COURT NEWS

Grey River Argus, 21 May 1941, Page 9

COURT NEWS

WIGRAM ’PLANES FILMED.

CIVILIAN PROSECUTED. CHRISTCHURCH, May 19. A civilian, William Richard Nuttall, was convicted on a charge of having contrary to emergency regulations, taken photographs of aircraft at Wigram on April 14. The Magistrate said that in this case he would order the,accused just to pay costs, but that the case would be a warning.

Detective-Sergeant J. McClung said that the accused went to Wigram, and from the roadside by the aerodrome took 50 feet. of cinema film of machines taking off and landing. The accused had stated that he had been told that his action was permissible. ;When lan inquiry was made, however, the commanding officer of the station had to]|d the police that no such permission, had been or would be given to a civilian, MOTORISTS ON TRIAL. '' WELLINGTON, May id. After a retirement of 27 minutes this afternoon a jury in the Supreme Court, Wellington, acquitted Samuel Joseph Land, a building contractor, aged 29, of negligently driving a mo-tor-car and causing the death of Alban John Barnes. Land was discharged. CHRISTCHURCfeI, May 19.

Charged with negligently driving a motor-car on Papanui Road on April 16, so as to cause the death of a cyclist, Hori Norton, aged 16, Edward Smith, a labourer, aged 55. was committed to the Supreme Court for trial. Smith, who pleaded not guilty, was allowed bail on his own recognisance of £5O, with one surety of £5O. He was ordered to report to the police as directed.