SAJ.,\T VlNCE ''.UESDA Y, 18 DECEM'BERl, 1951.- (No. 66).. 397


 -contributed to the failure by the Police POLICE NOTICES.
 to give the. required warning, a close
 ,Scrutiny of section 50 discloses that in POLICE BAND.
 the'event of such failure two other -
 courses are open io the Police, namely :-- The public is notified .that the Police
 (1) service of a summons within 14 days Band will give the following perfor-
 of the commission of the offence. or (2) dances during the Christmas Season:-
 within 14 days service of a notice of the December 20th at 8 p.m.-Carols and
 intended prosecution specifying the Community singing--Governmint
 nature' of the alleged offence andl the Office.
 time and place of its commission. It December 23rd from 8.30 a.m.-Car-
 appears clear to this Court that the ols-Mental Hospital, Thompson
 object of these two alternative con- Home, Fort Institutions, Prison.
 editions precedent to a prosecution is that December 25th at 6.30 a.m.-Carols-
 one or other should be given effect to War Memorial.
 when for some reason or other the warn- December 25th at 11.45 a.m.-Car-
 ing at the time the ofence was committed ols-Colonial Hospital.
 has not been given. It is not contended 14th December, 1951.
 that either alternative course was resort- -
 ed to by the Police. GENERAL ORDER.
 In the opinion of this Court the words -
 at the time the offence was committed Bands, singing processions and other
 mean what they say and nothing else. holiday gatherings will be permitted in
 In the circumstances it follows that the the town of Kingstown and other towns
 Police in this case failed to comply with from Monday 17th December, 1951, to
 -the requirements of section 50 of the Wednesday 2nd January, 1952, from
 Ordinance under which the appellant 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. (Sundays excepted) ex-
 was convicted and the conviction cannot cept on the following public holidays-
stand. Tuesday and Wernesdav 9+kh ,a O9+h


 In view of this holding there is no
 necessity to consider the third ground
 of appeal in which it is alleged that the
 learned Magistrate prejudged the issues
 because of certain utterances he is said to
 have made before the conclusion of the
 case. It is obvious that a consideration
 of this submission would necessitate the
 taking of fresh evidence by this Court.
 This appeal is allowed and the con-
 viction quashed. As the point on which
 this appeal has been decided was not
 raised in the Court below, no order is
 made as to costs.

 ALEX. R. COOLS-LARTIGUE,
 Puifsne Judge.

 STr. VINCENT.'
 10th December, 195,1.



 DEPARTMENTAL AND
 OTHER 'NOTICES.

 EDUCATION NOTICE.

 INTERNAL EXAMINATION-GIRLS'
 HIGH SCHOOL.

 The Internal Examination for 1951
has been awarded to JOYCE GLORIA
WINIFRED PETERS.

 J. M. BUCIIAN,
 Headm stress.

GIRLS' HliHiit SCHOOlL.
 18th December, 19]51.
(E. 1111948).


December, 1951, and Tuesday and
Wednesday 1st and 2nd January, 1952,
when the time will be from 6 .a.m. to
6 p.m.
 W. I. RANDOLPH, Lt.-Col.,
 Superintendent of Police.
 OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT,
 POLICE HEADQUARTERS,
 KINjG.;TOWN,
 11th December, 1951.
 (A 24/1951).

 ELECTRICITY DEPARTMENT.

 The attention of all consumers is
 drawn to an amendment, No. 110 of
 1951, to the Electricity Supply and Re-
 frigeration Regulations gazetted. on the
 13th November, whereby the reconnec-
 tion fees i'or consumers 'who have been
 disconillnct-d 'for ae rc:lls of accoilnts
 have been amended to :-
 (a) Places within a radius of half a
 mile from the Power Station, a
 minimum of 50c.
 (b) For places hieyond a radius of half
 a mile from Ihe Power Station,
 a minimimn of O(c., with an in-
 crease of 30c. per mile up to a
 m11aximumIiI of $1.410.
 T'liese charges will -c(nme into iimme-
diate fflect.
 C(nsuniiers are rijqutiest'(d to read the
I iotiee ait the leld (If their bills, which
requires payment of' accounnt by the
15Ith olf ech ltmonth.
 .J. MAIONEY,
 Arliiig S uper inlendent,
 l tlriiity 4d T'elephone Department.
 7th D!)ceiber, 1951.
(P. 23 1943).