MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 August 1915, Page 6

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

KITTING AT NEW PLYMOUTH, The slttin;? of the New Plymouth ..':•':; jtrale's Court yesterday was presided over hy Mr. A. Cioohe, S.M. THE DOG TAX. For keeping an unregistered dog Benjamin Fox was lined us and 7= costs. BY-LAW CASE, For'riding a motor bicycle without a light William Bransgrove (Mr. 11. R. Billing) was convicted and ordered to pay costs £1 Os fid. FAILING- TO DRILL. Fred. Ilawke (Mr. A. R. Staudish) was fined £2 for failing to attend camp and 10s for failing to attend drill. Sei'gt.Major Hesp (who prosecuted on behalf of the Defence Department) said that Ilawke had attended no parades last vcar and none this year, nor had he attended camp this year. There were three previous convictions.

ABOUT A TARPAULIN. Frank Brenmuhl was cliargod with removing a tarpaulin from the goods shed at the Xew Plymouth railway station. Ik was defended l>y Mr. A..R. Standisli, who entered a plea of guilty, and said the man obtained permission from a railway porter. Hearing that the police wanted him, the accused went to the police and told thorn he had got the tarpaulin from a porter and had intended tc return it when, lie had finished with it.

Sub-Inspector Fonhy said no railway official had a right to allow anyone to take away tarpaulins from the railway. In the present case the porter denied giving the accused permission to take the tarpaulin. The Magistrate said as there was no suggestion of felonious intent he wouM only impose a penalty of 10s and costs DRI\ T K. AXD MOTOKIXG. A. B. Waldie (Mr. A. R. Standisli) .was charged with being drunk while in charge of a motor-car. He pleaded guilty. Mr. Standish said the accused was one of those unfortunate men for whom it was fatal to take liquor, spirits especially. The accused had promised counsel not to take intoxicating drink in the future. The Magistrate: Ts this the same man who was charged at Inglewood about a month ago with reckless driving? Mr. Standish: Yes. The •Magistrate pointed out that on that occasion the accused had promised not to drink again. The accused would have to give up drinking or stop driving a car. He inflicted a fine of ,C."i and costs. If the accused were charged again it would he questionable if a line would meet the case.