MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Shannon News, 23 August 1929, Page 3

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

LEVIN SITTING. The monthly sitting of the Magistrate's Court at Levin was held yesterdav, before Mr J. Logan Stout, S.M. CYCLING WITHOUT LIGHT AND REFLECTOR, On the information of Borough Inspector Guinan, E. Locke was charged (1) that he rode a bicycle at night on July 25th without a light, and (2) that on the same occasion he rode "i bicycle not equipped with a proper reflector. The Inspector stated that the defendant rode down Queen Street at .3.45 p.m. on the date named; it was v'erv dark, and had been raining. The defendant, who did not appear, was find ss, with costs 10s; on each charge. PENALTIES ON MOTOR CYCLISTS. Charles Frank Dobson was charged that, on July 6th, he rode a motorcvle which was not equipped with an efficient silencer, and that he rode it at a greater speed than 20 miles an hour in Oxford Street. The police intimated that a letter had been received from the defendant, practically admitting the offences. Inspector Guinan stated that on the date mentioned, a Saturday, at 1.10 p.m., he was standing outside Milnes Garage and saw a motor-cycle come from the southerly direction at a speed of 45 miles an hour. He signalled the rider to stop, but the latter carried on. The "cut-out" was open and was very noisv; he could hear the exhaust when it was at least a-quarter of a mile away. On each charge, a fine of-£2, with costs 10s, was imposed. The police charged Nelson Victor Batt that, on July 9th, at Levin, being the driver of a motor-cycle in Oxford Street, he did fail to keep to the left of the centre line of the road. Constable Bagrie .stated that the defendant was leaving Allmand's bowser station and came out of the right-of-wav at such a.speed that he ran to the right-hand side of the road and struck a motor-lorry, damaging it, In giving evidence, Constable Grainger stated that when the defendant left the bowser station, he travelled half a chain, and then tried to turn round on the road. The speed at which he was going was too great. There was a motor-lorry coming from the opposite direction; it pulled on to the footpath in an endeavour to avoid the defendant, but he struck it right in the centre.' The constable spoke to defendant, who said he had been travelling too fast and could not get round in time. Defendant alleged that his clutch had jambed, but when witness saw him leaving the bowsers he was coming out pretty fast. The penalty inflicted Avas £l, Avith costs 12s.

STRAYING COWS. The Shannon Borough Council, for which Mr E. T. Moody appeared, proceeded against Arthur H. Richards with a charge that, on August 3rd, being the OAvner of 15 cows, he did allow them to Avander in Stout Street. The Ranger, Daniel Ellwood, stated that he found the cows grazing in the street. Two small boys came along just as he was going to put the cows in the pound, and he put the cows in the paddock. Defendant was fined £l, with costs Mrs M. Davis pleaded not guilty to a charge of having allowed three cows to be at large in Plimmer Terrace on August 4th. The Ranger stated that he found the three cows grazing in the main thoroughfare, nobody being in charge or them. He could not get them in the pound, and had to hand them over to Mrs Davis. Defendant stated that the Ranger was waiting to go to Foxton on the bus, on Sundav morning, August 4th, and it was while he was waiting that the cows got out, He collected one shilling as driving fee, then went aboard the bus for Foxton. In answer to Mr Moody, defendant stated that her cows had been reported before for being at large, but they had been grazing outside the Borough for a long time. The fine imposed Avas 10s, with costs of a like amount.

NEGECT OF FOUL BROOD.. Mr D. B. Robinson, of the Apiaries Department, brought a case against William Laing, jun., charging him that, at Iliakara on April 18th,_ m failed to comply with written directions to takejf measures to cure the disease of foul brood and to remove any infection from his apiary. Defendant pleaded guilty. . Mr Robinson stated that the defendant's apairv was inspected on November 14th, 1928, and notice was sent to the defendant to treat the disease. The treatment was to have been carried out by December 10th. The apiary was again inspected on January 17th, and if was found no treatment had been carried out. Further notice was mailed on February 4th, with instruction that the treatment be given by the. 20th of that month. An inspection was made on March '2sth, and no treatment had been carried out. The defendant asked the Inspector to go round the hives with him and show him the diseased ones. Mr Robinson visited the apiary on April 19th, and found 14 diseased hives out of 24. He instructed the defendant to bum these, and he did so, but it had taken him nearlv six months to come to this point and in the meantime the infection had been allowed to spread throughout the district. Three notices had been sent to 'the defendant, and five visits paid in all. He had taken up considerable time last year through not treating his bees, and the Department had shown him a great deal of laxity. The hives became so bad that they' were beyond treatment and he had tQ destroy them. Defendant said he had thought that when he shifted the apiary from Bruce bad to its present location he would

have more time to attend to the bees, but as things turned out he found that he had less time instead of more. Before he removed the hives, they AA r ere all supposed to be clean. The Magistrate asked-the officer if much damage had been done in the district through the infection. Mr Robinson: It is impossible to say until the examination takes place again this spring. There are quite a number of bees around Levin and Ihakara.

Defendant stated that his apiary Avas quite a long way from any other. A fine of £3 was imposed, with costs 10s.

BREACH OF THE LICENSING ACT,

Information was laid against the licensee of the Manakau Hotel, George Henry Primmer, that on August Hth he sold liquor to Samuel Owen Meredith Avhen the premises were required to be closed; also that, on the same occasion, he sold liquor to William Hammond. Mr RaAvlins appeared for the defendant, who was present and pleaded guilty. Inspector Whitehouse, of Palmerston North, avlio conducted the case for the police, stated that on the date named, a Sunday, about ha If-past ten in the morning l , the hotel was visited by Meredith, avlio admitted that he had two or three drinks. The young man's excuse was that it Avas his birthday and he invited the other man in to have a drink Avith him.- The Department Avould be content Avith evidence relating to the first man, if the Court would AvithdraAV the charge relating to the sale to Hammond.

The second charge Avas accordingly withdraAvn.

Counsel stated that the remaining charge Avas the first that had been preferred against the defendant in this district or in any other wherein he had held a license. The defendant had not seen Hamntond, who apparently came into the hotel and stood around a corner. His Worship said he Avould fine the hotelkeeper £5, with costs £l. He wa s not going to ulloav the other two .men witnesses' expenses. He thought that, in a sense of fairness, they would pay the publican's fine for him. JUDGMENT RESERVED.

Judgment Avas reserved in regard to charges against Evan H. Jones, licensee of the Levin Hotel, of selling after hours and keeping the premises open when they Avere required to be closed, at 8.30 p.m. on July 6th, and against Richard Watts of having been found on the premises on that occasion. A Report of the case Avill bo published in our next issue, UNDEFENDED CASES. Judgment was entered foivthe plaintiffs, for the amounts named in the folloAving undefended Advances.v. S. N. Stilwell, £ls 15 5 .3 d, costs £1 3s; HoroAvhenua County Council v. Jessie Dalzell, £ll 16s 6d, costs £1 ss; F. LoAve and Sons v. Ngarori Kingi, £1 ss, costs 14s; same v. Ben Stickles, £3 0s 9d, costs £1 Us 6d; same v. Paul Tamihana, £6 12s 6d, costs £1 10s 6d; same v. Keheke Taueki, £2 10s, costs £1 9s 6d; W. D. Duff v. W. Campbell, £7 17s lid, costs £1 14s 6d. JUDGMENT SUMMONSES.

Orders Avere made on judgment summonses as under: —•

W. W. Tindale to pay L. J. Hunter £4 at the rate of, £1 per month; in default five days. J. Powha "to pay J. Krivan £1 3s forthwith; in default three days. Charles Cole to pay 11. E. Keys £8 15s 5d at the rate of £1 per month; in default seven days.

Norman Barnctt to pay W. G. Benning £8 13s 3d at the rate of £1 per month; in default seven days. Percy MeLcavcy to pay E. Allmand £3 7s forthwith; in default four days. W. Waitere to pay G. W. Kingsbeer £l3 8s 6d at the rate of £l'per month; in default 14 days. Tau Wehipeihana to pay C. H. McMillan £9 3s at the rate of £1 per month; hi default seven days. Toia McDonald to pay 11. E. Webb £3 at the rate of £1 per month; in default four clays. W. Waitere to pay Weraroa Stores, Ltd., £24 19s 8d at the rate of £1 per month; in default 21 days.

Chappie McDonald to pay H. E. Web > £3 3s Od at the rate of £1 per month; iji default four days. No orders were made in .the following eases: —Maling and Co. v. C. Young, £2.1 2s; Aladdin Industries, (Ltd., v. C. Young, £ls Is (id;.Laery and Co., Ltd., v. Horo Karauti, £4O 19s lOd; R. 11. Harper v. Hugh White, £ls IPs Gd

A contract of £96,700 has been let by the Massey Agricultural College Council for the erection of the new main block of college buiMings !on their site at Palmerston North.

Many claims have been made during the past few weeks for the £IOOO offer of a prominent English newspaper to anyone who can produce plants of the fragrant musk. The secretary of the Auckland branch of the New Zealand Institute of Horticulture, Mr N. R, W. Thomas, states that about 30 applications have reached him, mostly from Taranaki and Canterbury. A Taranaki lady writes: "Last year I had* a pot of musk, with its yellow flowers, in my house. It dies out in the winter, but comes back in the spring. About November 1 it bursts into flower. The scent is strong when in flower, although the delicate green leaves are scented as well. I am sure the plant is'the one spoken of, and when it comes up I shall send as many of the plants as you wish to forward to the proper quarter." If the claims can be proved, Mr Thomas says, it will be the delight of many thousands of people throughout the world. He is making arrangements to forward the plants tj England.