MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 15, 18 January 1924, Page 8

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Police and summons" cases were dealt with by Mr. C. K. Orr-Walker, S.M., at tho Magistrate's Court to-day. George Lawrence, alias Patrick Johnstone, alias George Lawrence Duncan .Johnstouc, alias ,William Wilson, alias Ropp",'a!Kl.Frank Rumble we're each fined £3, the amounts' of their bail, for using threatening behaviour. , ■ Morris Domb, charged with the theft, as a Government servant, of £6 7s lid, 1 was. remanded •td ■ appear at ' Whakalahe on Wednesday. Bail was allowed as previously. ..Jfor being found on licensed premises after hours.. Waller Bannister was fined1 £1 and costs. . Edward iCloake appeared' on - charges of being found, unlawfully: in possession of firearms and ammunition. Mr. J. F. B. Stevenson, for the defendant, pointed out that the arms had been purchased from a friend who returned from • the 4 Boer War. The revolver bore the date of 1897, and one of tile rifles was choked "with dirt: Accused was' fined £5 'With costs on one charge, and convicted and discharged on the others: ■', • : Bernard Burns, for iising threatening behaviour, was fined £3 with F. Clewer, for failing to', close his shop at the proper time, and.for selling cigarettes; after hours, was-fined'£2 with costs 7s on each charge. On •similar charges, Peter ,Chan was fined 5a with costs, and £1 with costs; E. Ginsberg, £2 -with 7s costs on each charge; Mrs. A. Leilch, £2 with 7s, costs on both charges; H. Kennedy and J. Orr, for failure to close their .shops at the proper time, were each fined 10s with 7s costs. „ For failing 'to keep a time and wages book, C. E. Mullis was fined £1 with 75.1 costs. . \ ■ ■. . ':