MAGISTERIAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 8054, 5 July 1904, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL.

CHRISTCHURCH. Tuesday, July .5. (Before Mr W- R. Haselden, S.M.)

waith was charged with having, on July 4, at Christcfiurch, cruelly ill-treated a horse, by working it while in an unfit condition. Constable Burrell said the horse was ve£y old and thin, and was attached to a cart which the animal found

Considerable difficulty in drawing. His Worship examined the horse, and expressed the opinion that it was quite unfit for work. An order was made that the horse should be destroyed. The accused was convicted, and ordered to corns up for sentence next Tuesday. ' i BBEACH OF PROaiBITIOX OItDERS.-t-For having entered the licensed premises of the Club Hotel, Sydenham, during the currency of a prohibition order. Ethel Lim Cheong was fined 40s, in default fourteen days' imprisonment.—W. G. D. Green was charged with having entered the licensed premises of the Railway Refreshment Rooms, during the currency of a" prohibition order. The accused said he did not think the Railway Refreshment Rooms were licensed premises. The .'Bench held that the rooms were licensed premises. An adjournment for a week was granted.— Charles Chapman was charged with having, on June to, entered (the licensed premises of the Railway Refreshment Rooms, during the qurrency of a prohibition order. Mr Beattie appeared for the accused, and contended that the Refreshment Rooms were not licensed premises within the meaning of. tne Act., The case was adjourned for »^f^?»* M'Cormack (Mr Donnelly) pleaded guilty to two charges of having entered the licensed premises of the Caledonian Hotel and Southern Cross Hotel, during the currency of a,prohibitien order. Mr Donne y expressed a hope that the Bench would deal leniently with the accus f* "J^JjJ taken the pledge, and had °j^ ** ce ™J premises of the White Swan Hotel during fault fourteen days' imprisonment£B, drawn on the Bank of New .ZeatenJ' Cbristchurch, purporting *>>«££*,& Australasia, Christchurch, purporting -to be signed by J. H. ; Parkinson, and having tendered the .flame to- one Isaac Thomson; (3) with having on June/ 20, at Christchurch, forged Vcheque for £5 ss, drawu on the Bank of N ew Zealand. Chnstdiurch, purporting to be .'signed by J. M. Parkinson, and having tendered, the same to one Melville Collins ; and (4) with bavin*, on June 20, forg-ed a cheque for hb ss, drawn on the Union Bank of Australia,, purporting to be signed! by J. H. Parkinson, and having uttered the same to one Edwin J. Jackman. Evidence was called ay the police, and the cheques era which the cases' rested were handed in. Several etorekeepera deposed that they gave the accused blank cheques when he went into Jneir sKops and. made piircShases. Accused -stated f that he was working for Mr Parkinson, and f was on a holiday. An employee^ at strange ( and Oo.'s stated that the accused _purchased a pair of socks and presented one ottne cheques. When : the employee/ went to get the change the accused left, leaving tne socks. The accused pleaded guilty, ana was committed to th& Supreme Oourfc lor sentence. ;/; ' - "'• ••'" ■