PORT CHALMERS NEWS
MAGISTRATE'S COURT A sitting of the Port Chalmers Court was held on Saturday before Mr W. J. Johnston. J.P.. and Mr R. D. Poison. J.P. John Phillip Berks, a seaman employed on an overseas vessel, was charged under the Shipping and Seamens Act with being absent from duty without leave. It was stated that the captain of the vessel had found the gangway unguarded and the defendant, had been assigned to guard duty. A fine of 10s was imposed. Frederick Basil Murray was charged with drunkenness, wilfully damaging a window and refusing to quit licensed nremises. On the first charge he was fined 10s and on the second was ordered to make good the damage (4s). The last charge was adjourned till October 25.
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19400923.2.118
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Otago Daily Times, Issue 24410, 23 September 1940, Page 10
Word count
Tapeke kupu
127PORT CHALMERS NEWS Otago Daily Times, Issue 24410, 23 September 1940, Page 10
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
Allied Press Ltd is the copyright owner for the Otago Daily Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Allied Press Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in