THE COURTS-TO-DAY.

Evening Star, Issue 13090, 24 October 1908, Page 6

THE COURTS-TO-DAY.

CITY, FOUCB COURT. (Before W._G, K.' Kenrick, Esq., S.M.) : Drunkenness.—Two first, offenders who pleaded guilty were fined ss, with‘the usual' alternative. 1 Prohibition.Order.—His Worship granted a jirohibition order on the! application of a wife against a man who did not appear, the order U> be m _forie for twelve months in the licensing .districts of Dunedin, Caversham, and Chalmers. By-law Case.—Lesjio .Ashcroft Edwards pleaded guilty to a charge of having ridden a motor cycle faster than four miles an hour across the intersection of Princes and High streets, contrary to By-law No. 18, section lik —The defendant said that he was a new arrival in the City, and had not ridden a motor cycle in it before. ,In other places where he had been a motor cycle was allowed to be driven at a reasonable speed, and what that was depended on the state of the traffic. He had ridden a motor cycle in Wellington for over six years, and had not even been cautioned. In Christchurch a bicycle could even be ridden on the footpath. When he came to Dunedin be thought that so long as he rode at a reasonable speed according to the traffic lie would be right. Before taking the crossing lie looked to see that all was dear, and as he saw no one except two policemen, he concluded that he was quite justified in going at the pace he did.—Sub-inspector Norwood said that the defendant’s statement that bicycles were allowed to ride on the footpaths in Christchurch was not correct? as it was only a short time since a whole batch had been fined for so doing.—Constable M'Holm gave evidence as to defendant's rate of speed being in excess of four miles an hour. It was fully ten miles.—His Worship said that ho did not understand why those riding on motors should ride in the main streets when they had such broad streets parallel to Princes and George streets. They should show more consideration for others. He would not inflict a heavy fine. The defendant would be fined 20s and costs. Vagrancy.—William Luby was charged with being a rogue and a vagabond within the meaning of the Police Offences Act. The defendant applied for a remand in order to obtain counsel’s advice. The remand was granted till Monday at 10.30 a.m., bail beiflg fixed at £SO and one surety of £SO.