MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19809, 28 November 1919, Page 7

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

TO-DAY'S SITTING. CHRISTCHURCH. i\lr S. E. MT'artliy. S.M., presided over to-day s sitting of the Magistrate's Court. FALSE/ PRETENCES. Ernest Roland Rirdling, alias A. Bailey, appeared on two charges, one. ol obtaining on Juno 30, from B. Hansen, ..C2, by falsely representing that he was employed as manager for -Mr Andrew's, of Springfield, for his fare, and one oi obtaining from Thomas Hart on November 10, by falsely representing that, ho required the money to pay steamer freight, of two horses' belonging to Hi- Fleming, of the Bays. Accused pleaded guilty. Detective-Sergeant Connolly -mid that, on November 1.0 accused went, to Mr Tlart, secretary ol the Canterbury Club, and told Idm that he had horses' lor the show and wanted money to pay the Height on account, of Fleming. He told Hansen that he wanted railway fare to go to Andrews. Amused was a married, man, with a child. The Magistrate: What is his record? Detecliyc-iSergeant Connolly; He has' lour previous convictions, and has been, out on probation. Ihe Magistrate: He lias apparently paid no attention to the consideration, that lias been shown for him. Ho. will he convicted and sentenced to three months’ imprisonment, with ha.nl labour, on one charge, and convicted ami discharged on the other. FOCI. LANGUAGE. Albert Ernest Harwood (Mr Malloy) 1 was charged with using obscene language .and with threatening behaviour. He formally pleaded not guilty. Aft;- 1 Charles Edward Stuart Wliitq had given evidence Mr Malloy withdrew tlic idea, of not, guilty. Ho quoted accused s war and pre-war record, saying that ho had served in the Annv and the Navy, and had been won ruled in several ]daces, and gassed at Armenr.icres. Ho was a married man with a, club], Tim -Magistrate, said that no doubt accused had givou good service l-o liis country, hut during his service ho should have learned the value of selfdisciphno. He had gone away no doubt, partly to shield the womenfolk ol tlio country from insult, and vet ho had come back and used most foil! language m the hearing of women. His war sufferings might have unnerved him, and made liini tillable to indulge with discretion in liquor. However lie did not intend to imprison the man. ",H ;> .N ou consent, to the issue, of a prohibition order against you?” asked tlip -Magistrate. ;; Certainly. ’’ replied accused. (; Aery well, - ’ said the Magistrate, yon will be fined to and costs, and the- order will be issued against yon.” BY-LAW CASES. Charged wtih driving a cart at night without a light on it. Cyril Hill was lined 10s and costs. Robert Ai’Millan was fined 10s and costs for motor-cycling at night without baying a light attached to his machine Arthur A\ illiam Plummer and Sidney Brower, for eyling at night without lignts, were each lined 10s and costs. Edgar Colenso, for cycling at night without a light, and for giving a. false name and address to a constable in uniform, was fined 30s and costs. C. Hanna. was fined os and costs for allowing a chimney to catch fire. AVilliam Spronls and Hilary Rcndlo were each lined I.os and costs i'or pillion ruling. For riding a motor-bicycle without having a certificate of ability, Harold none was fined 10s and costs. A fine of 10s and costs, with witnesses’ expenses, was inflicted upon Ernest Alfred Sisson for attemptinr. to enter a moving tramcar. John.Hollingsworth pleaded guilty to a charge of having driven a motor vehicle m a manner dangerous to the public, lie was fined £2 and costs. Malcolm E. Horan. Charles .Edward M C ully, George Leonard Bowran, Afariorie Alice AVilliams, L. A. AVost, James It. Smith, Tainui Bobbins, Morgan O’Brien, Frank M'llroy, Robert Forest Marshall, Sidney George Holland, Henry George Cnicrofr. Harper, James Copland, Foster George Barker. John j Thomas Frame and Henry Duckworth j were each fined -£2 ami costs for oxi cecding speed limits. ! Most of those fined for exceeding i the sliced limit had committed the ofI fences mq the North Road. Two of I them, while admitting their guilt, protested that the speed limit of twelve miles on the road was unreasonable. 1 “Well, if you hare any reprosentaI lions regarding the matter they should | he made to the local- body concerned,” j r-aid the Magistrate to one of them, i ■' While the by-law is in existence it has to be observed.'’ Frank Hamblin pleaded not guilty to speeding on the North Road. Constable Miller said that the man was returning to town from races, and was going fnllv 2d miles an hour. "'How did you judge my speed?” asked defendant— I '' by watch or guesswork ?” “I guessed it,” replied the constable- “ It was quite plain that you were exceeding the sliced limit. Defendant: If you had a wheelbarrow with a number on ii you would get caught. Giving evidence, defendant said ho came back from the Rnngiorn races along the North Road, for the reason that if he kept to the speed limit he could not he summoned. A hoy told him that “there was a policeman on the corner taking names. - ’ “ Was it likely, in these circumstances, that I should oxemle the speed limit?” asked , defendant. “It doesn’t matter what was likely,” . said the Magistrate. “ T am concerned ’ with what happened.” ’ Defendant continued that his speed--1 j omelet- wa> registering 12-13 miles per ithour all the time. 'j A fine of C2 and costs was inflicted. '. I Sidney A'aughan was lined Ids and rests for loavittn- a, motor-car unattended. TRUANCY. Henry Hughes was lined ’is and costs for failing to send a child to school. James Cullen, similarly charged, was fined 10s and costs.