Magistrate’s Court Fine And Loss Of Licence For Dangerous Driving

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30103, 10 April 1963, Page 10

Magistrate’s Court Fine And Loss Of Licence For Dangerous Driving

Changed with dangerous driving on November 17, George Donaldson, aged 20, a carpenter, was fined £l7 10s, and his driver’s licence was cancelled for one year, by Mr E. S. J. Crutchley, S.M., in the Magistrate’s Court yes* terday. Donaldson (Mr G. T. Mahon), pleaded not guilty.'

Traffic Officer W. J. Noster said he saw Donaldson travelling In Papanui road near Webb street at an excessive speed at 7.20 pan. He gave chase but because of the heavy traffic was unable to get near Donaldson until Heaton street was reached. He checked Donaldson travelling 50 miles an hour before he turned into Blighs road, where his speed was 45 miles an hour. Traffic Officer Noster said he considered the speed dangerous in the circumstances. Donaldson overtook cars in the face of oncoming traffic and at times was well on the wrong side of the road. When stopped Donaldson said he thought he was travelling 30 to 35 miles an hour. Mr Mahon submitted that the speed was not dangerous. Donaldson had a modern car with effective brakes and there had been no evidence of dangerous driving apart from the speed. The Magistrate said a motorist could have moved out from an intersection expecting Donaldson to be travelling something less than 30 miles an hour, or a motorist could have pulled over to the middle of the road before making a right turn, and Donaldson could hardly have avoided an accident while he was passing other cars. BAIL REFUSED

Charged with breaking and entering the premises of the ■Calder Mackay Company, Ltd., 115 Worcester street, on or about April 7, Kenneth Reuben Browne, aged 31, a workman, and Graeme Russell Hancox, aged 21, a storeman, were remanded to April 19.

Mr M. G. L. Loughnan, who appeared for both accused, asked for bail

Senior-Sergeant G. M. Cleary said he strongly opposed bail in the public interest. It was a serious charge, a large sum of money was involved, and there was a chance of the crime being repeated. The Magistrate asked whether it was the case where the safe was broken open. Senior-Sergeant Cleary said it was. Bail was refused. STOLE CAMERA

Leslie James Marsh, aged 17, unemployed, was convicted and remanded on bail to April 19 . when he pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing a camera on March 29.

Senior-Sergeant Cleary said the camera was taken from ,a car in a garage at 259 Stanmore road. It was pawn-

ed for £9 and the accused spent his share of the money on beer, cigarettes, and entertainment. REMANDED Frederick Charles Greenhalg, aged 38. was remanded on bail to April 22 on two charges of assaulting females. TRAFFIC CASES In traffic cases brought by the Christchurch City Council’s traffic department, convictions were entered and fines imposed as follows:

Exceeding 30 miles an hour: William Furness Chamberlain, £3; Robert Michael Farrant, £3; Rex Kelly, £5; Thomas Charles Ewing, £5; Lorna Winifred Rees. £5; Geoffrey John Blackburn. £4; Ronald William Codling. £4; Juliet Cunniiutham, £4; Arthur John Louis Elliott, £4; John Ivor Haigh, £2; Anthony Francis Harnett, £2; Frederick John Hatcher, £4los; Helen Frances Gresson, £2; Dennis David Hussey. £5; Patrick Richard Huston, £2; John William Lobb, £5; John Ivan Lockhart, £5; Evan Aitken Maxwell, £2; William Trevor Metcalf, £4; Kevin Godfrey Morgan, £4; Kenneth Robert Pate, £4; Richard Scott Peate, £2; Bryan Leslie Petrie, £4; Clyde Frederick Murray Philips, £4; Joyce Philpott. £1; Timothy John Rail, £4; Peter Edward Read, £7, and licence suspended for three months; Hilmer Siemellnk, £4; Harry Vernon Spicer, £4; Joan ■ Colleen Stocker £2; Richard Robert Leon Vernal, £5; Gary Patetu Wakefield, £4; Gerritt Westernik, £4; Maurice 'Alan Woolley, £4; Reginald Christopher Carthy, £3 (failing to produce driver’s licence, costs). Parking offences: James Raymond Cairns. £3; Beyan Stanley Stephens, costs; Joseph Desmond Sumner, £3; Eva Blumberger. £1; Merton Stuart Bullivant, £1; Francis Dennis Cantwell, 30s; Panayistis Christopher, £3 10s: John Evans, £1; Charles Emery Field, £4. No warrant of fitness: John Davey Hewson, £1; Stanley Melvin Pritchard, 30s: Leslie Francis Coles, 30s; Robert Ross Munro, £3.

Cycling without light: Nancy Neilson, £2; Peter Adolfs, £2. Failure to comply with traffic light: John Noel Jennings, £6. Failing to supply information: June Kathleen Maurine Jeffries. £4.

Insufficient lights: Cyril Lee. £5. (Before Mr A. P. Blair,* S.M.)

CHARGES ADJOURNED Charges against Eileen Isohel Newton, a dressmaker, that on February 6, acting for reward, she undertook to tell the fortune of Maureen Margaret Scully, and against Alexander Denton Carruthers, of aiding in an offence, were adjourned to April 29, Mr J. G. Leggat appeared for the defendants. REMANDED Hugh Douglas Annett. aged 41, a tile worker, was remanded on ball to April 22 on a charge of assaulting Robert Mains Cross on March 1. Mr W. A. Wilson appeared for the accused. CIVIL CASES (Before Mr A. P. Blair, S.M.) JUDGMENT SUMMONSES The following orders were made on judgment summonses:— Owen L. Berg, painter, Swanns road, to pay Ronald Boardman £l4 Us 6d, in default 15 days’ imprisonment, warrant suspended while £2 a week is paid; R. S. McKeown. Waiouru Military Camp, to pay the New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative Association of Canterbury, Ltd., £3l 19s (33 days or £1 a week); J. Whitelaw, married woman, Mowbray street, to pay S. S. Thompson £ll 2s Bd (12 days or

5s a week); G. O’Loughlin, builder, Tedder avenue, to pay J. F. Oakley, Ltd., £94 14s 8d (three months or £1 a week): A. Galbraith, labourer. Knowles street, to pay Midway Service Station £2 13s 3d (three days). R. B. Rogal, labourer, Ariki street, to Mackay. Ltd., £5 17s 6d (six days); F. L. Eden, married woman, Peverel street, to E»y Butterfields (Christchurch), td„ £8 4s lOd (nine days or 10s a week); T. J. Everest, labourer, Cass street, Kaiapoi, to pay Jack Wilson's Service Station, Ltd., £3 17s Sd (four days or £1 a week); S. J. Hutton, contractor, Hororata, to pay S. J. Wilson £93 5s (three months or £2 a week); W. A. Gregg, Glynne crescent, to pay Thomas Borthwick and Sons (Australasia), Ltd., £ll 0s 8d <l2 days or £1 a weak); R. Fitzsimmons, worker. Pinehurst crescent, to pay D. Morton Hannah £8 12s 6d (nine days or 10s a week); Kevin Barry Carroll, Bellbrook crescent, to pay the Chistchurch Transport Board. £39 2s 6d (41 days or £1 a week); G. Seaward, carpenter. Locksley avenue, to pay F. W. Skipworth £9 2s Id (10 days).

J. Wilson, married woman, Taulwi crescent, to pay Dreavers Superette, Ltd., £lB (19 days or 10s a week); J. L. Anderson. Siest house proprietor. Diamond arbour, to pay Robert Gifford Middleton and Bruce Neill Alexander, £52 19s (54 days or £2 a week); K. L. Meehan, workman, care of Motor Assemblies. Ltd., to pay Henry Alfred Bennett £l5 (18 days or £4 a week); Coralie Rose Surton, married woman, Worcester street, to pay Hay’s, Ltd.. £l9 12s Id (20 days or 10s a week); J. D. Austin, workman. Munro street, to pay Christchurch Battery Company. Ltd.. £3 Us (four days); M. E. Backhouse, labourer. Bourne crescent, to pay C. W. and A. R. Greer £ll5 9s 2d (three months or £1 a week); D. O'Hara, labourer, Twyford street, ta pay C. W. and A. R. Greer. £3B Is 7d (38 days or £1 a week): L. Murdoch, labourer, Hereford street, to pay Ashby, Bergh and Company, Ltd., £lO 2s lid (11 days or £1 a week); N. E. Cook, married woman. Camden street, to pay N. M. McGlinchy £4 10s (five days or 10s a week). POSSESSION ORDERS John Owen McDougall, seaman. and Betty Alice McDougall,, his wife, were ordered to give up possession of a house and land at 31 Bournemouth crescent to the State Advances Corporation of New Zealand because of default of mortgage payments.

Ronald Morris Sutherland, shopkeeper, was ordered to give up possession of a shop at 62 Holmwood road to Eileen Elizabeth Orchard and Mary Orchard and to pay arrears of rent and costs amounting to £99 t3s lOd. Hayton George Williams, drainlayer, was ordered to give up possession of a tenement at 341 Worcester street to Ernest Frederick Bearman and to pay arrears of rent and coats amounting to £7B 13a Bd.