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MAGISTERIAL.

(Before Mr T. A. B. Bailey, S.M.) DRUNKENNESS. Two first offenders for drunkenness —a man and a woman—were each lined ss, in default twenty-four hours' imprisonment. REMANDED. John William Green, charged that on May 29th, at Christchurch,"he stole a .rug, valued at '20s, tne property ot William Hay ward, junr., was remanded till to-day, on the application of Chief-Detective Bishop. BY-LAW CASES. A case against William Rowe, charged with driving a taxi-cab round the corner of High and Lichfield streets at an excessive speed, and with failing to sound a bell or horn, was dismissed, tho evidence being conflicting. Mr M. Donnelly appeared for the defendant. Noel Burnett and Andrew O'Connor were each fined 7s and costs for riding their bicycles on the 'footpath. Mr Barrett, who appeared for Leicester Matson, charged with motoring without lights, exn'nined that a short circuit was responsible for the mishap. A fine of Js and costs was inflicted.

Thomas Walter Jacobs, for riding a motor bicycle at ah excessive speed over the Brougham, and Colombo street crossing, was fined 10s and costs. Robert Hannah, for driving a motorcar without a tail-light, was fined Is and costs, the Magistrate considering his explanation a satisfactory one. Harry Thomas Adams," for a similar offence, was fined os and costs. Thomas Henry Hensman pleaded not guilty to a charge of driving a car without a tail-light in Colombo street, his reason for so pleading being that his car had not reached as far as Colombo street. He was fined t ss and costs.

W. M. Shand was fined 5s and costs for leaving his car in Bedford row without lighjts. William John Emerson, charged with leaving a vehicle, with horse attached, and without some person in charge, was fined os and costs.

Claude A. Cooper (Mr Cassidy) was charrrec! with usinc insulting words to one Robert Ross Munro, tram conductor, and also with driving a motor-cycle nt other than a walking pace between tho curbing and tramcar when such car was stopped to put down and 6et up passengers. After hearing lengthy evidence, tho Magistrate dismissed both informations. James Harris, for allowing three horses to wander in Tennyson street, was convicted. MAINTENANCE.

John Stuart Sim was ordered to pay £2 a week towards the support of bis wife, for whom Mr Hunt appeared.

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Press, Volume L, Issue 149814, 30 May 1914, Page 3

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386

MAGISTERIAL. Press, Volume L, Issue 149814, 30 May 1914, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL. Press, Volume L, Issue 149814, 30 May 1914, Page 3

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