POLICE COURT NEWS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11593, 11 January 1916, Page 6

POLICE COURT NEWS.

TO-DAY'S CASES. (Before Mr H. "W. Bishop.. S.M.) PROCURING LIQUOR. For procuring liquor while prohibited William London, George Edward Hill, William Rarnden and James Nc.vin were each fined 10s, in default fortyeight hours! imprisonment. Thomas H. Tarpey was convicted and discharged. Maurice Sheridan (Mr Malley) for accompanying a prohibited person on to licensed premises and procuring liquor, knowing that his companion was; prohibited, was fined 60s, in default one month's imprisonment. MAINTENANCE.

Goorgo Croat (iNlr A. T. Donnellv) was ordered to pay' Ms a week towards the support of his children. (>]iv</ Anderson was ordered to pay off arrears! amounting to £2 IBs at the rate of *2s (><l per week, the order being Misp-omletl in the meantime; in default one month. -, Edward .Brown, in. arrears £l-*> 12s lOd for the support of his children, was ordered to pay off arrears at (he rate of 2s per week, in default one month. AY. L. Pope, £23 is in arrears for the Support of his child, was irdewd to pay off at the rate'of : ; s txl jex week. Alfred C. Newman was ordered to pay 2s (id per week towards the Mtppenof'his father. _ William Forsytho, charged with being in arrears £2 for the support of his wife, Elizabeth Forsythe, agreed to p:iy after bis wife had been ordered not to svud hi in indecent post-cards.

RANGIORA CASES. \t the Eangiora Court to-day, before Air T. A. B. Bailey. S.M., and Air F. K. Good. J.l\ the following cases were dealt with : 1 For allowing stock to wander at lar.ro, Leonard Edv.r, H. Orchard, H. ATiles, and Hugh Al'Gibbon were each fined 2s aw! 10s Gd coste. and Charles Maddans was lined %. For cycling fit night without a light, K. B. P. Brown was fined os and costs. For failing to register under the Defence Act, Henry Duffel was convicted and discharged, the Magistrate reniarkin"- that although boys considered they had to be hunted up, the onus to register lay on them as soon as they came of ago, and in future cases he would inilict a fine. . Albert George Penvce was adjudged the father of illegitimate, twins, and was ordered to pay 10s per week, and to find one surety of £IOO. CIVIL CASES. Chas. B. Mason (Mr Van Asch) v. T. G. Ridley, claim £47 IfoSd. Judgment was given for plaintiff with costs £4 Is (id. Jud"inent summons— h. .13. 1\ .brown v. Fred Dencb. 1 13s k 2d. Defendant vas a married man with live children. Xo order was made. John Sansom (Mr \ an Asch) v. Andrew M'Laimhton. £6 13s Gd. An novder was made for paymotit of 2s per week.