MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 July 1921, Page 2

MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

NEW PLYMOUTH SITTING. - ! A sitting of the New Plymouth' Mag-' ietrate’e Court was held yesterday, Mr.’? C, R. Orr Walker, S.M., presiding. BREACH OF PROBATION. A charge of committing a breach of his probation order w r as . preferred against Jack Austin, who jVa-s arrested at Hasyerp, on Tuesday. He had been convicted., of, false pretences in the SupremdyCourt, New Plymouth, on May 10, admitted to probation for three years. He left, "said the pTobatidtn officer, presumably for lluntly, where ‘he was "to get work as a miner, but he failed to report to the ,or probation officials. Enquiries foot .respited.; jp. his aj-, rest at Ilayvera,. Aqeused admitted th 6 oilence. He plained that/ ’lfe had intended' W’ go to' Hunil®, but'W’gdt advice frdpi"- a- friend that Were was. up - work*i&v.aitabl* at- sh« jsues; . he decid(Jd,;_tp work in Hawgj\a, but was pot He was af/pid.’ tQx.r-epdrt. to; tlie ..police adjm! was geftjng iVith paynjpiits per week n&tTtut' 3 tionwde?, and he thought he might intoWouble on this account. His Worship advised Austin that there to be afraid of in reporting to i&e police, and .if he hid explained the a lot ot have>,been averted.. Probation had been* allowed him Utt give him an of helping himself, but, if .fee kept breaking the terms the patience of the Judgp would become exhausted.! Ills Worship decided to give, amwed another chanbe, and convicted .an 1 discharged him. Austin was warne < that on a, future breach he would be brought before a Supreme Court Judge for sentence* on his previous offences. CHARGED WITH ASSAULT. A tenant’s umbrage at being called on to pay up back rent, and subsequent efforts to fcbe.k personal revenge, led to her appearnce before His Worship. Mary Cumin was charged with assaulting Ethel Grant. Complainant (Miss Grant), it was stated, was a book-keeper in the employ of Standish and Anderson, through' whom Mrs. Curran paid''frejatujf-her divelling. On a couple of elCr k -' mentioned to Mrs. Curran . ’tWt there’ were some arrears, and deferidaftt. apparently took it as a personal < The arrears not 'Having been firm issued a summons, and Mrs.' ran, evidently thinking.cmnplaffiant ivsre ! responsible, met Miss Grant in Devon Street;, and, catching hold of by arm, struck several blows. " tn stating these facts. Mr. Anderson said he had, just learned that defendant’s family was in somewhat unfortunate circumstances, and probably she felt ■hara&ed’? but such actions could not be allowed to continue. After considering the casp t His Worship said he would adjourn the hearing till August 27. and if defendant’s behaviour in the meantime was all right, the case might be dismissed. - MOTORISTS FINED. Rodney Seines was charged with ruling a motor cycle on the footpath in Weybourne Street. The informant (Inspector Day) remarked that this was .the street leading to Kawaroa Park, and there were often a good number of children .about, . "

Defendant was represented by Mr. C. H. Croker, who entered a .plea of guilty; and explained that as there was no approach over the kerbing opposite Symes’ place of. residence, he rode over ths Nearest crossing, and proceeded a abort distance along the footpath. His Worship convicted defendant, and imposed a fine of £1 lOsywith costs 7s. and said it was not a fair thing to women and children that they should have to run the .danger from cyclists riding on the footpaths. A fine of £3, with costs"7s, was imposed against T. Kttrta, who was charged, on tlie information of Inspector King, with driving -a motor .car along St. Au*byn Street at a greater speed than 15 miles an hour. The inspector stated that efforts ’ were being made to stop speeding on the route mentioned, as there was a Iht of traffic in tlie street. On this .Occasion, a .Sunday night, Kurta passed him at from 30 to 35 miles an .hoyr. , Defendant, who admitted driving his car-1 at-over the fifteen miles limit, re-marked-that fifteen miles was, a ’comparatively slow speed; in fact, he thought it was merely a walking pace. Many ears would have to change into •second gear”to reduce to this limit.

Hi.s Worship told defendant he needed a lesson if this was the way he looked at matters, and he must understand that fast driving could not-be allowed. SCHOOL ATTENDANCE. For failing to send her child to school, Lena Dinnv was convicted and fined 10s, costs 7s, this being the third information against the parent. On a first offence, Robert ? H. Early was fined 2s 6d, hosts Jack Land was fined 10s. costs 7s, in connection with the absence of his child from the technical continuation classes. Ignorance - of the terms of the Act was ■pleaded by Win. Prentice, who was charged with failing, to send his. son to continuation classes. He said he did not knotv the Act specified that when a boy had passed the ‘sixth standard, he had also to attend night school. He pointed out that the child was also learning a trade. A fine of ss, with costs 7s, was inflicted. On a similar information, Percy Brookes was fined 10s, costs 7s. BY-LAW OFFENCES. Harry Grayling, who was convicted of permitting cattle to wander on the Waitara road, was fined £l, with costs 7s, and ordered to pay solicitor’s fee £1 Is. The informant was -the county ranger (Mr. B. Tippins-)-, for whom. .Mr. R. H. Quilliam appeared. Frank Dodunski was fined £1 ss, costs 7s, for riding a bicycle at night in St. Aubyn Street without a light. For riding a motor cycle at night without a light, Frank Guscott was fined £1 10s, costs 7s.