THE COURTS.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18217, 30 October 1924, Page 5

THE COURTS.

MAGISTERIAL.

WEDNESDAY. • (Bcforo Mr Wyvcm Wilson, S.M.) ARMS ACT BREACH. Alexander McCaughan, for being in possession of an unregistered firearm for a longer period than seven days, wa« convicted and lined 10s and costs. The. weapon was forfeited OX LICENSED PREMISES. William Simmonds was convicted and fined 20s and costs for having been found on the 'licensed premises of the Railway i£otel after hours. REMANDED. Timothy O'Connell (Mr A. J. Malley) and James Patrick Madden (.Mr W. F. Tracv) were remanded to appe.ir on Wednesday next on a joint charge of having broken and entered the shop of Ruby Barrar, Christchurch, and stolen preserved fruits, valued ut 7s (id. Bail was allowed. MILKMEN FINED. William Bcggs. was convicted and fined £3 arid costs amounting to £1 19s Cd for having sold milk below standard. George Edgar, for a similar offence, was dealt with in a like manner. George Gray, for having sold milk below. the standard "was convicted and fined £& and costs, amounting to £2 19a od. William Stevens was convicted and fined £3 and costs, amounting to £1 0s Cd for ft similar offence. ADJOURNED.

Ivy Violctte King proceeded against Grace Empson for sureties of the peace, because sue alleged that defendant had assaulted her at New Brighton on The case was adjourned to (November sth. SHOPKEEPERS CONVICTED. . Mario McNish, a, shopkeeper, was convicted and lined 20s and costs for having failed to close, her shop at the hour prescribed by law. . Olive N'athun, a shopkeeper, wus convicted and fined iOs and costs for having possessed an unstamped weighing machine and weight.. IXCOMK TAX cas e_ The New Zealand Glue Co., Ltd. (Mr A. !•". Wright), pleaded guilty to a charge of having failed to render a. return of assessable income for the year ended March 3Ut, jg-2-4. Mr Wiicht said the breach was purely inadvertence. The Magistrate said it was »n inadvertence that had become habitual. The company wan convicted and fined £."> and costs, amounting to JE3 10s.

IN OTHER PLACES.

CHARGE OF EXTORTION. (T1193 ASSOCIATION TKLEOBAK.) AUCKLAND, October 23.

In Iho Supremo Court Lena. Blazina, a married woman, km charged with extortion ::t Waipu.

i\. Silt, a. gum digger, etaicd that at a church, lazaar h<« and accuseds husband lied guessing the lc.:gth o: a piece cu string. In the deciding trial i'.o (Xitz) wen a ten set. Ac;isrd later wrote a letter marking allegations against Nitz's character, and threatening exposure unless iho f.ci St nan e.uriiet).

Mr Justice, llcrdcnan, af;ur hearing tlio evidence, instructed the -jury to brwj;- in a verdict of fctr.U/, icrmaliv sentenced accused to twelve m'nths' prebvtion, stating that tbe sentence would be cancelled if the Court of Appeal decided tha: no crime had been committed, the leral question bcinjr that accused extorted the tea set, not for herself, but for the committee-. AFTER AN ALTERCATION. (PEESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) GISBORNE, October 29. If tl-e lcsult cf an -dtercat-on outside the o!>.-r.i House, Grant McDonald wm aT^^ last evening on a charge of causing I-.*-- \\\ Carter bodily harm. C ■'- « leir was broken. . , „i Accused wu remanded for MgW*;*'.".; his -|- ■" f»"rt tha mormng- _■