CHRISTCHURCH.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 4537, 8 November 1882, Page 3

CHRISTCHURCH.

This Day. (Before Calob Whitefoord, E;q., 8.M., and H. Wentecra, K»q) DEr.vKENNEga.— A first offender was fined ss. Georgo Craw, ii^ainet, whom a prohibition order had been obtaiae'J, was fined £1 for irunkenneto. TxeKANcr.— Vrilliam Evuns was occu»pd of huving no lawful rnca!;s of support. It appeared that »he licensed hsd Juid lea at tho Zstland Arms Hotel o;i the previous cveniiig, and then declined to pay for it, hnving firnt tcld tho landlord that ho had n horao in the stable and would pay tho (jroom. He afterwards admitted that hit statement vas not correct. The p olice knew nothing u^aiuat tlio aecufed, who said he had only come from We-t Melton on Monday. The .Bench discharged the «»■ ouied, cautioning him to pay for the meal ho hud. — Mary Craig, an old offender, was ticcuted of a similar ufiVnci?. t'cr^rant Mason had found her under th-> influence of liquor leaning a. ainat a post, urid xurrounded by » crowd of youngttcrs. • tiiio Jiad refused to go homo, and h:»d, in fa':t, no home to goto. The woman was a protliiuto of the worst elu»8. Accused said that in (.'hrietchurch they never g^vo her a chance, Bho had been in puol nearly all the time ohc }:iid boen hero, and got on better in Duncdui. Soiitonced to one month'a hard 1 tbour. Keglbctiko to SufPOET. — Michael Hyan wft» chorged, on remand, with negl^t-Mng lo oh.^y ai. tr.ie.' to jmy for the support of his l.no ciiiidrdu in ill" Induitrial pchoo!. li,o ac^iifod wn"» fur'.'scr rjmanded to Wjii.i.-ij, to ec*!.le the case to be dealt with by Me Ollivier, the uu^istr-ile, who knew mojt about tlie ucoused's positiuu and conduct.