MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Mr W. R. Haselden, S.M., presided over this morning's sitting of the Magistrate's Court. S, Northrop and Wee On were each fined 5s, with costs, for having ridden their bicycles on the footpaths. Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXIV, 19 October 1917, Page 4

OBSERVING THE HALF-HOLIDAY

CHINESE RETAILERS IN TROUBLE

That the Chinese retailers of Hawera are law-abiding citizens and do as they are told was the opinion of Mr Houston, expressed at the Magistrate's Court yesterday, when he appeared in defence of the firm of Wee On and Co , who were been proceeded against by Mr M J Mountjoy (Inspector of Awards and. Factories) on a charge of keeping their shops open on the Statutory half holiday.

Mr Coleman (Borough Inspector) conducted the case in the absence of Mr Mountjoy He said that on the afternoon of July 4 he found Wee On and Co’s shop open, and knowing that the sale of silks and cigarettes made it necessary for the shop to close on the half statutory holiday, he informed the Chinese assistant of the fact. The assistant immediately closed the premises. Mr. Houston said that the position had since been pointed out to the defendants, they being told that if they wished to keep open on a Wednesday afternoon for the sale of fruit they must register as a fruit shop and have a separate entrance for customers who wished to purchase silks or cigarettes. His Worship inflicted a fine of 30s and 7s court costs. The Inspector also proceeded against Wong Ling Pow on a similar charge. The defendant was not represented and did not appear. A fine of £2 and 7s court costs was imposed. Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, 10 August 1923, Page 8