MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2349, 4 January 1915, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Mr. D. G. A. Cooper, S.M., presided over a sitting of the.Magistrate's,Couf't on Saturday morning. 'The four Chinaese who were secured iii the recent raid made by DetectiveSergeant Cassells on alleged, gaminghouses 'in Chinatown appeared on remand. ' Kem Sing was charged With being the occupier of premises at 135 Taranaki Street, and using the same'' as a common gaming-house, Wong Lni and Ah Loo with being found in a common gaming-house and . Ah_ Yung with being .tlio occupier of promises at 39 Hainiiig Street, and using the samo as a common gaming-house.. On the application of Mr. V. R. Moreditb, who appeared on their behalf, they were further remanded to January 8. James Kelleher was fined £2, in default seven days' imprisonment, for unlawfully assaulting Alexander Fraser. Peroy Williams was charged with unlawfully assaulting Edward Ryan, _ a barman, and was 'fined £2, with witnesses' expenses 45., in default seven days' imprisonment, for the same. Bartholomew Mahoney was fined £1, in default forty-eight hours' imprisonment, for drunkenness, and £2, in default sevon days' imprisonment, for assaulting Constable Petty in the execution of his duty. Alexandor Francis M'Lean was fined 10s.; in default forty-eight hours' imprisonment for using, threatening behaviour, and fined £2, or seven days' imprisonment, for using obscene language. Henry Callaghan was remanded io January 9 on a charge of b'oiug found helplessly drunk. For drunkenness, Alexander Mair, Jolm Richard Wallaco, Patrick Kaine, mid Peter Mikkolsen were each fined 10s., in dofault forty-eight hours' imprisonment, and John M'Carthy was fined £2, in default fourteen days' imprisonment. Ten members of the community who celebrated the advent of the Now Year by getting drunk were dealt with as statutory first offenders.