POLICE COURT

Evening Star, Issue 19273, 11 June 1926, Page 3

POLICE COURT

Ell I DAY, J UNE 11. (Before Mr H. AV. Bundle, S.AL). A first offender was fined IDs, in default twenty-four hours’ imprisonment. IN SEE El Cl ENT LIGHTS. Jahcz Wadsworth Lyons was charged with having tailed to display a number ou the front of his car, and also nilu having driven a car with insufficient lights. Tbe. first charge was adjourned until Afonday. On the second inloniuition lie was lined costs (75.) Alfred Atkinson, charged with having failed to display a light on Insjnotor delivery van, was fined costs (<s). | MAINTENANCE. | AVillinm John Goode was proceeded | against by bis wile lor maintenance and guardianship orders. Complainant, who was represented by Mr IL S. Irwin, said that she had separated from her husband last year. She claimed maintenance for her two. children. Defendant had previously | agreed to pay JOs per week'. | Defendant was ordered to pay ->Ds pd week, £lO off past arrears, and £3 Js solicitor's fees. The wile was granted gnardiamhip of the children. NEGLIGENCE ADAIITTE.D. Charles Alexander Lockhart (Mr B. S. Irwin) pleaded guilty to negligently driving a. motor car in the ( aversham Valiev road." Air Irwin said that defendant, driving through from Invercargill, came down tho' Cavershnni short-rut at t won tv miles an hour. That speed was rather too high for that hill, and, debrakes proving not too good, he had difficulty in avoiding a baker’s rart, and tho car overturned, some ot defendant’s passengers being injured However, said Air Irwin, de.lendant did not know tho stale of his hraJecs, .and he was quite a capable driver. The Magistrate took into consideration defendant’s appearance from Invercargill, and fined him 20s, with nitnesses’ expenses (20s) and. court costs (,S> ‘ NEGLIGENT DRIVING.

Hoy Eugene M‘Grcgor. charged with driving a motor car negligently in Hay View road, pleaded guilty through his counsel, Air S. Sinclair. The police stated that defendant was on the wrong side of the road, and was tho cause ot an accident. Air Sinclair said the faulty was with the boy who was riding a bicycle fast round tho corner. After sumo argument between the senior sergeant and Air Sinclair as Ho whether the statements given by defendant’s passengers should he handed in, the magistrate fined M‘Gregor 40s, with costs (7s). "PASSED -STATIONARY TRAM. William GoocHll, who did not appear, was charged ’ <j) h passing a stationary tram at tho North-east A r alloy PostOffice before all the passengers had boarded it. Peter Charles Watt, said that defendant scattered to right and left the people about to board the tram. Goodall was fined 40s, with witness’s expenses (10s) and court costs (9s). NO WIRELESS LICENSE. Walter Ernest Scott was charged with having established without a license a plant capable of receiving wireless signals. i lie defendant said that lie obtained a license a day after the set had been inspected. Ho had overlooked the matter. Chief-detective Lewis said that the plant was inspected on Alay 19, defendant taking out a license the day after. The Aiagistrato said that lie would treat- it. as a gaso of carelessness, and I inflicted a iiuo of 5s and 7s costs.