POLICE COURT

Evening Star, Issue 19923, 20 July 1928, Page 8

POLICE COURT

FRIDAY, JULY 20. (Before Mr H. W. Bundle, S.M.) SUFFICIENTLY PUNISHED. “Tho accused has suffered heavy punishment already |iy his dismissal,” said the magistrate in admitting to probation for eighteen months Stanley John Pringle (Mr W. G. Hay), who bad previously pleaded guilty to stealing £8 6s Bd, the property of the Government, while stationmaster at Ravensbourne. His Worship said that the probation officer recommended probation, and special conditions were laid down that tho defendant should furnish a monthly report of his receipts and expenditure, and should ho prohibited during the term of his probation. UNLIGHTED BICYCLE. For having no light on his bicycle at night, Leonard Harvey Jackson was lined 5s and costs. “ON THE AIR.” ' George Alexander Magorian, charged with being the unlicensed possessor of an apparatus capable of receiving wireless communications, was lined 5s and costs. CHIMNEY FIRE. For allowing his chimney to catch fire William Boag was lined 5s and costs, VARIETY OF EXCUSES. “They had a variety of excuses to make,” said Sergeant Vaughan in reference to James Todd and Donald John M‘limes, charged with being on licensed premises alter hours. “There was no suggestion of their being supplied with liquor,” added Sergeant Dunlop. Each defendant was fined 20s and costs. MOTORING OFFENCES. Alexander Barron, charged with failing to stop when in the rear of a stationary tram, was lined 10s and costs.. i . For leaving his car standing in the street for longer than fifteen minutes lan Macdonald was lined 5s and costs. William Janies Uren was similarly dealt with on a like charge. A case against Septimus Owen concerning the cutting of a street, corner was dismissed. , . . John H. Pearson, charged with cutting a corner, was fined IDs and costs. Failure to stop when a trani ahead of him was stationary cost Edwin C. Service 10s and costs. Chin Pak Tew, another corner cutter,” was fined 10s and costs. Henry William Luke Taifc appeared in answer J,o the charge of failing to give way to traffic approaching from the right at an intersection. A constable said that he saw a collision between, the defendant and a motor

cyclist. Defendant pleaded not guilty, and after evidence had been taken the case was dismissed. A fine of 5s and costs was inflictedon Edward Joseph O’Connell for being the unlicensed driver of a motor van. Being the unlicensed driver of a motor cycle, Harold Carrodus was fined 5s and costs. “HAD A COLD.” That defendant had a cold ami foolisfily went into an hotel to try and get a bottle of rum was the statement made by Mr G. T. Bayloo on behalf of John Ernest Webber, who pleaded guilty to being unlawfully on licensed premises after hours, and also with procuring liquor while prohibited. The probation officer said that defendant had been drinking every-week-end. Defendant was fined 20s and costs on each charge. A DANGEROUS PRACTICE. In fining Cecil William Campbell 10s and costs for riding a motor cycle in a dangerous manner, the Magistrate remarked on the dangerous practice of a cyclist riding with his hands off the handle bars. According to the evidence the defendant bad ridden for some distance in this way at a speed of about twenty miles per hour. LOITERING ON FOOTPATH. George Flannery, who chose a busy time of the evening to loiter on the footpath in the vicinity of the Stock Exchange was alleged to have supplemented his offence by a refusal to obey preliminary instructions to move, and also by a refusal to give bis name. Ho was convicted and ordered to pay court costs, 10 s.