MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 991, 5 December 1910, Page 3

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Before Mr. AY. G. Riddell, S.M.) ■ Nicri Eugenio, pleaded guilty to a. charge of absenting himself without leave from the Italian barque King Malcolm. Ho was sentenced to one month's imprisonment and ordered to pay 10s. Court costs, and £1 Is. solicitor's fee. Accused will ho placed aboard tho ship if sho sails before expiry of tho sentence.. Sir. C. R. Di.\" appeared for tlio master of tho vessel. No fewer than 95 previous convictions had been recorded against a man named Frederick Lyness, alias Black, alias . Wilson, alias Thompson, who was charged with drunkenness on Saturday morning. He was fined 205., in defaultseven days' imprisonment. James Wilson, for drunkenuess, was lined 10s., in

mronm lefault 48 hours' imprisonment, and [din Christensen, for a similar offence, vas penalised in like manner. 'A firstlending inebriate, who appeared in Uoui-t with his, head bandaged, was orlered to pay medical expenses, £1 Is., n default '18 hours' imprisonment. LVo other first offenders, who did Jiot ippcar, were each fined 10s., with the iltcrnalivo of 2-t hours' imprisonment. In the Juvenile Court yesterday a ad 13 years of age was convicted of iheffc of £4 in money, the property of i eo. Davis. Tho lad's mother, who is i widow, stated that sho was unablo :o control him. He was committed to :ho training farm at Wereroa. A sum )f £1 (is. Gd., which ho had in his jossession, was ordered to bo returned :o Davis*-