High Cort.

Samoanische Zeitung, Volume 23, Issue 33, 17 August 1923, Page 6

High Cort.

Before His Honour Mr. C. R.) Orr-Walker, Chief Judge.) An?ast 8. Police v. Hannemann. -The defendant was charged with man a factoring intoxicating liquor (to wit, beer) which contained more than three p-r cent o» proof spirit. Mr. Baxtet app ared tor the defendant, who pleaded *uilty Mr. W. H. Woodward (Crown Solicitor) prosecuted. Sob Inspector Braisby gave evidence for the piovention. describing the drcora«tarr*s tawler which the police procured the H qnor horn the defendant ; the tfquor was banded over to Dr. Ritrhk tor testing, and the test worked out •t 37 per cent Defendant was cowfcted and fined j£to aod costs £ i 8s X A atailar charge" waa preferred ataiost F. E. Hanbold storekeeper atMatafcle. Mr KHnkmneßer appeared for, the defendant, who pleaded not guilty. After beating the doctor's evidence as to the test which worked wit at 47 P« « nt . the cast did not proceed farther, and defendant was fined £.O and costs £1 Bs. Mr. Woodward prosecuted. (Before Mr. A. McCarthy, Commissioner.) August IQ. To Wright pleaded guilty to hdeg without a driwr T s license

Stowers Bros were fined ios and costs 7s for failing to have a license issued in resp*ct of a motor vehicle. Faautu. who had been in custody tor a week on a charge of theft, pleaded not guilty but was convicted and fined 20s and costs 9s, default bHng fix*d at two weeks at the Hotel de Caine Coolie 4255 pleaded guilty to driving a motor car in respect of which no license bad been issued. He was convicted and ordered to pay costs 7s. Lnisa and Toe were each fined 5s and costs 7s for having allowed pigs to wander on the puMic road. Semis! was fined 5s and costs 7s for having driven a motor at night without having a tail light attached thereto Fatu Frost was convicted of failing to renew the license for his motor-car, and was ordered to pay the costs 7s Defendant paid his license fee as soon as the summons was served on him. Mr. Braisby prosecuted for the police. Two natives, Fil«po and Faatauvaa, pleaded guilty to charges of contempt of conrt. and were sentenced to three and four days' imprisonment, respectively—the warrants being suspended until the end of the month. Both-detcndaots failed to obey orders made on judgment summonses.