COURT NEWS.

Grey River Argus, 28 February 1927, Page 5

COURT NEWS.

SHIP’S CREW LOGGED. £5 FOR A FEED. CHRISTCHURCH, Feb. 26. Twelve members of the crew of the Canadian Explorer appeared at Lyttelton Magistrate’s Court to-day before Justices, charged with impeding the progress of the ship. The men had refused the previous evening to take the ship to sea. It appears that food had been taken from the ship’s cool store, and some was found in the firemen’s quarters. The captain logged the firemen for £5 in all among twelve of them, and this was resented. On the accused promising to take the ship to sea, the Bench decided to convict the accused and order them to pay 10/- costs. FOREIGNERS CHARGED. WITHOUT MEANS OF SUPPORT. AVCKLAND, Feb. 26. At the Policy Court. Jean George Vignerone, aged 44, and Germaine Louise Vigneron, aged 35, both of French nationality, were charged with being idle and disorderly persons, with no lawful visible means of support. The male accused was also charged with being unlawfully in possession of an automatic pistol. The police stated that both accused came from Australia early in the year and stated they were going to a leading hotel, but they opened a house of ill fame in the city. When the male accused was searched the police found an automatic pistol fully loaded. The male accused admitted that h(: had arrived in New Zealand under surveillance. He said he had been in a lunatic asylum. After hearing evidence of the conduct of the premises occupied by the accused, wiio said they would like to go to Papeete, the Magistrate said that they certainly were not desirable here. He remanded both till Monday for sentence.