MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22307, 22 January 1938, Page 20

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

FRIDAY (Before Mr E. C. Levvey, S.M.) REMANDS GRANTED

For wilful disobedience of a maintenance order, the arrears now amounting to £49 3s lOd. Frank Parker was remanded until January 27. Eric Davidson Murray was charged with breaking and entering the warehouse of Bradley Brothers. Limited. on January 13. and committing theft therein. He was remanded until Januarv 27. Eric Svdney Lask was remanded for a week for failing to comply with the terms of his release on probation. INTOXICATION CHARGE DISMISSED

A charge of being intoxicated while in charge of a motor-car in Hereford street on December 11 against Guy Clement Sigley was dismissed. On a charge of negligent driving he was fined £5, ordered to pay costs, and declared unfit to hold a licence for six months. A charge of dangerous driving was withdrawn. Senior-Sergeant Felton, who called six witnesses, said that Sigley had used a car without permission and was seen leaning heavily over the wheel. Driving in an erratic manner, he had struck a car correctly parked on the right hand side of the road from the direction in which he was- driving. He continued to drive erratically and when he returned the owner of the car. Mrs Florence Clara Simpson, said he was drunk. There was evidence that someone had been sick in the car. Mr D. W. Russell, who represented Sigley. contended that the evidence indicating intoxication was flimsy. He said that Sigley had been authorised to make repairs to the car and had been looking at the floorboard when driving. The Magistrate said that the evidence was insufficient to convict Siglfy on the charge of intoxication. TRAFFIC BREACHES The following penalties were imposed for breaches of the trartic regulations:—

Cycling without light—Francis Charles Chamman, Harold George Shaw. Samuel Adams, Gerald Thumpson each fined 10s. Chamman was also convicted and discharged lor having no bell, no brake, and no reflector. Parking in prohibited area—Thoma? Edward Collet, fined 10s. Insufficient lights—Derek William Benson, fined 10s, and for driving at a dangerous speed, fined £2. No tail-light—Richard James Brown, fined ss.

Failure to give way—Robert George Fraser, fined £2, and for defective brakes fined 10s; Leonard Ernest Clemens, Trevor Egan, Henry John Clifford Hyland. Gordon Henry Hampton, each fined 20s; John Stuart, fined 10s, and for having no warrant of fitness, fined ss. Hyland was also fined 5s for not having a warrant of fitness. Careless driving—Hugh' Leonard Hancock, fined £2: George Alexander McLennan, fined £3; Brenda Marie Shaw, fined 30s; Colin Lambert Sutton, costs only: Sylvester Raymond Britnell. 20s (having no licence, costs only). Cycling on footpath—William Henry/ Wills, fined 10s.