THE COURTS.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17420, 3 April 1922, Page 3

THE COURTS.

MAGISTERIAL. SATITKDAY. (Before. Idr H. V. "WiddovrEOc, S.M.) DRUXKENXIvSS. Alfred James Hawy, c fourth offender, was c-immited to Fioio ltca, on his own application. Archibald King i leaded guilt;/ to charges of drunkenness, <if having used obscene language, and of hsvir.sr resisted the polite. He was fined 10a, in default 24 hours' imprisonment, on the first charge, 403, in default H clays' imprisonment on the second, and 20s, in default sever, days' imprisonment, on the third, ■ tho terms to be cumulative. COURT. For riding a bicycle without a light, a boy aged 1G was fined 2s Ed. A boy of 15 years was charged with having, unlawfully taken a horse and gi-y and converted them to his own use. The horso and vehicle were valued at £75, and were tne ■croperty of tho Os.'ord Presb-terian. Church. Evidence was givm that a Pr-sbvterian minister called to see tho boy's employer, and that the boy had taken advantage of the opportunity aii'l driven sway. l>oiu<r caught near Belfast. Tho bnv iml D~>n previously commuted to the Christclmrch Receiving Home, and sent out to service. He was ordered to ■come ct for when called upon. A mal" chi'd who-c m-iihcr had di=PT>peered aft»r his brill, on Oo*oW Olst, IMI, was conirtiiti'-d to the Chr<Hclvnroh Kece: ; i-iTi<r Home. Another mric <-oiVl. bc-n on Jum 19th. 19-71. vtvr, a.'«o fidmited to the homo, on it 3 mother's arjwiieation. (Before Mr Wwera "Wilson, S.M.) ADJOURNED. Leonard Itecs Wilkinson, aged 35 years, end Thomas Ferguson, aged 56 years, lor whom Mr Thomas appeared, were charged with having, on March 26th, stolen from Yee Li tho sum of 5a Cd and 10 Chinese coins. Wilkinson was aloo charged with having represented himself to be a detective, no i,o+, being, a member of tho INew Zealand Polieo Force. _ ~, ,» The Magistrate was rot satisfied with the integrity of tho interpreter, and the case was adjourned until "Wednesday to allow the services of another one to be obtained.