MAGISTRATES' COURT RETURNS.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 11507, 13 February 1903, Page 3

MAGISTRATES' COURT RETURNS.

The Christchurch Magistrate's Court returns for last year show that 730 personj (660 male* and 130 females) were taken into custody charged with drunkenness, as against 980 persons (805 males and life! ffmales) in the preceding rear. The cyclists who preferred the footpath to the rb.id, and got into trouble thereby, reached a, total of 236, of whom 13 were females. Other items in conviction headings are: — Theft, 132; lunacy, 71, of whom 21 were females; false pretences, 18; forgery, 14; breaches of peace, 22; obscene acts, 26 ; obscene language, 12; no lawful means of support. 44. of whom 16 were female*; felling liquor after prohibited hours, 9; retrieded children, 25, including 3 females; failing to support, 56, of whom 2 were female.-.; disobedience of maintenance orcere, 60; prohibition orders, 89, of which 9 were issued in respect of females; furious driving, 13; ill-treating animal*, 30; breaches of Electoral Act. 4; and 2U cases of truancy, out- of whom 20 of the small offenders were girls. WANTED, SECOND-HAND BICYCLES. Gamage's, high etreet, want 20 good second-hand bicycles, part payment for new Gamage £15 and £16 bicycles, Xim \ week. Wβ have sold all our second-hand bicycles, and want some immediately to supply customers. Hurry along to Coinage's, with your o".d bicycle, ,and get & new one while the boom is on. 4365 Finest eeparaior butter, lid per lb, fUstI daw quality, at Wardelk. * 6