MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17170, 13 October 1923, Page 12

MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

V TO-DAY’S CASES. m CHRISTCHURCH. H •5$ 3H(Before Mr Wvvern Wilson, S.M.) DRUNKENNESS. “jjjFA first offender was fined 10s, in default forty-eight hours’ imprisonment. George James Prondergast, a second -Offender, was fined 20s in default seven days’ imprisonment. AN OLD REMEDY. A boy aged fifteen pleaded guilty to a charge of attempting to steal a •pot-light valued at £2. • Chief-Detective Cameron said that the boy did not appear to be under proper control. Hri brother had been before the Court on a charge of burglary early in the year. ; The Magistrate said thah.the family was not going the light way, and the children were not under control. •• I’m going to try the good old fashioned remedy,” he said, “ you are sentenced At receive six strokes of the birch from a constable.” SMALL BURGLARY. Two boys each aged 11, pleaded guilty to a charge of breaking and entering at New Brighton and stealing two bicycle pumps and and rat trap valued at 7s 6d. Senior-Sergeant F. Lewin said that the boys had broken into a shack near New Brighton and stolen the property, js The Probation Officer said that one pov lived in good In me conditions and |n.s conduct at school appeared to be quite satisfactory. The other boy was not so fortunate, and it was thought that ho was somewhat dull. Both boys were ordered to remain under the discretionary control of the Probation Officer, one for three months and the other for six months. OTHER CASES. A child aged two and half years Whose mother .was in indigent circumstances was committed to the C'hristi church Receiving Home and ordered rto l>e brought up m the Church of England Faith. BY-LAW CASE. J k A boy aged fifteen was fined 5s for * cycling on the f ootpath.