MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 42, 10 July 1914, Page 6

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

NEW PLYMOUTH SITTING. The Magistrate's Court, Ml'. A. C'rooke, .S.M., presiding, sat all day yesterday, the day'., business including the hearing of three criminal charges. ■BOKO fill I BY-LAWS. The, Borough inspector brought several eases of breaches -of the Borough by-laws, a.s follow: — .Fred Mace and Wm. Bowdcn, for leaving vehicles in the street unattended, were each lined 5s and costs 7s. Wm. Hardwick, failing to legi-slex 'i dog, H)s and 7s costs. jLLtreti M. Skeates', for leaving a ishop counter on the street *o as to block the footway, 5.-, nnd costs 7a. Alieliael Jone-|, proprietor of the Breakwater 'bu,s, was charged with' having failed to run the 'bit, in accordance with the advertised time-table. The driver had not been supplied with a copy of the time-table. Defendant did not appear, and on the evidence of the Vir-Tpivioi 1 , wlw saitl he lilad warned Jones, and lhut the service had been icguiar .since, a conviction and line of 10> and 7s .osts wa, imposed. SHOPKEEPERS IX TLIOUBLK. Tlie inspector of Shops and Offices, ('Mr. W. proceeded again-t Harry J. Pric ior having failed to close Ms shop at 1 j clock on Thursday, dime 18, the statutory half-holiday for shops iti the Borough of New Plymouth. 'JJlie defendant was represented' by Mr. A. Bewley. 'Jihe inspector said that the defendant was a eon feel oner and tobacconist. On the day in question be visited the j-hotj at 3.30. He a-ked the a-istant if Ui.tc wa<* any tobaceo in the .-.lmp, and >.::_■ t.oduied two laige boxe> of ciga'eU, s . Witness had previously heard cc-..:-plaints that tobacco was- being sold on Thursdays. To Mr. Bewley: He was not suggesting that any tobacco was sold by Price on Thur days. Defendant had given no notice of his intention to .alter the day of closing to >aui:..;:vs. Constable J. Wrobic;:-I.i : : ',-o gave evidence. The inspector said that the particular shop did not, come under the special ■exemption clause IS, whi.h allowed fishmongersl, fruiterer-, con;''-.'lionet's, etc., who carried on these bii-ines-- t-s exclusively, to keep their shop, open. Mr. Bewley said his. client- admitted the sale of the eigarate-, but in doing so was ignorant of the fact that it affected his rigid to keep open his shop : continuously. Price had observed the hours religiou-ly, ami had imposed no < hardship on the tobacconists by illicit sales. Tiie inspector said the cigarettes had not been exposed for sale, but had been , kept behind a frosted glass sliding door. ' There was no suggestion that cigarettes ■ had been sold after the hours allowed. His Worship imposed a nominal tine of KM and 7s costs. Willie Kong, who was represented by , Mr. A. H. Johnstone, pleaded guilty to i a similar oll'enee and was fined a- like amount. BREAKING AND ENTERING. Gordon Doyle was then charged with breaking and entering the dwelling of Raugi Watine, at Brixton, near 'Waitara, and stealing greenstone articles <;f the total value of £2O lis. Seiiior-sci ;'-:. Haddrcll. who prosecuted, said thai flu- accused had been living on ;om>- laud belonging to Itangi Watson whil; he was working for a settler in that locality, lie had become familiar with Watson',- hoii-e. where he had his meals. On June ;)<! Wats'on and his family left home for two or three days, leaving the house securely locked. When they returned the house appeared to be in the same condition, /and it was not until the day following | their return ithat the property was missed. Jt was suhseijiicutlv I rami to the accused. Rangi Watine, a native, who described himself as a fanner, gave evidence. Ho valued the mere, which wa- :inec-tral, at £2O. William Fn-e. fanner, living next to Wat-on's, said he met accused •>» the road on Thursday, July 2. between 7 and 8 a.m., going in the direction of Watson'-, place and within a mile of it. Charles Herbert Drew, of New Plymouth, jeweller, deposed to having lent •accused, who gave the name of k Allcnby, £1- on security of the meres. Delective-.Sergeaiit' lioddain gave evideuce of the arrest ot the act-used, and "f the finding of other !>i-, i-n-done articles at hi- lodgings. Aivn-rd pleaded guilty, and was Committed to the .Supreme Court lor sentence.