Magistrate's Court Car Making U-Turn Struck Traffic Officer

Press, Volume CI, Issue 29801, 18 April 1962, Page 22

Magistrate's Court Car Making U-Turn Struck Traffic Officer

When Geoffrey Kenneth Whisher, aged 52, made a Uturn in Manchester street on December 13 a traffic officer travelling behind him on a motor-cycle was struck by his car, the Magistrate’s Court was told yesterday when Whisher appeared before Mr E. A. Lee, SJW., on a charge of driving without due care and attention. Wihisher pleaded not guilty. He was convicted and discharged. Traffic Officer R. G. Deltow, said he had been travelling about eight to 12ft behind the defendant’s car when it pulled into the left, as though it was going to park, and then started to make a U-turn. He did not see any signal, said the witness. Wihisher said in evidence that he had made a hand signal, but had not seen the traffic officer behind him. There was a small rear-vision

mirror in his car and the officer could have been in the blind spot, he said. OTHER TRAFFIC CASES In other traffic cases brought by the Christchurch City Council traffic department conviction* were entered and the fines imposed as follows: Exceeding 30 m.pJi.: Lorraine Chester Kittelty, £3; Arthur George Mann. £3; Kevin Aubrey Anderson. £3; Carl Julius Berger, £3; Barry John Brown, £4 (no warrant of fitness. £2); Robert Gordon Campbell. £3 (no safety helmet, £2; pillion passenger not wearing safety helmet, £3); Brian Samuel Cllmo, £5; Frederick Riley Cooke, £5 (no warrant of fitness, £2); Stephen Robert Carter, £2 (vehicle not specified on licence, £2); Allan Sidney Hunt. £7; Trevor Keith Mailman, £6; Thomas Mark. £3; Kevin Clifford Moore, £5; Michael John Morice, £5 (licence endorsed for three years); Robert Charles Muschamp, £3; Colin O’Hehir, £3; Robert Edward Melvin Sandes, £3; Ralph Schoeller, £5: Thomas Gilmour Washbourne. £3: Gary Norman Talbot, convicted and discharged. ... p . arkln B offences: Thomas Walker. £1; John Albert Bere. £1: Alfred Joseph Gray, £5; Donald Andrew Cameron, £4; Norman Munro, £3; John Stamper Pollock, £5; Henrv George Wilcox, convicted and discharged; John Wilson, £3. Operating noisy vehicle: Barry Thomas Brown, £3; Graeme Royce Rlckerby. £3 (no warrant of fitness. £1; no driver’s licence, costs only). Carrying a pillion passenger on a power-cycle: Leon Robert Cameron, £2; Michael Peter Charlton, costs only. No warrant of fitness: Douglas Leon Carroll, £3; John Alexander Graham, £5; Terence Francis Mora. £3. Carrying pillion passenger while restricted to L plates: Donald Matthews, two charges, " ?, nc * Trevor Raymond Woolley, £l. Failing to stop at stop sign: Alan Marsh, £1; Gavin Denis Moran. £2 (no warrant of fitness, £1).

Failing to give way to pedestrian: Franciscus Noordanus, Heavy vehicle parked without rear light; Carnegie Neilson,

lin r g give wa F to the ri 2s t: J' ester Raymond Swan, £6; Bert Arthur Miles, costs. Failing to stop at lights: Trevor Malcolm Rosewarne. £2. Failing to give information: Peter Jospes Adalfs, £5. (Before Mr H. Rosen. S.M.) CHARGE DENIED On a charge of carrying a pillion passenger on a powercycle on December 17. Brian Lloyd Jones, aged 24, was convicted and ordered to pay costs. He pleaded not guilty and conducted his own defence. Traffic Officer D. C. Baker said he apprehended the defendant and another person on a power-cycle in Colombo street on December 17. He said the machine was not of sufficient power to carry two persons in accordance with the regulations. In evidence Jones said the power-qvcle had two factorymade seats fitted and he did not realise he was committing an offence. FINED FOR SPEEDING Russell Wayne Gillard, aged 16, was convicted and fined £7 10s on a charge of exceeding 30 miles an hour in Riccarton avenue on November 24. Gillard pleaded not guilty. CIVIL CASES (Before Mr E. S. J. Crutchley, S.M.) JUDGMENT SUMMONSES The following orders were made on judgment summonses: R. Sloan, driver, to pay Hoon Hay Services, Ltd.. £B7 10s, in default 90 days' imprisonment, warrant suspended while £1 a week is paid; Arpad Hyes, mechanic, to pay Archibalds Garage, Ltd., £37 3s 2d. in default 39 days’ imprisonment, warrant suspended while £3 a week is paid: J. Elliott, workman, to pay W. Wiggins. Ltd., £23 10s Bd, in default 25 days' imprisonment, warrant suspended while £1 a week is paid; E. H. Lloyd, labourer, to pay Prain and French, solicitors, £53 0s Bd, in default 55 days' imprisonment, warrant suspended while £3 a week is paid; H. L. Mauger, married woman, to pay New Zealand Fanners' Co-operative Association of Canterbury. Ltd., £lB 16s, in default 20 days’ imprisonment, warrant suspended while 10s a week is paid; Russell George Pope, engineer, to pay New Zealand Farmers’ Cooperative Association of Canterbury, Ltd., £l3 2s 3d. in default 14 days’ imprisonment, warrant suspended while £1 a week is paid; Y. M. Giendenning, married woman, to pay New Zealand Farmers' Cooperative Association of Canterbury, Ltd., £9 5s 6d, in default 10 days' imprisonment, warrant suspended while 10s a week is paid; J. Tansey, workman, to pay New Zealand Farmers’ Co-operative Association of Canterbury. Ltd.. £44 5s 3d. in default 46 days’ imprisonment, warrant suspended while £1 a week is paid; A. G. Vincent. 16 Farquhars road, to pay S. M. Marker and Company, Ltd.. £ll 6s Id. in default 12 days’ imprisonment, warrant suspended while 10s a week is paid: R. A. Kennington, nurseryman, to pay Martin Ormandy. Ltd.. £lO Is 3d, in default 11 days’ imprisonment, warrant suspended while £1 a week is paid; A. A. Bruce, contractor. to pay Standard Vacuum Oil Company. Ltd.. £4 18s, in default five days’ imprisonment, warrant suspended while £1 a week is paid; D. C. M. Fraser, married woman, to pay Drapery and General Importing Company. Ltd.. £22 7s 2d, in default 24 days’ imprisonment, warrant suspended while 10s a week is paid; E. A. Clydesdale, foreman, to pay Midway Service Station, Ltd., £2 Its. in default three days’ imprisonment; A. Gillanders, labourer, to pay Walkers Services. Ltd., £2l 19s 4d. in default 25 days’ imprisonment, warrant suspended while £1 a week is paid: A. Hyes, traffic assistant, to pay W. W. Keighley and Company, Ltd., £4 3s 6d. in default four days’ imprisonment; C. M. Campbell, married woman, to pay Hornby Coal and Carrying Company. £3 So lid. In default three days'

imprisonment; K, D. Purves, labourer, to pay Ultra Vision Radio, Electrical and T.V., Ltd.. £l7 7s lid, in default IS days' imprisonment, warrant suspended while £1 a week is paid; A. A. Bruce, 104 Trafalgar street, to pay Auto Parts (Christchurch). Ltd., £9 10s, in default 10 days' imprisonment, warrant suspended while £1 a week is paid; J. W. Wade, public servant, to pay T. D. Harman and Son. Ltd.. £24 14s, In default 16 days' Imprisonment, warrant suspended while £2 a week is paid: N. Caldwell, clerk, to pay D. O'Connor, storekeeper, £lB 13s Id, in default 20 days' imprisonment, warrant suspended while £1 a week is paid; C. L. Sutton, radio technician. to pay Wynn, Williams' and Company, £52 13s 6d. in default 55 days' Imprisonment, warrant suspended while £1 a week is paid; J. A. Campbell, 10 Boyce avenue, to pay Attorney-General (suing on behalf of the Army Department), £43 17s lid. in default 46 days' imprisonment. warrant suspended while 10s a week is paid; E. L. Geddls. labourer, to pay Raewyn Steel Products. Ltd., £ll 10s, in default 13 days’ imprisonment. warrant suspended while £1 a week is paid: Edward Arthur Saywell. aircraft engineer, to pay Sedley Wells. Ltd.. £22 Bs, in default 24 days’ imprisonment, warrant suspended while £2 a week is paid; J. Chappell. 301 Lake Terrace road, to pay Cambridge Service, Ltd., £4 9s 6d, in default five days' Imprisonment. POSSESSION ORDERS

G. D. Hammond, labourer, was ordered to give up possession of a flat at 37 Marriner street, Sumner, forthwith, to Eastern Imports. Ltd., and to pay arrears of rent and costs, amounting to £291 4s. Eric Leonard Andrews, driver, and Anna June Andrews, a married woman, were ordered to give up possession of premises at 12 Doreen street. Aranui, forthwith, to the State Advances Corporation and to pay arrears of rent and costs, amounting to £23 5s 3d, Oscar Clement Smith, a carpenter. and Fuauli Esther Smith, a married woman, were ordered to give up possession of premises at 21 Basingstoke street. Wainoni. forthwith, to the State Advances Corporation and to pay arrears of rent and costs, amounting to £2l 4s 9d. Charles Brown, a workman, was ordered to give up possession of premises at 67 Vincent place, forthwith, to Francis Zwies, and to pay arrears of rent and costs, amounting to £26 17s 2d.