MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21419, 11 March 1935, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

0 I SATURDAY i Before Mr E. D. Moslcy, S.M.) IJCENSE CANCELLED Dairy Nelson Lc Comptc, a v.oodrutting contractor. aged 3o <Mr V. G. Spiller,', pleaded guilty to a charge ot being intoxicated in charge ot a muior-cycle in St.anmore road on Friday evening. sVib-Inspeclor D. A. Maclean said 111; i( ,i constable's attention bad been drawn to the accused by Ins erratic driving of the niotor-cyelc. When the accused was brought. to tlie police station be admitted that he liaxt had live drink.-. Mr Spiller said this was the first occasion in 22 years that the accused had been in trouble. His motor-cycle was necessary to his business. Counsel suggested that a fine would meet the CDJfG. Accused was fined £8 and ordered to pay costs. His license was cancelled until June 1. In default of payment within 21 days, he was sentenced to one month's imprisonment. IDLE AND DISORDERLY Charged with being idle and disorderly, Eileen Mary Holmes, aged 20. pleaded guilty. It was stated that the accused bad been under the care of the State tor some years, but recently her father had taken her away from the reformAccused was sentenced to three months' imprisonment. Wiiliam Richard Webster, a larni labourer, aged 39, pleaded guilty to a charge of being idle and disorderly It, was stated that the accused had come into town from the country and had spent all his money. Since then lie had been consorting with unclesuabThe accused said he had a job in the country to which he could B°He was ordered to come up I9 1 sentence if called upon wi hm six months, a condition bein? should leave the city within 24 horns. REMANDED Kenneth Joyce Murray, aged 24 was remanded to appear to-morrow on a charge of breaking and enteimg a shop at night with intent to commit a crime. CHILDREN'S COURT • before Mr 11. A. Young. S.M., and Mrs T. Green, J.P.) A bov charged with indecent assault on a young girl was remanded for a U For stealing three watches valued at £3 10s a youth of 18 was admonished d 'A youth charged with attempting to «teal £3 10s from a shop till was admonished and discharged. Another boy who appeared on two charges of stealing tools valued at 12s was alst) admonished and aisd Three boys, aged 13, 14, and 15 respectively, were admonished and discharged for being in possfcsaion of firearms, and discharging them to the danger of another person. The fiiearms which were air-guns, were oidered to be confiscated. The boys were represented by Mr C. S, Thomas. Mr Young remarked that it was not commonly known that it was an offence .for children under 16 to possess angiitis.