MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 702, 30 December 1909, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

« (Before Mr. W. G. Eiddell, S.M.)STOWAWAYS. ' A lf 1 r , cd i tew, William Itobertson, and, i nek Hardigan, three .■ stowaways, who had. arrived, by tho TJliinaroa from Sydney- on the previous day, worq each orderea to pay-44:85., the: litre/, m default .ono month's ituprisoninent. ONE TEAR'S IMPRISONMENT, roter .- Brown, alias< Albort Rigby, was sentenced to, a "year's imprisonment ''op pachiof two 6erious charges,,the terms to bo concurrent. Accused had: been arrested by a civilian in Tory Street. ■■■■'" , REMANDI®. . Josoph Victor Sly, alias Joseph Welsh- , with: having attempted- to commit suicide, was,: remanded to appear itt the Magistrate's Court :at Mastiirton' oli January 5. A roniand was aslsed for in tho cose of Harry. UritlifF, who: is charged with the commission of -a serious. joftente. - l'ho Court ordered. that' he should appear before the magistrate, at. Christchurch on January-5. [ INSOBBIETY. Thr<o first-offenders for drunkenness wero Convicted and discharged, and'four inoro were each lined 55., in default 24 hours'! imprisonment, Jantea Eoy, who hod tJato previous conviotions, was Scntencej to 21 days' imprisonment. Daniel Josop[< Lane, for drunkenness, was fined 10s., or 48 hours. . On, a second charge of damaging a Govornmoiifc telephone ho was fined/10s., and ordered to pay 25.. 6d. for Mpatys, in default 48 hours' imprisonment* > ■••v.. ■