MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 144, 13 March 1920, Page 8

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

ALLEGED PROFITEERING

CITY GROCER CHARGED

On the representations of Hazel Edith Carroll, of Auckland, til© Board of Trade t-ook notion ajrainst Bertie Smith, food specialist, of CJourtenay Place, before Mr. B. Pago, S.M., at the Mairintrate's Court "yesterday chandns him under the proilteorink lwrislfltion with Ravine sold two bottles of Mellin'B food at a price unreasonably hitrh, to wit. 3s. 6d. a bottle, a bottle. , p .. Mr. A. Salek, who appeared for the defendant, asked the Court for an I'djournmont for «a fortnight, fitntine that !t was desired that eminent counsel should bo procured to conduct the defence. Mr. J. Prendoville (of the Crown Lav: Office) objected to the remand, pointing out that Miss Carroll was only on a visit to Wellington, and was renuired to return to her home. The Crown was rnnte prepared t<o fro on with the ''ape ritrht away, and, further, the defendant luid been warned in February that proceedings would be instituted against- h:*n. § After some further argument the Maprißt.rato adjourned the case till March /.o at 10.50 a.m. TWO YEARS' REFORMATIVE TREATMENT. Charges of theft of a bicyrlo valued at £4, tho property of Thomas Scuolflold, of Potonp, and of the theft of an overcoat valued at £6 I"?., the nroticrty of Andrew Weir, of Ohriftohurch,. were preferred against Gordon Thomas Amundsen. Tho policc Mid the Donch that Amundsen was already underline a year's reformative treatment for theft. His Worship sentenced accused to two years' reformative treatment on the ohartre of stealing the overcoat, and on the other count remand' ed him to appear at Petona.

UOKBCWED A MOTOR-CAB. Richard Henry Kdwards. alias Sjnith, appeared to answor,charges of theft of a coat and veflt valued at £3, the property of Donald Mftlhießon. of converting to his own mee Mothieson's motor-oar. and of v breach of his prohibition oraer. Jlnthieson, with a friend, went, to Anatarawa on March 7. and left his car on the road whlto he proceeded to pick black* berries. On returnine lie found the- car had ffone, bo he walked alone the road and c k amo upon t-hf* accused who was hav* in* troublo with t.ho workines. The Magistrate Bent Edwards to caol for a month on each of the major charpen. and recorded a conviction for the breach of the prohibition order. t ANOTHER WATERFRONT THWT. <

A fine of £10 was imposed on Edward IK an. who nleadcd juilt.V to it charge <:f stealing a- cheese, valued at £4. the Tiroperty of the New Zealand'ami African Shinning Company. The accused" was working on the liner Northumberland, and was seen to take the chccso away.

BREACHES 'OF LICENSING A.CT. Charges of eellin<! lio.uor after _ hours wero preferred against William Hinclifl'o Richards (licenseo of the Metropolitan Hotel) and his wife. On a recent Sunday, at 9 n.m.. Sergeant, Sweejiey saw a man named Patrick Flynn enter the he tel. and come out a littlo later with a bottle of whisky in his possession. Flynn told the < sergeant that he was a hoarder; but this was not the case. Further inauirieß were made, and it was found that Mrs. Richards had supplied the liquor. ' , ' On behalf of the defendants. Mr. H. F. O'Leary tendered a plea of guilty, i?nd stated that the defendants wero 110 longer in the business. Each defendant was tlnc'd £5 and costs £1 lua.

OTIIER PROSECUTIONS. Theresa. RubsoU was remanded for a wecli on a charce of theft of a. sum of; £19 from the person >of Lionel Geork'i-. Gosnoy. On tho application of counsel for accuoed, bail was allowed in the sum of £1W and a euroty of a liko amount. A native of France named Harry Tables admitted failing to register himself as an alien, but pleaded ignorance of the law. The police were of opinion that an honest mistake had been made, and the Bench ordered defendant merely to pay costs, 7s. l'roß3CUtion« under the Shops and Offices Act were conducted by Inspector 11. T. Bailey anainst Howarth, Sins On Kle, and Wone She for falline to observe a half-holiday, and against Sue Linn for selling cigarettes to a boy 13 years of ai;e. Howartli, Linn, and Kie were cacii fined £2 and costs, whilst She was merely ordered to, pay Court co;.K 7s. For failinu to attend drill, 11. W. Haile.v and J. D. Roborto were each lined M, and P. J. Hardymtnt was fined 10s. *