MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Press, Volume LXXXV, Issue 25766, 30 March 1949, Page 2

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

, TUESDAY (Before Mr Rex C. Abernethy, S.M.) SHIP DESERTER Thomas Mervyn Owen, aged.2l, a sea™an ’ P^ aded Suilty to a charge that on March 23 at Wellington he deserted from the overseas ship Hendon Hall. He wS wnh ‘labour, m ° nth S BREACH OF PROBATION Gilbert Hall, aged 29. a cook, pleaded •nf ‘hH: t nr«hf! l i arge R O£ f b^ aking the termS probation by failing to report as directed. He was convicted and admitted to probation for one year, concurrent with his present term. TRAFFIC OFFENCES Penalties were imposed as stated in the following traffic cases brought by the Transport Department:— Driving at a dangerous, speed—Leslie Desmond Eden, £5. Exceeding speed limit.—Lawrence Forde. £3; Robert Nobel Proctor, £3; Norgan Seyb, £3; Kevin Goodman £3. Overtaking on left. Warren Holden, £2 (no warrant of fitness, ss). No warrant of fitness.—Dougl as «T a H- J ac^son - ss. Exceeding heavy traffic licence.—Noel Jarden, £1 In prosecutions brought by the Traffic Department of the Christchurch City Council penalties were imposed as stated :

Exceeding Speed Limit.—Henry Carmichael Anderson. £3; John Thompson Barr, £3 10s; Percy Trederick Bull, £4Ogilvie Garth Clifford, £4; Bernard Noel Fletcher, £3; Paul Hector Jewell, £3 (driving negligently, £2); Francis Edwin Kotlowski, £2; Robert Raeburn Peterson £3; Andrew Vincent Tweed, £2 10s. Riding unlighted cycle at night.—Alexander Cameron, £1; Albert Coad. £1; Catherine Diver, 15s; Nola Ethel Dix, 15s; Wilfred Neil Duff. £1; Daphne Fox. 15s; Trevor James Humphries, 15s; Mervvn Thomas James, £1; George Miller, 15s: Lester Cyril Needham, 10s (riding without hands on handlebars, 10s); William James Parkes, £1; John Selwyn Reid. £1; Joseph Louis Worley, 15s. Cycling with hands off handlebars.—Gordon Barnes. £l. Driving in a dangerous manner, James Charles Eggers. £3. Not displaying two registration plates.—Bernard James Foley, 10s. Failing to supply information.—Robert Charles Grcenslade. costs only. Failing to give wav to traffic on the right.—William B. Olorenshaw 10s; Kenneth Storer, 30s (no driver’s

licence 10s). Failing to display 11«J* label.—Maurice Roy Toombs, costs No warrant of fitness.—Frank SilcocK. (carrying more than one pillion gWJJGger. 30s); no footrests, costs only); M. Ryman, 10s (noisy exhaust, 30s). r«., ing offences.—Frank George Flint. Lilian Rose Hartley. £1: Frederic*: * Hartman. £1; Donald Lexington Jon £1; John Edward Lambourne. 15s; Tre Joseph Mathers, 15s; Joseph Mercer, cw only; Thomas Campbell Montg n«h*rt £2; Owen Raymond Morrall. £1: John McKergow, 15s; Robert Kitcn<» Rodgers. 15s; Alma Schumacher. Edna Jessie Smith. £1; Clifford UY* Williams. 30s; Leo Zelas. 15s. broken glass on road.— Charles Morris, £3. Cycling on footpath.— aid Percy Johnson. 15s.