COURT NEWS

Grey River Argus, 14 October 1936, Page 2

COURT NEWS

(Per Press Association). CHISTCIIUiRCH, October 13. William Wallace McClelland, sharebroker and .salesman, 52, pleaded guilty, to-day. to the theft of £255 about November 2, .1.935. lie was committed for sentence. It was (inuouuced thai the. original theft charge, on wliicb. he wa- extradited from Sydney, would be heard on November 17. WELLINGTON, October 12. The Court of Appeal grunted final leave to appeal to the Privy Council in the ease of J. Ballantyne and Company Ltd. against G. F. AL de Beuger, which was before the Court of Appeal on March 30 last. The question al issue is whether de Beuger, who was engaged in Loudon, was to lie paid in sterling or New Zealand currency. MOTORISTS CHARGED. TI..MAUI', October 13. The Supreme Court session opened to-day. There are only two criminal eases, both of alleged negligence causing death. Addressing the Grand Jury. Judge Northeroft said that already killings on the highways had attained a standard of a grave public evil, and such anti-social tendencies must be re strained by law. Such accidents were largely due to thoughtlessness and lack of consideration to others. “It is peculiarly a subject lor moral disapproval of the community and the Grand Jury would realise Low the public conscience can control in a matter of this sort." If Ihe puldie conscience were, developed and applied to the careless motorist, i| would soon abate that stupidity of action by some motorists on highways. It is important that both Grand and Petty Juries should do their duty fearlessly and honestly, and thus by convicting some, and impressing others of the enormity of the offence, actively check the present dreadful tendency to take risks on the road to the imminent danger of killing or wounding the users of the road. WELLINGTON. October 13. The first offence at Wellington under the new Motor Vehicles Amendment Act, was dealt with by Ah Berner. S.M., to-day. Hannah Alary Ellis was charged with driving between a moving tram and two City Council employee; wheeling a hand-cart, which wa u struck, knocking down ouc of the men. A fine of 20s was imposed. Raymond Allen wia;s also charged with not showing reasonable consideration for others, and was also fined 20s. He blew his horn and started: to pull out from the curb, striking a stationary bicyclist. Youths Charged WITH SERIOUS OFFENCE. GISBORNE, October IS. At (die Al agistrate’s Court, to-day. before Mr Walton, S.AL, three youths, Albert Ernest! Knight, 'Robert John C'orscadden and James AlcAlillau pleaded not guilty to charges of carnal knowledge of -a girl fourteen years of age. They were committed to the Sup reme Court for trial. '