MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 193, 13 February 1914, Page 7

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

ISY-LAW CASKS. hi the Magistrate's Court, New Plymouth. yesterday, before Mr. A. Crooke, S.M., the following cases of breaches of the New Plymouth by-laws were dcill with, Mr. 11. Tippins, the general inspector, appearing for the Borough:--I lone Kakau, for driving after sun-et without lights, was lined 3s and costs 12s. Aden lliil, for dining hori-es along a I'.orough street in which this is prohibited, was lined Lis (id without costs. Alfred George .Nixon, for footpath cycling, was lined 10s and costs 7s. Waller I'hadwick, for driving a carl round the angle of a ISorough street a! other than a walking pace. was liun! .V air! costs 7s. Defend lilt slated ihat the oH'cucc was due to his horse having "'shied." 1.. L Humphrey*, for cycling at night without a light, was lined "s (id and doim 11. liobso;!, for riding a inolor cycle which had no reentered number attached to it, was lined 3s and co-Is Bernard Martin, for having a horse ami i-art unattended in the street, was lined 3s and costs 7s. Ilciiry Nippert, for motor cycling after sunset without lights, was fined 7s lid and costs 7s. I'NRKCISTIiIiKD IiAllMAll). Florence May Paulsen, licinsee oi'-the Terminus Hotel, .New Plymouth, was charged with having permitted an unregistered barmaid to serve in a bar in her hotel on January 27, 1914. Seni'-Sergeant llaifdrell p roscVuted, and Mr. Geo. Grey appeared for defendant, who pleaded not guity. Mr. Grey stated that the barmaid ill question was merely a friend of the defendant and was not employed by her on the occasion mentioned. It had been merely friendly assistance. His client had been unaware that it would be illegal for this girl, who was a b.irnii'.id in another hotel temporarily unemployed, lo serve in her hotel. Senr.-Sergt. Haddrcll agreed with this view of the case, and a conviction without line was entered, defendant being ordered to pay 7s costs.