".Repented warnings and increased fines seem to have no effect upon cyclists riding at night without a light.” said Mr. 10. D. Mosley, S.M., in the Christchurch Magistrate's Court. “I don't know what to do about it,” he added. . The magistrate said that while motoring on a. recent night he had passed five cyclists without lights The chief city traffic inspector (Mr. IT. Macintosh) agreed with the magistrate, saying that he had seen a number of unlighted machines. "Well, thebe are 40,000 cyclists in and around Christchurch, s° I suppose it is difficult to catch of-' fenders,” continued Mr. Mosley. "There are thirty or forty ■ cyclists before mo every Friday for riding without lights, and though this kind of thing is bringing in a lot of revenue, T. would like to see it stop.” Mr. Macintosh; "Yes; they bring in between £BOO and £9OO a year.”—The magistrate; "1 think people will got more sense as time goes on ” Mann’s Neuritis Pills eliminate the toxins which cause trouble.***
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 12089, 31 October 1933, Page 7
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