MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21376, 19 January 1935, Page 3

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

FRIDAY (Before Mr H. P. Lawry, S.M.) THEFT Talbot Wight Smith (Mr K. J. McMenamin) pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness and not guilty to a charge of stealing a bicycle, valued at £7, from Frank Otto Mathieson at Addington on Thursday. Sub-Inspector D. A. Maclean said that Smith took the bicycle from outside a shop when intoxicated. On the first charge Smith was fined 10s, in default 24 hours' imprisonment; on the second charge he was fined £2 and ordered to pay costs, being given seven days in which to pay. Harry Thomas Betts, aged 37. and George Benyon Carey, aged 33, 'were jointly charged with stealing from Charles Fitzgerald, on January 15, a suitcase and contents, together with £3 in money, the total value being £9 10s. They were remanded until January 25, bail being allowed to Carey, himself in £SO and one surety of £SO. TRAFFIC CASES (Before Mr H. P. Lawry, S.M.) For cycling at night without a light the following were fined and ordered to pay costs:—William Henry Barkle, Stanley Thomas Blakley, Phyllis Rosaline Bray, Clifford Stanley Collins, Nicholas Drury Taylor Duke, Arthur Gladstone, William Patrick Hickey, Malvern Leitch, William Malcolm Leitch, Alfred Warner, Frederick Norton Semb, Violet Gamblin, Jack Hutchinson, Frederick Morton Mauger. Arthur James Philp, Lawrence Soull, and James Wilson, 15s; Colin Kelh\ 10s; Basil Daniel Buckley and Frederick MnLure, ss. For the same offence Kenneth Pearce was ordered to pay costs. No reflector; Alfred Warner, charged with having no reflector on his bicycle, was ordered to pay costs. A charge of not having a bell was dismCyclii*g on footpath: Fox cycling on the footpath William Newton Chilman, William John Richards, L>' le , Watson, snd Iris Woods were each lined and ordered to pay costs. " Obstructing a constable. For wil

fully obstructing a constable in the execution of his duty William Malcolm Leitch was fined 10s and ordered to pay costs. Negligent driving: On charges of negligent driving Samuel Douglas Chaston, who pleaded not guilty, was fined £3 and ordered to pay costs; William John Hack was convicted and ordered to pay costs; Norman William Clark was fined £2 10s and ordered to pay costs. A.t the same time a charge against Eric Hugh William Sandford (Mr C. S. Thomas) of failing to give way to traffic on his right at an intersection was dismissed. Max Thornton George, charged with cutting a corner, was fined £1 ana ordered to pay costs. For driving his motor-car backward an excessive distance William Bernard Page was fined 10s and ordered to pay costs. For failing to give way to traffic on his right Thomas Wes.ey Southan was fined 10s and ordered to pay costs. Insufficient lights: Trevor Wilson was fined 5s and ordered to pay costa for driving a motor-car with insufficient lights. No lights: For riding a mctor-cycl« at night without a light George Ferguson was fined 15s, and George William Kirk and Bert' Edwin Davey ss. They were ordered to pay costs. Robert Alexander Johnston, on a charge of driving a motor-truck without lights, was fined £l, and ordered to pay costs. For driving a gig at night without lights Maurice Grey Annett was fined 15s and ordered to pay costs. For driving a motor-car without a tail light, Thomas Bond was fined 5s and ordered to pay costs. For driving a motor-car with insufficient lights, Ronald James Davidson received the same penalty. For driving a motor-car with no tail light, John Cornish Newton was ordered to pay costs. No License—For driving without a license, George William Kirk was fined £l, and for having no tail light on his motor-car, ss. He was ordered to pay costs. Unregistered Vehicles—John Edward Duncan, for using a motor-bicycle bei fore receiving the enc'.o- i certificate 1 and license from the registrar, was fined 5s and ordered to pay costs. t Donald Colin McDonald, for failure to notify the sale of a motor-cycle, was fined 5s and ordered to pay costs. Dangerous Riding—For riding his motor-cycle in a dangerous manner, Thomas Darling was fined £2 and ordered to pay costs, and a similar penalty was imoosed for riding without a light. His license was suspended until ! next February. Bert Edwin Davey was fined 10s and ordered to pay costsEdison Wilson Hardaker was fined £3 and ordered to pay costs for riding his motor-cycle in a dangerous manner. Failure to Stop—For crossing a railway line when it was not clear, James Robert Williams was fined £2 and ordered to pay costs. Charges Dismissed—Robert \Vallburton (Mr C. S. Thomas) was charged with failing to give way to traffic on the right. The charge was dismissed, but Wallburton was fined £1 for not having a driver's license, and was ordered to pay costs. ■ Charges against Hector Matthew Jarden and James Stafford 'Mr C. S. Thomas) of negligent driving were dismissed. Voluntary Appearances—The following, who made voluntary appearances, were fined for breaches of the traffic regulations and ordered to pay costs: — For cycling without a light: Leo Callan, Douglas Brownlie Weir, Herbert Crew, 15s. For driving a motor-car with insufficient lights: William Gordon Tuliock, 15s; Edward Curry, 10s; Basil Howard Heald, William Simpson, ss. For cycling on the footpath: Frank Bowyer was fined 10s and Thomas Tait the same amount. For driving an unlicensed motor-car Douglas Gordon Overend was fined £l. They were ordered to pay costs.