Miscellaneous Offences Bring Citizens to Court

Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 236, 6 October 1936, Page 3

Miscellaneous Offences Bring Citizens to Court

BREACHES OF CITY BY-LAWS

Bydaw ‘breaclies and other offences were dealt with by Mr. J. L. Stout, S.M., in tho Magistrate’s Court at Palmerston North yesterday. Forgery Alleged,

Koith Ambrose Carroll, a labourer, of Hunterville, aged 34, was charged that on September 27, at Palmerston North, ho forged a cheque drawn on the Union Bank of Australasia (Feilding), to the valuo of £lB 12s. A remand for one week was granted on the request of the police, pending further inquiries. ,

‘‘Drunk on Home Brew.”

“Tou are putting a double one across me,” declared Patrick McAvinue, who was charged with a breach of a prohibition order as well as with drunkenness.

‘‘l presumo that if you were found drunk, you must have obtained liquor,” commented the Magistrate.

‘‘lt was home brew that made me drunk,” suggested McAvinue, but he was fined £1 for a breach of the order and also 10s for drunkenness.

Lightless Cycles

• Prosecuted for riding an unlightod cycle, Cecil Arthur Grundy, Jack Brice, I). W. Bush, Stanley Hicks Cummings and Joseph Land Liggins, wero each lined 10s and costs.

Cycling on a footpath in Aroha street cost Rodney Sinclair £1 , and costs.

Lrncst Frederick Strachan was llued £2 and costs 10s for committing an offence in a right-of-way off George street.

In Front of Engine,

Colin McDonald Gilray was fined £2 and costs 3s for driving over the railway crossing near tho Post Office when an engine was approaching within half a mile.

Myrtle Ada Bird, of Miramar, Wellington, was charged that on September 10, at an intersection in Ferguson street, she failed to give way to traffic approaching from the right. Defendant pleaded guilty. Tho charge followed a collision which occurred on the corner, explained SeniorSergeant Moriarty. Mr. A. M. Onglcy said defendant had been driving slowly, at not more than 20 miles an hour. She had sounded the horn, and taken every care. However, although there would probably be other proceedings, defendant admitted the breach with which she was charged. A fine of £2, and costs 10s, was imposed. Frederick Thomas Simpson, of Bulls, who was driving the other car concerned in tho accident, was charged with driving in a manner dangerous to the public. Defendant was represented by Mr. Mackay, and after evidence had been called, the Magistrate imposed a penalty of £2 and costs 10s. • Frederick Clarke, of Rangiwahia, was charged with driving in the Square on September 3 in a manner dangerous to the public. He was also prosecuted for failure to possess a license. For defendant, Mr. Ongiey entered a plea of guilty, but explained that Clarke had bought tho cur ou the day on which the breach occurred, and although he had no license, he had previously been a licensed driver. He backed the car out from the kerb, and it shot across the street. This happened on a second occasion, and it was not until next day that Clarko discovered the reason. The rubber floor-matting was caught on the accelerator, and naturally tho car came out much faster than the driver expected. A fine of £l, and costs 10s, was imposed, with an extra penalty of 10s and 10s costs for failuro to have a license. Order Against Husband.

On the application of Ida (J. Rainey, a prohibition order was ordered to be taken out against her husband, Reuben tiamuei Rainey.

Richard Archie Tudor, of Blenheim, in arrears to the extent of £6 7s 6d with payments for the maintenance of his child, was ordered to pay 10s a week oif that amount.

Stock on the Highways.

Mr. 1. Baldwin, ranger for the Kairanga County Council, brought several prosecution; against settlers for permitting stock to wander on county roads.

Cyril Martin Croucker, or Tiakitahuna, admitted that ho of his cows had strayed on Box ton line. A first offender, ne was lined £1 and 12s costs.

Richard Greatorex, of Linton, prosecuted for having Hi cows astray on Hewitt’s road, said he had been a settler in tho district for 22 years and this was his first offence. A fine or- 10s, with costs of a similar amount, was imposed. Ruby Agues Iggleston, of Tiakitahuna, was lined 10s and costs 12s for having Id cows astray on the Tiakitahuna road.

' Hector David Harris, of Linton, prosecuted for having one heifer on me Bitzherbert main road, was lined £1 and costs 10s.

Jean Bilecn Armstrong, of Palmerston North, asked for an order of affiliation against Bred Gordon, an hotel porter, of Waipukurau. After hearing evidence, the Magistrate made an order against Gordon, who was ordered to pay medical expenses and to provide maintenance at tho rate of 10s a week.