Levin Magistrate's Court.

Levin Daily Chronicle, 12 October 1918, Page 3

Levin Magistrate's Court.

! air Page, S.M., presided at Thursday's sitting of th© Levin Magistrate's Court,-when a long list of cases was disposed of. DISORDERLY OADET FINED. W. E. A Howay, Shannon, was charged with obstructing a muster of C Company Cadets. Evidence, was given that defendant persisted in interrupting tlie parade by laughing audi talking and insubordination. He was fined.£l and oosts 7s. THEFT OP GIG L.AMP Bob George was charged with the theft of a gig lamp, valued at 10s (5(1,• the property of the N.Z. Government. He pleaded not guilty. Evidence was given to the effect that the lamp was taken -from a vehicle belonging to the Boys' Training Farm, wffich was stand, ing in a local stable. When questioned by the police defendant said, it had been given to him by a stableman. Defendant in evidence said he took the lamp from a tra.p which he thought belonged to a neighbour of his. Next morning he found it did not belong to his neighbour and he intended' to ttako it back. He admitted that his statement regarding the stableman was not correct, but saidi ihe was "flurried" wfhen questioned by the poilioe. A conviction ancl fine of £2 was recorded with costs I2s. AFFILIATION. 11l an application for affiliation, IP. AV. Coe was adjudged to be the putative father of plaintiff's child and wai ordered to pay 7s 6d weekly towards its maintenance till it reaches the ape 16, and to pay confinement espouses, £10 10s and counsel's fee £2 2s. j A DESTITUTE 'INFANT, I A 2J-ye:u' old child named iRutU | Bork was committed to the WcJlmgi'.yn { .Receiving Home. She was left v: U j the keeper of a licensed home in I<o7.iis I in April and since then her mot bur hud § disappeared and had paidl nothing to- I wards her maintenance Jxaviug aUvired- I lv deserted the child. I " oivrt,. I T. Tuna was ordered to pay J Rore £27 0s 3d, with costs £3 H, j default. ". I