MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 210, 9 October 1914, Page 10

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Before Mr T. A. B. Bailey, S.M.) DRUNKS. A male first offender for drunkenness, who appeared with a black eye, admitted the offence and was fined the usual 5/-. v Martin Joyce, for a second offence, was fined 10/-, with the usual option. COURTING. Thomas Michael Mitchell, aged 53, and Ivy Cardell, aged 50, appeared to answer for having committed an indecent act in Latimer Square yesterday afternoon. Mitchell got six months and the woman three months. MAINTENANCE. Edward Elijah Pardoe appeared to answer for failing to provide maintenance for his Avife, Mabel Ellen Pardoe, ami their child. Pardoe explained that he had not deserted his wife. They had aji argument and he left to take Up work at Methven without telling her that he was going. He wrote a week later. The case was adjourned for a fortnight to see if matters would right themselves, Pardoe to report himself to the police twice a week. TO MARRY. George Henry Jones proceeded against Thomas Bennett, jun., for failing to provide maintenance for his illegitimate child. Bennett said he Avas willing to marry the girl, who was Jones's daughter, and the matter was allowed to stand over till to-morrow morning to see if a settlement would be arrived at. IDLE AND DISORDERLY. John James Jackson, alias Davidson,appeared on remand to answer for being an idle and disorderly person having insufficient lawful means of support. Jackson pleaded not guilty, arid the chief detective explained that there were two charges of theft pending against accused, and asked for a remand till to-morrow. CUSTOMS CASE. John Alex McKinnon appeared on remand charged with the theft of £44 2/-, the property of the New Zealand Express Company. - A further remand was granted Friday next, when the chief detective said another short remand would be required. The remand was granted on the same conditions as previously. LANGUAGE. Thomas Michael Mitchell returned to the Court to answer for having used obscene language in Manchester Street on the 6th inst. ' He pleaded guilty, although he didn't remember the language, and was sentenced to 14 days' imprisonment, to be concurrent with the other sentence. BY-LAWS. Edgar Williams, for" having cycled without a light in Lincoln Road, was fined 10/-and costs. For having ridden a motor cycle and side car in Lincoln Road without lights, Leslie Hanna was fined 10/- and costs. THE LIMIT. John Henry Preston, for having exceeded the speed iiaiit. in a motor car over the intersection of Colombo, Gladstone, and Wordsworth Streets, was fined 10/- and costs. Henry Lumb, for a similar offence in a taxi cab on the Riccarton Road, was fined 10/- and costs. ■■'.'■■> For an offence on the Fendalton Road in a taxi cab, Fred. ; W." Osborne was fined 10/-and costs. Samuel Halligan, on two charges of having exceeded the speed limit in a motor ear on the Riccarton Road, was fined 10/- and costs on one charge, arid ordered to pay costs on the othe|. W. Saunders, on three informations of having exceeded the speed limit in a

taxi cab ia the Rieearton district, was fined 10/- and costs on two cnarge's, and convicted on the other. ■','/■ Francis* Chasi Hayhes, another taxi cab offender in the Rieearton district, was also fined.lo/- and costs. Ernest Cambridge, for more excessive speed on the Rieearton Road, was fined 10/- and costs on two charges. For exceeding the; speed limit in a motor car on Rieearton Road, Anthony Rogatski and Sydney Griffith were each fined 10/- and costs, while Andrew Killian, for exceeding the speed limit in a motor car at Redcliffs, and Joseph Dallis, for having driven a taxi cab on Rieearton Road, completed the batch of offenders, and were also fined 10/-. and I costs ! ' DRIVING STOCK. Clarence Amyes, for having driven three head of cattle in Park Road during restricted hours, was fined 5/- and costs. LYTTELTON. (Before Mr S. A. Stringer, J.P.) A DESERTING SEAMAN. Norvel Nilson, a seaman engaged on the Norwegian barque Activ, was charged with absenting himself without leave from his vesesl on October 7. Captain Torgersen, master ot the Activ, stated that the man had been going ashore nearly every day ±o,r the last ten days and drinking. He had not obtained permission to go ashore. The Bench said that it was not desirable to appear too harsh to strangers in a strange land, but the discipline of the ship had to be maintained. A sentence of fourteen days' imprisonment was imposed.