MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12776, 21 October 1919, Page 7

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

TO-DAY'S SITTING.

CHRISTCHURCH.

(Before Mr V. G. Day, S.M.)

A HARD ROW TO HOE,

A charge of entering licensed premises while prohibited was preferred against Frederick Seelou, who asked permission to make a short statement. ies, as short as possible,” said his Worship. Seelou admitted that he had entered tlio licensed promises of the Wellington Hotel, but only because it was necessary lor him to do so. Ho had made no attempt to procure liquor and asked to bo given a chance, as lie had a “ hard row to hoe.”

Senior-Sergeant Cummings said that this was Seelou s fifth breach His Worship, to accused: “If yon are brought here again 1 will punish you. Convicted and ordered to come up for sentence when called upon.” AN ORDER BROKEN. AV illiam Howell wa« convicted and ordered to pay costs on a charge of haying committed a breach of hiiTprohibition order. MAINTENANCE. Joseph Ayers was granted a varnvticn ol a maintenance order and ordered to pay £1 a week oft ins arrears. Alfred^Arthur Jackson was ordered to pay os a week towards the maintenance or children in the Christchurch Keceivinur Homo. AFTER HOURS. William Alfred Cheeseman and Sydney Lamb pleaded guilty to a charge" of bourn found oil the licensed premises of the llotherfield Hotel after hours on October 11. The police said that there was nothing unusual about the case, except that, when the sergeant found the two men in the hotel, thov said they were boarders and gave the numbers of their rooms. These statements were false

A fine of 10s and costs was imposed m each case.