THE COURTS.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17121, 16 April 1921, Page 5

THE COURTS.

MAGISTERIAL j FKIPAY. ■ (Before. Mr V. D. nay, S.M.) druxi-:EX- v 'Ess. A first offender, '63 years of age, -was cor.Ticted and discharged. ASSAULT. Richard Henry Mildren (Mr W. F. Tracev) was convicted and ordered to ]t ° r l,avin- committed s» •«'nit V,. -.- C T;e Thielrina (Mr F. S. gilding). Counsel. for Plaintiff, enid tliat his client doc-tax collector to the Hoathcoto County C'itmcil. He lird called at plaintiff s house in the course of Ilia duty, and had out- bv the scruff or his neck. ihe defence admitted a technical _ assault, which was due, however, to a misunderstandii- = . KVADIXO A TEAM FARE. Edward Walla was collected and fined 40s and. costs, for evading paymen,- cl ii.s {are on a tram-car. On a further charge ol refusing to give his name and address ho wap convicted ut:d discharged. Aft: J. J- DougMl B'incarsd for the Tramway Hoard. BV-LAW BREACHES. ' | Vi'liam F. Kelly, a youth, on charges of ove'eeding tha fic'cd limit, speeding overva and driving a motor without » certificate of ability, was cautioned and disCh Albert Edward Moore was fined 10s and' cott, for leaving f . horse and .vehicle unattended in Cashei street for longer than ft.® Stat?, James Kearney, and Valentino liamptoi) were each lined os and cos « for cycling on the fcotpath. , For riding motor-cycles without Thomas Alan Fleming and Dcraglns w* were each fined 20s and costs A charge against Co:; of using an unregistered motor 'Surcharges of speeding Arthur G° r don Webster was Vfiiied £2 and costs, Hiclupd Sarjeant il and awts, and France Hellish and ordered to pay witnesses Noel Jarvis, for motoring over the Hornby railway crossing when Uic line was not clear, was convicted and ordered to pay C °Jame3 Watt?, for Keeping over an interaction was fmfd 20s and Un a similar charge, Thomas Edward Stevenson whs fined 10a and. costs. " •' , ' Ralph Wilson, aged 15, was cautioned an discharged for cycling_ without lights. . H Row© was convicted audi orderetnay costs for blowing surface wa>er to enter Sewer, contrary to the Chrwtchuieh Era ago Board's by-laws. Mr R. iippeared for complainant, Diehard Kni 0 h "IVliitUnston. ■ r j J W. Pa in ten (Mr J. Godfrey) was fined & for permitting a cow to graze in :l nlfico Mr F. S. Wilding appeared for tae Lnplainunt, Walter Eugene ' Aitlmr Halstead was fined. 03 cattlo to stray. He w also fined*.2l for , rescuing the cattls. D - " dismissed. • Walter Prime proceeded agtfinst Tom Kelly (Mr W. F. Tracy), on a charge of common assault, and applied for sureties of the peace. The case was dismissed for lack of prosecution. informant being ordered to pay cos.a., A case brought by Walter . Prime and Man Prime against Mrs Kelly, application foi sureties of the peace, waa also dismissed.