MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18466, 18 May 1928, Page 5

MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

, CHRISTCHURCH. (Before Mr E. D. Mosley, S.M.) DRUNKENNESS. A first offender for drunkenness was fined 10s, with 3s cab hire, in default twenty-four hours’ imprisonment. Two statutory first offenders were fined 10s, in default twenty-four hours imprisonment. ~ . , . John Gills, on a charge of being found helplessly drunk, was ordered to pay the expenses of his medical treatment, in default seven days’ imprisonment. REMANDED. Joseph Alexander, a labourer, aged thirty, was remanded until May 24 on a charge of stealing from the house of Henry Barlow, Moorhouse Avenue goods valued at £2 2s, the property of Ada Matilda Barlow. . . Henry Patrick Moore, alias Christian Mackie, a labourer, aged thirty, was remanded until May 22 on a charge ot breaking and entering, on May 10, the house of James Gray, 237, Colombo Street, with intent to commit a crime. BY-LAW CASES. For cycling without a light, George H. Baker and Samuel Hudson were each fined 10s and costs, and Thomas Smith was fined os and costs. For cycling on the footpath, the toilowing fines were, inflicted: Glennie Bateman. 5s and costs; Thomas Burke 10s and costs; James Dyer, 10s and costs; A. Howard, 10s and costs; Jade Trist, 10s and costs. For driving a motor-car without a light, Henry M. Lynch was fined 10s and costs. Alfred-Cooper was fined 10s and co?ts for riding a bicycle without a light. For having no bell, he was ordered to pay costs, and w r as convicted and discharged for having no reflector. P. Cotton was fined 10s and costs for riding a bicycle without a light, and was convicted and discharged for having no bell and reflector. Gordon Greig was fined 10s and costs for riding a motor-cycle without a light, was ordered to pay costs for not having a license, and was convicted and discharged for having no number-plates. Thomas Hogg was fined 10s and costs for cycling without a light, and for having no reflector was ordered to pay costs. ___ —