Magistrates Court CARELESS DRIVING CHARGE DISMISSED

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30085, 20 March 1963, Page 10

Magistrates Court CARELESS DRIVING CHARGE DISMISSED

A charge of driving without due care and attention, brought against Augustus Frederick Goddard, aged 43, a bar manager, was dismissed by Mr E. S. J. Crutchley, S.M., in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday. Goddard (Mr W. F. Brown) pleaded not guilty. Traffic Officer J. McMorran prosecuted. Trevor George Robertson said that about 9 p.m. on November 2 he was driving north on the Main North road, near Papanui. As he approached the intersection of Langdons road he noticed a car coming in the apposite direction pull out into the middle of the road to turn into Langdons road. The car turned right in front of him when he was almost in the middle of the intersection. He attempted to avoid the other car, but a collision occurred. To Mr Brown, the witness said that it was a dark night and raining at the time of the accident. His car had no warrant of fitness, and he was driving with defective lights which would be dim with the poor visibility.

Goddard said in evidence that the lights of the approaching car were so dim that he thought it was much more than 100 yards away. He thought he had plenty of time in which to turn.

The Magistrate said that Robertson’s evidence was not entirely reliable and the weak lights, combined with bad weather, seemed to be something of a trap. It was unsafe to enter a conviction. BURGLARY

Pleading guilty to breaking and entering premises at 16 Main North road on March 18, Ronald Fteith Ayres, aged 27, a workman, was convicted and remanded in custody to March 25 for sentence.

Sergeant A. McLellan said a man was seen breaking the glass of a door at the premises. The police were called arid Ayres was found nearby. He at first denied the offence, and then admitted he had broken the door intending to enter and steal property. Ayres said that although he broke the door the premises were not entered and nothing was stolen. REMANDED

Two men, whose names were suppressed, were remanded on bail to March 25 on a charge of theft as a servant on March 18. Horace Edward Wonnocott, aged 59, charged with obtaining credit by fraud at Ashburton on March 18, was remanded for one month to the Sunnyside Hospital for observation.

Edward Noel Toomey was remanded on bail to March 22 on a charge of committing a breach of probation at Invercargill on February 21.

TRAFFIC CASES In traffic cases brought by tlie Christchurch City Council traffic department, convictions were entered and fines imposed as follows:

Exceeding 30 miles an hour: Brian George King, £6; Murray Charles Ell. £4 and £6 on two charges; Stephen Colin Warner. £2; Gordon James Chant, £6; Jeffrey Janies Thomas, £2; Graeme Leslie Henderson, £2; Peter Rafferty, £1; Robert John Ross Shaw, £2; William Joseph Fuller, £2; Norman Andrew McLeod, £4; Leslie Ernest Cattermole, £2; Graham Roy Cooper, £4; John Sheldon Danielson. £5; Haymond Francis De Beuger. £2; Cyril Joseph Fifield, £6; Bryce Neil Hawkins, £4; Charles Hikana. £7; Neville Brian Hole, £4; Barry Houghton. £5; Peter Bertie Irvine. £2; Wayne Allan Kirk, £2; Trevor Russen Lovegrove £4; Melvin George Main, £4 10s; Roy William Milton. £4; Charles Ralph Milne. £4; Graham William Muir. £4; William Edward Nordmeyer. £3; Paul William Rookes. £5; Lois May Sutherland. £5; Ivan Viskovich, £4; Roger Lloyd Williams. £3; Allan Wilfred Wingham. £5.

Parking offences: Edward Harold Barden. £5; Roy Coutts, £5; Transport and Storages Ltd. £5; Gary Dudley Bagot, £1 on each of two charges; Paul Joseph Blackett, £2 (no warrant of fitness, £1 10s); David Anthony Ellis £2; Averll Janice Field. £5; Robin Guy Hadfield, £2; Reginald George Hintz. £1; Graham George Leighton. £2 10s; James Lesley Link. £1; Charles Alexander McKay. £3; Cecil Malthus. £2; Stanley Robert Millin. £3; Trevor Edward Sievers £3; Kevin Barry Trainor £3; Ivan Gus Urlich, £4. No warrant of fitness: Colin James Shatford. £1 10s; George Frederick Bruce. £1 10s; Trevor George Robertson. £2: William Tonson Robin. £2 (no driver's licence £3. unlicensed vehicle £10); Brian Alexander Savin. £7 10s.

Failing to stop at lights: Annie Chettle Roberts. £0: James Barry Newlove. £7; Noel Desmond Bateman. £7; Neville Duncan Clark, £1 10s: Anthony Martin Hall. £4; Michael Haurilla. £7. No driver's licence: Peter Darnley Noman. £5; George McNair Keir, £3: Noel William White. £3 (exceeding 30 miles an hour £3). Failing to stoo at sign: Victor

Clyde Downes, £3; George Herbert Battersby, £3; Brian Leslie Woodford, £l. No number-plate: Elizabeth Frances Scott. £1; Neville Maurice Diggs, costs only. Driving in a manner which might have been dangerous: Gary Vernon Swadel, £lO and licence cancelled for two years. Cycling negligently: Rex Campbell, £5. Driving without due care and attention: Mary Margaret Rathie. £l. Vehicle not up to warrant of fitness standard: Larry Hiram Davis, 10s. Failing to wear glasses: David Patrick Glasson, £3. No light on cycle: John Richard Vivian. £2. CIVIL CASES (Before Mr J. G. Warrington, S.M.) JUDGMENT SUMMONSES The following orders were made on judgment summonses: P. G. Morris, worker, Somerfield street, to pay Reese Bros., Ltd. £7 <s 6d, in default eight days' Imprisonment, warrant suspended while £1 a week is paid; R. M. Smith, plasterer, Skipton street, to pay Pearce’s Foodmarket, Ltd. £34 Is Id (36 days or 10s a week); A. L. Pope, salesman, Oxley avenue, to pay Jack Wilson’s Service Station £25 18s 4d (27 days); R. A. Wright, clerk Bevington street, to pay Sinclair Melbourne and Company, Ltd. £lB 13s 2d (20 days or £1 a week); R. Fitzsimons, workman, Pinehurst crescent, to pay Guthrie Bowron and Company. Ltd. £l7 2s lOd (18 days or £1 a week); Terence Bernard Durant, painter. Slater street, to pay Guthrie Bowron and Company, Ltd. £25 4s 6d (28 days or £1 a week); G. Blumberger, clerk. Vardon crescent, to pay Pearce’s Foodmarket. Ltd., £l2 5s 6d (14 days or £1 a week); D. Karaka. married’ woman, Clearbrook street, to pay Pearce's Foodmarket, Ltd. £l2 8s 3d (14 days or £1 a week); B. O'Connor, Durham street, to pay J. Petrie £l4 is 6d (18 days or £1 a week); W. A. Smith, worker, Dunedin street, to pay Robert Bruce Shand £23 8s (25 davs or £1 a week); C. McCrone, Northcote road, to pay Miracle Service Station, Ltd. £lO 6s 3d (12 days or £1 a week); R. J. Blair, workman. Cobra street, to pay B. T. Sullivan £4 17s 6d (six days); N. Kala. labourer. Riselaw street, to pay New Zealand Farmers’ Co-operative Association Ltd. £l9 10s 2d (21 days or £1 a week); William Adams, council employee, Avonhead road, to pay P. and N. Servicecentre, Ltd. £l4 5s 7d (16 days or £1 a week); F. M. Martin, married woman, Brittan terrace, to pay B. J. McSherry, Ltd. £l6 5s 6d (IS days or 10s a week); V. J. Wilson, worker. Oxford street to pay Beath and Company, Ltd. £l7 8s (19 days or £1 a week); S. Hyes, clerk. Stevens street, to pay S. Szabo £36 15s (29 days or £1 a week); Betty Nicholas, married woman, Bassett street, to pay Roberts Food Supply £l9 3s 4d (21 days or 10s a week); R. A. Lawler, married woman, Selwyn. Dunsandel, to pay C. J. Smith and Son (Rangiora), Ltd. £1 18s 6d (three days). POSSESSION ORDERS R. G. Mcllwrick, workman, was ordered to give up possession of a house at 94 Falsgrave street to J. M. Shaw by April 30. Arthur William Stokes, machinist, and Marie Jane Louise Stokes, his wife, were ordered to give up possession of a house at 21 Kaiwara street. Hoon Hay. to the State Advances Corporation of New Zealand. Owen Stanley Livingston, painter, was ordered to give up possession of a house at Rolles-ton-Lincoln road, Weedons, to Jtohn Henry Butterick and to pay arrears of rent and costs amounting to £54 9s 3d. Wayne. Tourell, salesman, was ordered to give up possession of flat one u 423 Gloucester street, to R. J. P. Lamb and to pay arrears of rent and costs amounting to £29 17s. Russell George Pope, engineer, and his wife, Audrey Eleanor Pope, were ordered to Fve up possession of a house at Sorenson place, Avonside to the State Advances Corporation of New Zealand and to pay arrears of rent and coats amounting to £B7 Is 3d.