Drunken Cyclists Said To Be Menace To Traffic

Press, Volume XCII, Issue 27710, 14 July 1955, Page 10

Drunken Cyclists Said To Be Menace To Traffic

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

“A drunken man on a bicycle is a menace to traffic.” said Sub-Inspector F. J. Brady when Patrick Michael Griffin, aged 41, was charged before Mr Rex C. Abernethy, S.M.. in the Magistrate’s Covy t yesterday with being in a state of intoxication w’hen in charge of a bicycle in Hills road on Tuesday John Emmett, a City Council traffic inspector, said he had seen Griffin in a drunken condition with a bicycle on Hills road. Witness had advised Griffin to walk with his cydle. but three times he had mounted and fallen off. Griffin was fined £4. REMANDED Richard John McLean, aged 59, a farmer, for whom Mr H. S. Thomas appeared, was remanded for one week on a charge of having been in a state of intoxication when in charge of a motor-car at Hornby on July 12. Bail was allowed in the sum of £25 and one surety of £25. Alan Bede Holmes, aged 44, a farmer (Mr B. McLaughlin>, charged with being in a state of intoxication when in charge of a motor-car in Worcester street on July 13, was remanded to July 18. Bail was allowed in the sum of £25 and one surety of £25. INTOXICATED MOTORIST FINED Alexander Quinn Ashby, a waterside worker, pleaded guilty to a charge of being under the influence of liquor when in charge of a motor-car at the Lyttelton railway station entrance road on July 9. Sub-Inspector Brady said a constable at Lyttelton noticed Ashby’s car parked in a way to obstruct the taxi entrance. Ashby was found to be under the influence of liauor. and when asked to get out of the car had had to lean on the car for support. He had been certified by a doctor as unfit to drive a car. Ashby said he had parked the car earlier in the day with the intention of catching the passenger train to Christchurch. Ashby wasjfined £lO and his licence susoended for six months. On a charge of having no warrant of fitness for his car he was fined £l. PRICE CONTROL BREACH T. H. Green and Company. Ltd. (Mr L. J. Hensley), pleaded guilty to a charge of failing to forward to the Director of Price Control a return in respect of canned salmon before the goods were sold, contrary to the provisions of the Control of Prices Act. 1947. Mr A. W. Brown, who prosecuted, said the company was a reputable one and had explained that the commission of the offence, which was admitted, was due to a shortage of staff. Mr Hensley said the goods had been sold on March 8. and an application forwarded on March 22. It had admittedly been a late application, but the price charged was the correct one. It was. indeed, a very minor offence. A fine of 10s was imposed. UNLICENSED RADIO SETS For operating unlicensed radio set; the following were fined: Violet E. Stephen £2. Thomas H. Tallott £l. Sidney J. Evans £l, Ronald A. Cox JOs. Arthur K. Cook 10s. Harvey Seddon was ordered to pay costs.

INCOME TAX BREACHES For failing to supply income tax returns offenders were fined as follows: Jordan Angeloff £3, James Patrick Norton £4, Clive Patman Reese £2 on each of two charges, Allan Richards £5, Herbert William Spicer £5, Horace Gibson Smith £2, Marie Trigance £3, Kenneth Varley £3, James Veevers £3. PASTRYCOOK CHARGED James J. Owens, a baker and pastrycook, for whom Mr E. M. Malley appeared, pleaded guilty to three breaches of the Food Hygiene Regulations in failing to provide, a washhand basin for the use of the staff, with failing to register a bakehouse and cvake-kitchen and with failing to provide protection for food offered for sale. Mr J. G'. Leggat, who appeared for the Christchurch City Council, said defendant ran a small business for producing and selling cakes and pastry. An inspector had found that the condition of the premises did not comply’ with the. regulations and the three charges preferred were representative of a group of nine matters with which fault could be found. The defendant had shown no co-operation and the council had been left with no option but to prosecute. Defendant had been warned and there had been signs of improvements being started without being completed. Mr Malley said the charges all sprang from the fact that the necessary improvements had not been made. Defendant had made efforts to have the necessary alterations made, but had been faced with difficulties. He was only in a small way of business, but he could assure the Court that all the necessary improvements would be made. In adjourning the charge for 14 days to give defendant a chance to make the necessary improvements the Magistrate said the regulations were very necessary and sellers of food were under an obligation to take precautions for the protection of food from flies and dust. People in this type of business had b.etter take warning that food would have to be protected and offenders would be adequately dealt with. COMMITTED FOR TRIAL (Before Mr W. H. Carson, S.M.) Ronald Stuart Alexander, aged 31, a car salesman (Mr B. McClelland) elected to be tried by jury when charged that, having received £285 in money from Emma Honora McLauchlin. on terms requiring him to pay it to George Howison Jones, he failed to pay £ 105 of this sum, thereby committing theft. George Howison Jones said he had authorised his brother, Albert William Jones, to sell a car on his behalf, the actual return to witness to be £285. and any sum over and above his brother could have. In conversation with accused witness told him that his price was £285, and that if Alexander sold the car he could have anything extra he received for it. Accused had told him that he had a buyer at £315 and later that he had sold the car. but the highest he could get was £270. Later still he called at place and handed over £lBO in £lO notes. The balance on the car had never been paid. Alexander reserved his defence and was committed to the Supreme Court for trial.