HURRYING TO CRICKET

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 72, 17 December 1938, Page 15

HURRYING TO CRICKET

Motorist Who Missed His Innings Fined

Defendant said he was in a hurry to get to a cricket match, said Inspector C. L. Rouse in the case of Ronald Gardiner charged in the Magistrates’ Court, Lower Hutt, with exceeding the borough speed limit. His speed was stated to have been 4o miles an hour at Taita, where he passed three cars on three intersections. Mr. A. M. Goulding, S.M.: He writes to say he missed his innings. Sergeant J. W. McIIolm: Run out. A fine of £2 with costs 10/- was imposJohn Stuart Stalker was charged with failing to give way to traffic on the right. The charge was dismissed. Edward Lyall Hooper was fined £2 with costs £l/18/- for negligent driving and 5/- with costs 10/- for not carrying a warrant of fitness. Leslie Alexander Hughan was fined £1 with costs 17/- for failing to yield right of way to a pedestrian at tin authorized crossing. Thomas A. Daniel and Albert Ray laylor, prosecuted by Inspector P. L. Rouse, and Aubrey Shopping McClelland, prosecuted by Inspector C. A. J. Peterson, were each fined £2 with costs 10/- for exceeding the borough speed limit. Thomas Robert Walker was ordered to pay costs, 11/-, for riding a motorcycle without a licence. Hilda Gertrude Mitchell was fined o/with costs 10/- for not carrying a warrant of fitness. Douglas Janies Drummond, similarly charged, was fined 10/- with costs 10/-. One collision at the intersection of Craddock and Hardy Streets resulted in three prosecutions in which Wilfred James King was fined £1 with costs 10/- for failing to keep to the left, Bertram Shannon 2/6 with costs 10/- for not carrying a warrant of fitness, and Ray Christian Hart £l/5/- with costs 11/- for parking within an intersection. Sergeant J. W. Mcllolm said that King was travelling too close to tlie centre of the road and when Shannon came round the corner lie could not avoid him. His movement had been restricted because of Hart’s car being parked on tlie intersection. Constable A. W. Nalder said that Hart had stated that he had injured his hand, could not move his car, and had left it at the intersection for a month.

Ernest. Edward Jones was fined 10/with costs 10/- for failing to give way to traffic on the right. To Cyril John Hawke, who. when charged with exceeding the speed limit said his car had uo speedometer, the magistrate replied that all cars should have these nowadays. A fine of £2, with costs 10/.-, was imposed. Inspector A. C. Crawford prosecuted. John Kirkpatrick Wilson, similarly charged, was fined £2, with costs 10/-. Charles Leyland, who passed Inspector Crawford at 50 to 55 miles an hour, was fined £3, with costs 11/-. Inspector A. J. Archer. Lower Hutt Borough Council, prosecuted the following for exceeding the borough speed limit: — Clarence Arthur Willis. Wellington. 43 miles an hour. £l/10/-, with costs 12/-; Cedric Inn Richardson, 48 miles an hour, £2/10/- witli costs 11/-; Thomas Stewart Mulholland, Wellington, 40 miles. £2, with costs 10/-; Robert Manners, Wellington, 50 miles, £2/10/-. with costs 10/-: Keith Kcnward, 40 miles. £2, with costs 10/-; Arthur I’irett, Heretnungn, 40 miles, £2, with costs 12/-; Ernest Gunn. Wellington. £2. with costs 10/-. John Hetherington. Wellington, for exceeding 25 miles nn hour in a heavy motor-vehicle, was fined £2/10/-. with Costs 10/-. , Clifton G. August was fined lit/-. with costs 10/-, for parking on a bus stop. Sydney Seiwood, who failed to signal when drawing out from the kerb, was fined 10/-. with costs 10/-. Arthur I’irett was fined .10/-, with costs 10/-. for failing to produce a warrant of fitness. Unlicensed Radios. “There is no excuse for these people: if they want to use radios they must pay the fees.” said tlie magistrate in imposing the following penalties on operators of unlicensed sets: — 1 _ Rene Chisnail. 17/6. with costs 10/-,

Desmond Thomas Connolly. 17/61, with costs 10/-; Frederick Thomas Fleet, tl 10/- with costs 13/-: Henry Edward Franklin, 5/-. with costs 10/-; Thoms Sellwood, 12/6, with costs 10/-, Hazel Annie Watson. £l, with costs 10/-.

There were large audiences at the Labour Hall, Petone, on Monday and Tuesday nights and last night when pupils of‘Miss Billie Stevens presented a danee recital in aid of the Petone Amateur AtUletie and Cycling Club. Phe programme included every variety Ot dancing, and the colourful and artistic froektug was pleasing. Miss Stevens wore a smartfrock of patterned gold lame.