COURT NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 November 1928, Page 6

COURT NEWS.

CHINESE FINED

by telegraph—PßESS'assn., copyright,

AUCKLAND. November 16

“ Do you not think the penalty is a little bit out of reason?” asked 31 r Dickson of the Magistrate, Mr Hunt, in the Police Court, when I‘ong 1 ing, a Chinese laundryman, aged 34, was fined £2O on a charge of overstaying a temporary permit to remain in New Zealand. The Magistrate: No, I do not think it unreasonable.

Counsel: His only reason for not leaving was because he had no money. The Magistrate: They always pay their fines. Counsel: Their countrymen pay tor them. However, it is one way of getting revenue for the Government, but 1 should not think the Government would want it now it is likely to have a £70,000,000 loan. The Magistrate: I cannot speak on that.

GAOLED' FOR THEFT.

WELLINGTON, November 10. Five unemployed seamen appeared ‘bclforo Mr Page. S.M., charged with drunkenness and the theft of two bottles of liquor, and two measures, valued at £5, from the Foresters Arms Hotel. . The story of the licensee was that he had refused to serve the men. < left the bar, and on returning, found one df them behind the counter, and took a bottle from him. The men left the hotel, and the licensee communicated with the police. The five men were arrested m othei hotels. The men were: William Henry Smith 29: James Cope, 31; John MeAuley, 27; Stephen Ottoole, 29; Michael James Coyne, 51. The Magistrate said it was clear that Cope and MeAuley were guilty o' L l,cft. Each would lie sentenced to of days. There was a doubt about the others, who were discharged.

1750 DAMAGES

AWARDED INJURED -MAN

AUCKLAND. November 16

Arising out of the collision at a street intersection, between an or motor wagon and a light trick, t>' jury in the Supreme Court awarded U 750 eeneral damages, and hi2 medico expenses, to an elderly man named I*’cl ward Compton, against the Vacuum Oil Company. Compton was crossing the strec vlmn the collision occurred and plain tijf was seriously injured through being struck by the wreckage of a l'.gh'"ft was held that the driver of the oil wagon was negligent, the conten tion being that as the other veh.ch was approaching Ifrom tin 1 ngi > 1 should have given way to it.

N()X-R EGI STK 1’ ED AIK’II ITECT. WELLINGTON. Xovom’er I<>. t, barged with having used the namo s,url title of a registered architect. \losiinder Mcßain Stewart, of Bleu lif.im. was to-day h.nal Co and costs. It was explained that Stewart had been elected an associate in Scotland lmt the Magistrate did not consider this entitled defendant to use the term complained of. TMEET CHARGE. AUCKIi AND. November Id. Two charges of stealing a total ot belonging to the Auckland Git;. Rodeo of the Antedeluvian Order o' Riiffaloes. were admitted at the Polio' Court hv Charles Gordon Lindsay, r clerk, aged 34. Chief Detective Hammond said that J.indsav had been acting as Secretary i,nd had collected the money winch he converted to his own use. He had never been in trouble previously. Counsel said that Lindsay, who was married, had been out of work for soim time, and no doubt this led to his inking the funds. It was a ease inprobation, subject to accused’s making restitution. The Magistrate. Mr Hunt, remanded accused until to-morrow for sentence, for the purpose of obtaining a repoU Irom the Probation Officer.