THE COURTS.

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THE COURTS.

MAGISTERIAL. FRIDAY. (Before Mr E. D. Mosley, S.M.) REMANDED. Raymond George Milton Oaesar and Albert James William Grennell (Mr C. S. Thomas) waß remanded until February 21st, on a charge of rape. Bail was allowed each ac°UrmT ' n with one surety of £250, Thomas Clarke, aged 58, was remanded until February 21st on a charge of disobedience of a maintenance order, arrears amounting to £193 12s. Bail was allowed. VEHICLES WITHOPT LIGHTS. Wilfred Maitland Wicks was fined 10s and costs for driving a motor-cycle at. night without a head-light. William A. Wilkinson, for leaving his costa ° 6 w '" lout "trhts, was fined 10s and driving a car at night without lights, Harold Edward Bell was fined ss. For not £l*' ne two head lights burning Frederick W. rt;«»h„ Was .i 5s- ■ He was convicted and burninjf not ' iavin S his tail-light «_,^»- d , r . ew McGuire was fined 6s and costs for riding a cycle at night without a light. FAILED TO GIVE WAV. noS 01 ?*. 8 Leonard Felton was fined £2 and section a, " nfr t0 eive at an intßr " T^ SiD l charge Gordon William Smith (Mr Johnston) was fined £2 and costs. DANGEROUS SPPEED. co^g y ®°rt d i? on *. y Bell wati fined £2 an d three month , hce " s ? , was suspended for speed or driving at a dangerous NEGLIGENT DRIVING. T" en « tly d" vin e a motor-cycle on w!"h EdWard ,Roi was fined 20s LIST OF OFFENCES. at ?°.'i and l ste P h enSi for driving a car jfj. without two head-lights, was fined of a ' 2 r ? 0t being in PMsession , j j cense was fined ss, and was convicted ar « ed f or being the driver of a iurv to Wli» aU i e « an accldent involving inMaitland Wicks, and failing report it to the nearest police station.

For knowingly using an unregistered car he was convicted and discharged. He was fined £2 And costs for failing to give his name and address when asked to do so. A charge of alleged negligent driving was dismissed. (Before Mr H. A. Young, S.M.) DANGEROUS DRIVING. Thomas George Anderson (Mr C. S. Thomas) pleaded not guilty to a charge of dangerous driving on Riccarton road. George Thompson said he was driving along Riccarton road on December 11th, 1929. He had put out his hand to turn a corner, and had made a wide swing. He had noticed a car some distance from the intersection, but had given it little thought. However, this car had apparently been travelling at little under 35 miles an hour, as it had* collided with witness's car before he found™ CSr keen swung right driver -of a car behind Thompson's said that he ha<fe noticed Thompson put out his hand before turning. He would be travelling at about 15 miles an hour. He would be fully half-way over the intersection before he turned. A car had appeared like a bolt from the bluV and had collided with Thompson's car. This car would be travelling at fully 35 miles an hour. P. Wood, a taxi-driver, .said that he had passed Thompson's car, and had met a Chrysler car travelling at an excessive speed down Riccarton road. The car's speed would be fully 35 to 40 miles an hour. Mr Thomas submitted that the evidence ■ of the witnesses for the prosecution wag unreliable. One of the most prolific causes of accidents was the cutting of corners, and Thompson was guilty of that offence at the time of the accident. Anderson was not travelling at an excessive speed, as he had pulled up_ in 13 yards when his brakes were not working. Anderson stated that he was travelling at about 20 miles an hour,' and that he had not seen Thompson put his hand out before turning. He had. struck Thompson's car a glancing blow with the side of his front mudguard, the hydraulic brakes had been broken, he had run 'up on the footpath and had pnlled up in a short distance. The Magistrate said that he was satisfied that Anderson was travelling at a speed excessive under the circumstances. Anderson was. fined £2 and costs. ALLEGED NEGLIGENT DRIVING. Frank George Buckley (Mr R. A. Cuthbert) was charged with negligently driving a motor-truok on January 23rd. It was stated that defendant was travelling Hit along Gloucester street, and had

Btruck a motor-cycle driven by AN'ert Matthews travelling south along road. It was alleged that the* would not have taken P lac Matthe not swerved to the right, hitting ° y Th'e defence was that Matthew* Jk*4 the corner and had not given way w on his right. . ldM t After hearing evidence on botn » Magistrate dismissed the ease.