MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17179, 24 October 1923, Page 8

MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

CHRISTCHURCH. (Before Mr VVyrern ‘Wilson, S.M) DRUNKENNESS. A first offender was fined 20s, the amount of his bail, in default iortveigbt hours’ imprisonment. Another first offender was fined ss, in default twenty-four hours’ imprisonment. WATERED MILK. Albert J. Clarke (Mr Thomas) pleaded guilty to a charge of selling adulterated milk, and a further one of selling milk not up to standard. Evidence for the prosecution stated that the milk sold by the defendant in the Cashmere district contained 7.27 per cent of water. Mr Thomas said that the defendant was unable to explain how the water got into the milk. He had been carrying on business as a milk vendor for a good many years, and during that time he had always been very careful with his cans, and nothing had ever gone wrong before. The Magistrate said that he did not believe that 7.27 per cent of water had crept into the milk. The defendant was fined £-5 on each charge, and was ordered to pay costs. Thomas Lamport was charged with having sold milk adulterated with water, and with having sold milk which was not up to the required standard. The evidence for the prosecution was that the milk contained 16.36 per cent of water. The defendant Raid he did not know how the water got into the milk. He had bad. an analysis made of it and it showed that there was just a little over 3 per cent of water in the milk. The defendant was fined £5 on each charge. A NIGHT AFFRAY. William Charles Mundv (Mr Thomas) pleaded not guilty to a charge of being disorderly while drunk, not guilty to a charge of having assaulted Aubrey Emerson Sinclair Lloyd, and guilty to a. charge of procuring liquor during the currency of a prohibition order. The complainant Lloyd said that he wa« standing at Cashel -Street corner about 11 o’clock at night on October 13, waiting for the Sprcydon tram, when the defendant came up to him using abusive language and struck him a blow on the back of the bead which sent him rolling into the gutter. Evidence for the defence showed that both the men were under the influnco of liquor, but the trouble was brought about through aggressiveness on the part of Lloyd 'Hie Magistrate held that Mundy had not committed an assault, neither had be been guilty of disorderly conduct. These charges were accordingly dismissed, but for a breach of his prohibition order he was fined 20s. LAWN MOWER MISSINGEarl Hazel dine and Albert Edward Porter were jointly charged with having stolen a lawn mower valued at £4, the property of Mary Priscilla Taylor. The accused were remanded to appear on October 31. and a bail of £SO was granted to each of them. SUNDAY TP. ADING. Walter Prince was fined 20s on each of two charges of having sold tobacco on a Sunday.

LYTTELTON. (Before Captain A. Matchwell, J.P., and Mr F. Anderson, J.P.) Timothy Delaney, alias Sullivan, pleaded guilty to being drunk and using obscene language yesterday in Norwich Quay. He was convicted and discharged on the. first charge. On the second charge he was sentenced to one month’s imprisonment with hard labour.