MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21180, 2 June 1934, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

* FRIDAY, i Before Mr E. D. Music,v, S.M.J AN OFFENCE REPEATED "This man has had his chance," the magistrate said, in sentencing John I Francis Smith, a relief worker, aged ; 25, to one month's imprisonment with j hard labour on a charge of being inj toxicated while in charge o c a motor vehicle. A similar penalty was im- ! posed for resisting a constable. Smith had been convicted on an intoxication : charge in HW.'i. ! Sub-Inspector J. l'owell said Smilh had been found sleeping in the driver's seat, of his truck. The coni stable could not wake him. and sent , for a taxi. When he was finally 'awakened lie fought, with the coni stable, and had to be carried into the ' taxi. He was not only intoxicated, but : was drunk enough to be charged with ; drunkenness. Mr M. W. Sinies, who appeared for Smilh, said accused had been helping' another relief worker. with some enrti ing. He had stopped his truck on the 'correct side of the street before he 1 fell asleep. He admitted being so i drunk that he not know what had happened. He asked for leniency, but j the magistrate commented on the pre-' 1 vious conviction and ordered imprisonment. THE FIRST OF ITS KIND "This is the first, otTence of this 'sort, but he was not quite the same | as an ordinary pedestrian," the magis- . tratcd said in fining Charles Cowpcrj j ss. without costs, for proceeding against an automatic signal on foot. | Cowper did not appear, but a statement made by him was read. The magneto of his motor-cycle had proved faulty, and he had pushed the cycle along Colombo street. He had started across the Cashel street intersection against the green light, but the red li.yht came on before he reached the other side.

AIDING SUNDAY TRADING For aiding and assisting Sunday trading, Stanley Edward Smith was convicted and discharged. Smith said that he had arrived in Christchurch from the country on a Sunday morning, and had bought some apples because he was hungry. "OLUNTARY APPEARANCES Fur cycling without lights, Robin Hamilton Kendall Thomson was lined 15s and costs, Robert Cortlandt Warrington 10s and costs, Richard Peckham 15s and costs, and was convicted and dischargeu for riding without a rear reflector. William Jack Alexander was fined 20s and costs for riding an unregistered motor-cycle and was convicted and discharged on charges of having no driver's license, no assigned number plates, no lights, no third party insurance, and failing to stop when

j requested. He explained that he was I tenting the cycle with a view to buy- ; ins it, but had returned it to the ! owner. TRAFFIC BREACHES ! The following cyclists were dealt 'with for riding without lights:—Wililiani Dunn, Christopher Leatham i Hampton, and Donald Francis Mar- | shall, 35s and costs. John Herbert ! King was convk-ted and discharged. 1 j Frai.cis Roach was convicted and disj charged, but was fined 20s and costs for obstructing the police. For riding i on a footpath, James Lockard Myers ; was fined 20s and costs. ; MOTORING OFFENCES j Jeofre Russell Bourne and Margaret | Williamson were fined 20s and costs I each for negligent driving. | For driving motor vehicles without (he required lights, Oscar Ludwig ! Anderson and Cyril Anthony Watson i were lined 15s and costs. Jose Gunj deson, Linden Charles Saunders, j Harry Sloncman, Erie -Edwin Herbert I Wat kins, and James Lane Were were lined 5s and costs. Walter Taituha ! was lined 5s and costs, and was convicted and discharged for having the number-plate of his car obscured. James Anthony Genet and Frederick Herbert Due were lined 15s and costs each for riding motor-cycles without lights, and Eric Frank Hamburger was fined 15s and costs for riding without a license. For riding a motor-cycle without a warning device, William Alfred Parker was fined 5s and costs. Julia Florence Green was fined £'i and costs for driving at a dangerous I speed. 10s and costs for damaging an electric light pole, and was ordered to pay ill 0s Bd, tlie amount of the damage to the pole. Negligent Driving- -John Henry Pressor" iMr M. J. Gresson) was convicted and fined 20s and costs, and William Robert Saunders iMr 11. S. J. Goodman), !0s and costs.