Using obscene language, the accused was fined £2 arid costs flOs), and on the other count he was. discharged on payment of court costs OOs). An application for sup- : predion of the name wasr refused. Mathieson and John Day were /.each/ lined 10s and costs (12s) for '; fHowing cattle to wander on the I Mihiwaka'Purakanui road. ; ' i For'... failing to renew a wireless licence, William Spence was "fined 10s '•;"inct' costs (10s).