MAGISTERIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13990, 27 August 1909, Page 2

MAGISTERIAL.

TIMARL" —TIli'KSDAV, AUG. 20. (Before Mr V- G. Day, S.M.) ASSAULT. . In an assault, case in which Mr Emslie appeared for the complainant, tho defendant, a youth, did not appear, but hail lets word at the pohu station that he could not do so ><'<•;>»« he wanted to get away to a iootUal. match in which he was to play. Evidence was given by : tne complainant that the assault was wholly, unprovoked, defendant having struck him m the face three times as lie was coming out of a \laiiee at the Assembly Rooms. He also struck others beside: witness; The Magistrate said ho would import a tine ol mid costs —witnesses expenses (js, • and solicitor's ice £1 Is 10 s of the fine to go to the couiplainant. Air Day adcty.'d that he was not going to -permit larrikinisin of this sort. MOTOR CAR CASES. . The motor ear eases against W. H. Uuwin, A. G. Xalder, J'\ Furminger, P. Elworthv, and J. Lidcly, were?further adjourned until September 30th, by reason of an appeal case wliich is pending. TRUANCY., The truant- officer brought charges against three ' parents' fof failing to send thoir children to school regularlv. A charge against frs Hagerty was adjourned until September 16th owing to the defendant being ' ill, and two charges against William Weir were adjourned to October 2nd. A charge against George Hilton was dismissed, it being shown that tho'child had been kept from school on account of measles. M A 1 NTE.V A XCE. Jani.es Thin was charged with being till' father 9 of an illegitimate child and with failing to make provision for its mantoiiance. The c;isc was adjourned to September 2nd to give opportunity for an amicable settlement.