MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 300, 7 September 1918, Page 3

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

1 "REJOICING OVER THE WAK." Mr. F. V. Frazer, S.M., presided over the sittings of the Magistrate's Court yesterday. "I was rejoicing over the war, sir," remarked an old man, who made his first appearance for insobriety. He wns convicted and discharged. Two other first offenders were also lightly fle.ili with. A youth, 18 years of age, admitted having made use of obscene language on the Athletic Park on the occasion of a recent football nintch. It was stated that the accused had had a drop too much to drink, and was remonstrated with by a constable, but continued to yoico '>>'■* sentiments in -unguarded fashion. "I generally fine a man a £o note without any twinges of conscience in a case of tliis sort," remarked His Worship. "You want to go and wash your mouth out with lysol after that." fho accused, who was a cripple, stntctl that hir, father was at the front, .and that he. had In help support his mother, who had nine children. The accused ns prohibited, and ordered to leport nt stated intervals to the Probation Officer for a period of twelve months. He was also ordered to come up for ficiitenoe. when cnlled upon. \ John M'Mahon was fined' £1, Hth 7s. costs, on a' charge of being Wand in tho Caledonian Hotel after the ordinary hours of closing. Thomas James and George Smith, for whom Mr. H. F. O'Leary appeared, were charged with having removed sand from the Ohiro beach without authority. It appeared that James'worked for Smith, and that both had previously been fined for a similar offence. Smith was lined £5, with costs 75., and James was fined £3, with costs 7s. A motor driver named 0. W. Brown wa.s fined .CI, with os. costs, for plying for hire at the Tliorndon Railway Station without a license.