MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 100, 29 July 1916, Page 7

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

At the fortnightly siding of the Stratford .Magistrate's Court yesterday, -Mr W. R. Haselden, S.M., occupied the bench. The cases for hearing included a number against senior cadets for failing to render personal .service, one each for brcaebes of the by-laws and railway regulations, and a number of civil cases.

BY-LAW BREACH. Catherine j Ryan, who did not appear, was fined 5s and costs 7s for allowing a chimney to catch fire. DEFENCE CASES. A number of senior cadets were charged with failing to render personal service on certain dates. Lieutenant Gray, appeared on behalf of the Defence Department, and gave evidence as to which parades the hoys had failed to attend. The Magistrate imposed fines as follows: Thomas Farrell, costs 7s; George Collins, convicted and fined 10s, costs 7s; William Sharrock, costs 7s; Harold George Paynter, costs 7s; Louis James Bevins. 10s and costs 7s ; Alfred H. Bevins, costs 7s; Herbert McCracken, fined 10s, costs 7s; Leo Shotter, fined 10s, costs 7s; Ronald F. Healy, fined 10s, costs 7s; Phillip L. Beere, fined 10s, costs 7s; William Milton Barlow, costs 7s; and Frank Corbett, fined 10s, costs 7s. F. E. Barry was also charged with failing to render personal service. Sergeant-Major Wilson (Wanganui) who appeared on behalf of the Defence Department, said Barry failed to drill for a period of about twelve months. The Magistrate ordered defendant to pay costs amounting to 9s. QUITTING A TRAIN IN MOTION. Paul Zimmerman, who failed to put in an appearance, was charged with having quitted a train while in motion.

R.. Peattie, stafionmaster at Stratford, said Zimmerman was a passenger by the mail train on the evening of July 8. When he saw defendant, as the train was moving off, he was standing between two carriages. The guard was instructed to stop the train but Zimmerman had fallen off before it was brought to a standstill. He was under the influence of liquor and refused to give his name when asked.

Sergeant Dale said the defendant admitted jumping off the train because it did not stop at Midhirst. The Magistrate imposed a fine of 20s and costs 9s. CIVIL CASES. The Magistrate gave judgment for plaintiff by. default in the undefended civil case: R. Hannah and Co. (Mr Truby King) v. C. J. Wiley, £2 os 3d. In the judgment summons case, Samuel Spence (Mr J. R. L.' Stanford) v. J. C. Hawkes, the order was varied, defendant being ordered to pay the £6 3s by monthly instalments of 10s. In the case MeCluggage Bros. (Mr Truby King) v. William Woodney, £ll i6s 9d, an order was refused.

BOYS SELL SACKS. * Three boys were charged with stealing thirty-five sacks. Mr T. C. Fookes, who appeared on behalf of two of the lads, said twenty-one sacks were sold to one firm for 7s and fourteen to another firm for a like amount. He said that it was putting temptation in the way if people bought sacks in such large quantities from boys. The assistants, who purchased the sacks, should have known that the boys could not have got thorn in such large numbers from home. Ho thought the practice should 1, 0 discouraged. Complete restitution would be made for the sacks. One of the bovs was convicted and fined 10s, with costs 13s. The other two lads were convicted and discharged. A case of stealing a number of (isles and hinges was preferred against two of the previous defendants and another lad. One of the boys was lined 10s and costs 9s, one dismissed and the other admonished. In imposing the fines the Magistrate said he agreed with Mr Fookes that firms should not buy sacks from children.