MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 14 August 1924, Page 10

MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

WEEKLY SITTING. The weekly .sitting of the HaweraMagitsrate’s Court was held to-day, when Mr j. S. Barton, S.M., presided. CHARGE OF THEFT. Hen are tvawana appeared on remand c harged with the theft of a. silver watch and chain valued at £4 LOs, the property of another native. Sergeant Henry said tlvat accused had admitted the theft. Constable O. Tocker deposed that the watch had been taken from a. dwellinghouse at Taiporohenui. He had made inquiries and found that the article had been sold at Parkinson’s secondhand shop by Kawaua, although, accused had signed a false name in the hook at the shop. Accused, who pleaded guilty, was lined £5 and costs, the magistrate directing that the watch and chain be returned to its true owner. AN ILLEGAL SALE. Mary Nolan was charged bv the police with selling tobac-eo- to a youth under the age of 15 years. Sergeant Henry said that the boy in question had run away from his home at Patea, and had £5 in his possession. He went to defendant’s shop and purchased five tins of Capstan tobacco, and as defendant thought- he was the. small son of a carrier who was standing at the door, she supplied the order. Sergeant Henry said that the boy. who did not look unlike the son of the carrier in question, had told defendant that the tobacco was for his father. Under the circumstances the breach was merelv a. technical one.

Defendant, who did not appear, was convicted and discharged. BREACHES OF BY-LAWS. For failing to keep cm the correct side of the road when turning’ from Princes Street into High Street, Charles Houston was fined 15s and 7s court costs. On similar charges Joseph Darragh was fined £1 and 7s court costs and William Skipper was fined a similar amount. For riding a motor cycle without a Lawrence Pease was fined £1 and 7s court costs. For driving a motor-car without a tail light, Brian Hay bit-tie was fined TOs and 7s court costs. William Lotliery was fined 10s and f s court costs for leaving a car standing without- lights. DEFENCE CASE. For failing to register with the defence authorities Evlyn O’Keefe was fined £2 and 7s court costs. BY DEFAULT. Judgment for the plaintiff, with costs against the defendant, was given in each of the following undefended civil cases:—Wm. Hawkins v: Dan Taneroa, £l3 17s 3d; Mary Cramp v. M. A. Rowlands, £5; A. Hatrick and Co., Ltd. v. J. Barras, £27 17s; W. F. Bui'St v. John Henderson, £6 6s; same v. H. McCabe, £1 Is; same v. E. McLean, £2l Is. ALLEGED’ DANGEROUS DRIVING. Out of the set of facts which recently resulted in a collision between two motor-cars, the police proceeded against Harry Jenkips and T. K. Moody on charges of driving in a manner dangerous to the public. Sergeant Henry conducted the case Toi the police aud Mr. Houston appeaied for Jenkins and Mr. Bayley for Moody.

Sergeant Henry said that on July 1H Jenkins, who was occompanied by. his wife, was driving a two-seater I>mek along South Road from the direction of the school and Moody was driving .an Overland along Beach'Road in the direction ol the intersection Mith South "Road. Jon kins’ cau* w-as travelling at a pace considered dangerous to Lhe safety of the public, and Alopdy, who had every opportunity of seeing Jenkins’ car approaching, failed to do so. . Therefore, he, too, was charged with driving in a manner dangerous to the public. Charles R. Walker said lie was on the verandah of a house, near the corner at the time of the accident. He saw Jenkins about four chains from the coiner, and travelling at about 25 miles per hour, but at that -time he did not see Moody’s car. He saw the two cars when “They were about? seven feet apart, and he then noticed Jenkins make a slight swerve, but the vehicles were too close to avoid the orash He could not sav how fast Moodv was travelling, but he would say that Moody's car struck Jenkins’ Each driver had about a chain of unintei rupted view of each other before leaching the corner, although the side curtains of Aloodv’s car were up. AYitness considered that Jenkins approachod the intersection ftt ft fair fivovAgo speed, although lie admitted to Air

Bayley that if Jenkins had maintained his speed of about 25 miles per hour at the intersection, that speed would have been too great over that particular spot. C Proceeding!.