THE COURTS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 9 May 1924, Page 9

THE COURTS.

TIMARU, THURSDAY, MAY S. (Before Mr E. D. Mosley, S.M.) JUVENILE COURT. A hoy charged with cycling at night without a light was admonished and discharged. NO LIGHTS. Tho following, charged with riding cycles at night without lights, were convicted and lined 10s and costs:—J. B. Ballinger, T. J. Bone, R. C. Beck, A. AY. Ellis, W. Hertnon, S. Maepherson, R. Win. Mathicson, A. Thomson, J. G. Venning. S. G. Taylor. E. Fitzgerald and 0. D. Hillier were convicted and ordered to pay costs. W. Spense, charged with driving a motor-cycle without a light attached, was convicted and lined 10s and costs.

SPEEDING. Leonard McDuff, who did not appear, was charged with, riding through Pareora in a manner dangerous to the public. He was convicted and lined £5 and costs. A CROSSING MISHAP. Albert Aiictressand pleaded guilty to a charge of driving a motor cycle with Side-chair attached across the Strathailan railway crossing m front of an approaching engine. Mr White, wlio appeared for the Railway Department, stated that defendant crossed the line, taking no notice of the crossing-keeper who was signalling tho engine, with Id's flag. Defendant said }io rodo over the crossing half a dozen times a day, and he had never been ordered to stop before. Ho always crossed on low gear, and on the day in question he did not see tho crossing keeper. The first warning he received was a “Hey! Where are you going?” Ho stopped immediately, but seeing the shunter coming ho moved to get out of tho way. Defendant was convicted and fined 20s, costs, and ordered to pay the solicitor’s fee.

TRUANCY CASES. . A. McKenzie was charged with failing to send her daughter to school. Defendant stated that her daughter I was nearly fifteen years of ago', j The Magistrate: Tho school record makes your daughter 13 years (j months. ■' The ease was adjourped for a week in order that the girl’s birth certificate might be ob|iaiiiQ<i. i C. Hanson appeared on two counts of failing to send his children to school. Tho-defendant stated that one of the girls was sick, and the younger one would not go Without the company of the elder. ’ . The Truancy Officer; “I see no reason why tho younger child should have been allowed to remain at home.” Defendant produced “honours” certificates stating that his elder girl was' clever enough. The Magistrate: It’s a pity she didn’t keep up the good work. Defendant: She has, why she is top of her class now. Defendant was convicted and discharged on ope count, and on the other was convicted, and fined 4s. F. Earl -plcaded guilty to a charge ol failing to send his'Children to school. The defendant' stated that their ( mother was very ill and lie had kept j one girl at home to look after t|ie younger children. '.-This girl became S.sjck, apd so a :younger sister stayed at homo then. The Truancy Officer said that he diet not know that that was the case or the girls would have been granted exemption. The defendant was convicted and discharged. W. Hessell, who did not appear, wa,, I charged' with failing to send her girl i to school, was convicted and fined IDs Land costs. «

MAINTENANCE. A ipaintemuice case camo before the Bench, but was. dismissed for want ol prosecution. ON LICENSED PREMISES. A first offender' who did ' not appear, w;is charged with being on licensed premises, to wit, tho Makikihi Hotel, during prohibited hours. | Constable Hammond deposed that he saw defendant coming but of the Makikihi Hotel on Good Eriday, at 5 p.ni. Ho had no excuse for being at the hotel. Defendant ‘ was convicted and fined 2ps and costs.