MAGISTERIAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 10535, 9 August 1912, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL.

OHRISTCOTRCH. Friday, August 9. (Before Mr T. A. B. Bailey, S.M.) Drunkenness.—Three first offenders for drunkenness were each fined 6s, in default twenty-four hours' imprisonment.—George Simpson, for a similar offence, was fined 10s, in default fortyeight hours' imprisonment. Affiliation.—Joseph Turvey pleaded guilty to being the rather of an illegitimate child, and with having failed to provide for its maintenance. He was orcWed to contribute to its support at the rate of 10s a week, the Magistrate remarking that if defendant found he could not comply with the order, he could apply to the Court to have it varied. A Cheap Ring.—Malvino Wood (Mr Flesher) was charged with having stolen a gold ring, valued at 255, the property of llene Noonan. Mr Flesher 6aid that the accused was the keeper of a nursing home. Mrs Noonan, who was one of the patients in the home, departed suddenly, leaving behind her a trunk containing some of her property, including a pawn ticket for a ring. Accused got the ring out of pawn, and held it as security for money which the complainant should have paid to accused for her maintenance. The Magistrate convicted accused and ordered her to pay 10s witnesses' expense®, in dofault forty-eight hours' imprisonment. Defacing a Post.—William Henry John Wood pleaded not guilty to a charge of having affixed a notice with reference to one J. Holland to a telegraph post without permission to do so. Defendant said the charge could not stand as the summons was made out in the name of a man named Woods whereas his name was Wood. The Magistrate had the name on the summons altered to Wood, in accordance with defendant's complaint. Defendant then delivered a tirade against the police for selecting one man to prosecute when there were innumerable other organisations making use of the posts. Defendant was fined ss, without costs, the Magistrate remarking that the statute provided for a penalty up to £2O. Industrial Troubles. Louis P. Christie did not appear to answer a charge of keeping an unregistered factory. Mr Hagger said that the defendant should have registered his factory four months ago. A penalty of 10s and costs was imposed. Irregular Attendance. —Denys Hovel (Mr Upham) pleaded not guilty to a charge of having failed to make his two children attend school regularly. Mr Upham said that a certificate of exemption had been obtained. The father of the children had been endeavouring to get a certificate for eighteen months past, but had not been able to do so until he took legal advice. The children had been under proper instruction all the time, and the case should never have come before the Court. The mother was a highly cultured woman, and quite competent to teach the children. The children were intelligent, and were as well educated as the average children of their age. Mr Blank, truant officer, submitted that Mr Hovel had not complied with the Act in the education or his children . Mr "Upham: Did yon ever go to Mr Arthur Rhodes and summons him for educating his children at homo' After much discussion the case was dismissed.