HAWERA.

Taranaki Daily News, 30 November 1921, Page 6

HAWERA.

MAGISTRATE’S COURT. A LICENSING CASE. Mr. A. M. Mowlem, S.M., presided at a sitting of the Hawera Magistrate’s Court yesterday. Frank Capon (Mr. O’Dea), of the Dominion Hotel, pleaded guilty to selling liquor after hours. Sergeant Henry said that at 7 o’clock one evening a constable had entered the hotel and found a slide from the bar open, with three men standing in front of at. The wife of the licensee had just placed two glasses of liquor before the men. When the constable entered two of the men went upstairs and one man went out of the front entrance. Sinca Capon had been in the hotel he had had a good record, and the police had never had previous- trouble with him. When the liquor was sold Capon was absent from the hotel.

Mr. O'Dea asked that in view of the previous good record of the licensee the court should deal leniently with him. A fine of £2 and costs was imposed, and Mrs. Capon, on a charge of selling liquor after hours, was fined £3 and costs.

On charges of being on the premises of the Dominion Hotel after hours Walter Bolger (Mr. O’Dea), and Malcolm McDonald, were fined £1 and costs, and John James Geary was fined £2 and costs. SEQUEL TO COLLISION. As the result of a collision, which occurred at the earner of High Street and Argyll Street on the night of November I's between a motor-car driven by Percy Pratt and a motor-cycle ridden by George E. Thompson, Pratt, who was represented by Mr. O’Dea, was charged with* driving in a dangerous manner along Argyll Street, and George Eric Thompson was charged with riding along High Street in' a dangerous manner. Both pleaded not guilty, and the two cases were taken together. Percy Pratt stated that he was driving hrs car along Argyll Street at the rate of about 19 miles per hour. Wnen approaching the corner of High Street he sounded the horn distinctly. He did not see the approach of the motor-cy ele until he was nearly on the intersection, but as soon as he saw it he put on his brakes. The cycle was coming very fast, and struck the car at the back of the front wheel, and had smashed the running board and bent the mudguard. The rider was thrown up and struck witness’ shoulder, causing him to lose control of the steering gear, and the car ran to the side of the road. The right hand front wheel of the car was broken and the tyre torn ofl‘.

George Eric Thompson said that he had come along High Street travelling at no greater speed than fifteen miles per hour. When he saw Pratt’s lights he slipped the clutch and swerved to the right. Had he been travelling at a greater speed more damage would have been done to his machine. He did not hear a horn blown. He thought the car was going at about the same speed as the cycle, at about 15 miles per hour. The* magistrate said that it appeared to him that both Pratt and Thompson hadjjeen driving in a manner which was dangerous to the public. They would each be fined £2 and co§ts. CIVIL CASES. Judgment for plaintiff by default was given in the following cases: Sam Pivajc v. Tiki Kahui, £W 10s and £1 17s 6d costs; J. Chambers and Son v. E. Rae, £1 18s 6d (18s); J. VV. Lash v. H. Moss, £2 5s (kl ( £1 5s <kl) ; F. Gilianders v. J J. Burke, £2 5s 8d (£1 3s 6d); Smith and Easton v. T. Kemp, £3 3s lOd ( £1 3s 6d) ; Goldstone and Patterson v. Joe Hokio, £24 15s (£2 13s); Matter ayd Stevenson v. Waka, £l6 Is (£3 6s); Tom Howarth v. H. Martini. £5 10s (£1 10s (id); Smith and Easton v. F. Walker, £2 12s lOd (•£‘l 10s fid).

Orders . were made in the following judgment summons cases: C. A. Penfold v. Jesse Jackson, £4 16s 4d, to be paid on or before December 21, in default five days’ imprisonment; J. C. Gillett v. R. Te Whaka, £34 6s 4d, to be paid before January 30, 1922, in default one ; month’s imprisonment. JUVENILE COURT. A boy agedII 22y 2 years was charged with stealing £2 5s in money, and goods to the value of 16s 6d, and. also with not being under proper control. He had run away from home and stolen the money and goods. A plea of guilty was entered. He was committed to the Wanganui Receiving Home, and ordered to come up for sentence when called upon. QUESTION OF WAGES. J. Cronin (Mr. O’Dea) proceeded against Edgar Herbert (M. Spratt) for payment of wages amounting to £2B for loosing after horses owned by defendant. Plaintiff said in evidence that he had been employed by Herbert to look after horses. ' He was to be paid £2 per week and board. He looked after two horses, and on occasions three horses, being employed on a place at Pihama. Defendant said that he had employed Cronin to look after one racehorse at a wage of £1 per week and rodgings. Cronin had been sent out to Pihama with the horse, and when witness went there some time later he found the horse in a disgraceful state. Witness had paid plaintiff £l5 for fourteen weeks’ work. Plaintiff was non-suited.