MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Manawatu Standard, Volume LXV, Issue 134, 8 May 1945, Page 10

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

At a silting of the Magistrate’s Court, yesterday, Mr 11. P. Lawry, S.M., presided. E. B. Hardic, of Palmerston North, who was charged with being in control of liquor in the vicinity of a dance hall while a dance was in progress, uas lined £3. E. A. Lloyd, freezing works employee, charged with being in possession of liquor in the vicinity of a dance hall while-a dance was.in progress, was lined a like amount.

L. G. Turner, labourer, was fined 10s for riding a motor-cycle while not the holder of a drivgr's liconsc. A. A. D. McGregor, lecturer, charged with riding a motor-cycle which had no foot-rests, was ordered to pay costs 10s. C. J. Hansen, builder (Air Rodgers) pleaded not guilty to a charge of driving without due care and attention, Sergeant Jackson said that defendant, while Ravelling along Rahgitikci Street with a trailer attached to hjs car, pulled over to the left and stopped with the intention of backing. No warning of his intention to stop had boon given and a molor-cyclist who was riding behind him collided with the trailer. L. G. Turner, said that he was the rider of the motor-cycle; the ear sc'cmcd to cuf straight across (he road in front of him. It was about 20ft in front of him and he• was-unable lo avoid■ it.: Consfablo G. Gunn also gave evidence. He. had obtained a statement from defendant, who said he was struck on the loft front mudguard by the motor-cycle. The car was then almost slationaty. Mr Lawry said ho would not call ,cn the defence and dismissed the case. In a case in which a defendant (an hotel boarder’, had been charged with assisting, counselling, or procuring a licensee to commit- an offence by selling liquor after hours to a lodger without a signed order, a line of £5 Is was imposed and the costs of an appeal were lived at £l6. Another defendant, who was similarly charged, was fined £5.