MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2001, 7 March 1914, Page 14

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

CHARGE AGAINST A CHINESE. Gee Guie, a Chinese, was charged before- Mr, W. G. Biddell, -S.Jli., at the Magistrate's Court yesterday with having assaulted Katlilceu Van Caut, and with being an kilo- and disordorly person, Mr. J. F. W; Dickson entered a plea of ji-ot guilty on behalf of the accused, and also applied for a- remaad to March 13. .

The Magistrate granted the remand ■and fixed bail at £40.

SHOPS AND OFFICES ACT. Sing On Tie arid Co., Chinese, storekeepers, wero fined 4-os. for selling cigarettes after 8 p.m. Other Ghiii.esa merchants, Joe Lefr 8r05.,, and W. h&o and Co- \ who were- similarly charged, were fined 10s. each,

For failing to close his shop at 1 p.m. on a stat&tory h/alMioHday, Hubert Sinclair, grefior, was lined 10s,, with «osts 9s,

Mrs. E. Wilson pleaded guilty to a charge of failing, to keep a wages and time-book showing the number of howrs worked by assistants. Sho was ordered to pay Court easts 9s.

, BY-LAWS. CASES. On charges -of not having bells on their bicycles, Thos, Sutherland and Peter' Johnson wero each ordered to pay Court costs amounting to 7s, Thos, Paruell Was lined ss. and Court costs.7s., for not carrying n tail-light-on his ui.otoi'-fl-a-r.

Allan Smith, who. fade an unregistered motor-oyelo, was fined 10s. For ft similar' offence, Robert Edwin Saville was ordered to .pay Court costs 7s.

MiSCBLLANEOtIS, For insobriety, Annie Quinii Was fined 10s., and four first offenders similarly 'charged, wero leniently- dealt with. Lena Parte was fined 40s. for using certain language.

Po-f using insulting lauguage to Charles Bei'trani James on February 28, Frederick Lewis StapletoH was ordered' to pay 18s. Court costs.,. £1 Is. Bolieitor's fas., and Bs. cost's of two witnesses. The defendant was also ordered to enter into ij. bond of £1Q to keep thopeae©, Mr. W. Perry ' appeared for ■complainant, and Mr, H. F. O'Leaiy represented defendant.

Annie Dutton was made the-subject of a prohibition order.

A large iruinber of Territorials who had failed tfl attend parades were dealt with by Mr. W. G. Eiddell, S.M-, Tho tellowing Were fined:—Thos. 55.; Gilbert H, Hatchimon, 10s. j M. Ma-honey, Ss,; Maurice Pointeli, 10s.; Edward J. I'atou, os,;'Harry Warner, 10s.; Matthew Eehoo, 55..; I'erey 'G, Donaldson,- os.; Geo. H< Weston, 10s.; Ernest B, Newton,. 10s.; flit®. J. Kin. niss, I-Os,; Rfcliar-cl H. fioftttsieli, 205.; Chas. L> Wilson. The following were ordered to pay Court costs 7s;, Leonard Whitelaw, Leslie King, Alfred Arthur Howard, Goo. H, 0. Chambers, Albert Gooday, Kenneth Robertson, and Francis P.'Walsh,'

Nine charges- of failing to attend camps were adjourned to May 29, in order to give defendants an opportunity to attend the April camp, ?