HE OPENS NO LETTERS

Greymouth Evening Star, 20 February 1937, Page 8

HE OPENS NO LETTERS

TELLS COURT OF “RESOLUTION.” LONDON, January 3. When Joseph Charles Lister, of Listerdale, Rotherham, was at Bridlington yesterday fined 10/- for using an unlicensed motor-car he insisted on paying £l, although the fine imposed was one of 10/-. Mr. Lister gave the other 10/- to a hospital, and was thanked by the magistrates. The evidence was that a car driven by Mrs. Lister, stopped in Bridlington on October 18,‘had no current license. The Authority wrote to Lister on October 24 and 31 and again on December 2, but no reply was received, so proceedings were taken. Lister told the Court that Mrs. Lister was his brother’s wife. His own wife, died seven years ago. | “I have seven cars and pay licenses! on about a hundred horse-power each’ year,” he said, “about £BO and about the same in insurance. The last time! I opened a letter was on December 14,1 1935. I have land in ten parishes, ind about 800 tenants near Rother-

ham. If I saw all correspondence and begging letters, 1 would never get through. “If you would like me to open those letters I might find those from the Authority, and there might even be cheques in some of the letters. I have now resolved to open no more letters as long as I live. I accept responsibility for this, and (to the Bench) how much do you want to settle this job.” Mr. Lister, is well known in Bridington. He provided an automatic fog-; horn for fishermen on the North Pier.