Marton

Manawatu Times, Volume 64, Issue 171, 22 July 1939, Page 3

Marton

From Our Own Corresoondent. Magistrate's Court Traffic breaches of a miscellaneous nature were heard In the Marton Courc on Wedneauay before Mr. R. M. Watson, Rsn Bullock and C. were charged witi; operating a lorry with no indication disc aifixed. The fine imposed was £l, costs 10s. Harry Thomas Channings was caarged witn driving a vehicle at Rata on June 2 with a wrong class of driver s license. A fine of £1 with costs 10s was inflicted. William lleury Davies, who was represented by Mr. K. A. Williams, plead ed guilty to the charge of carrying a loan on nis iorry with less than IS per cent of the gross weight on th© steering axle. The inspector said that defendant was carrying a load of sawn timber and the load was distributed in such a mannei Vhat less than 10 per cent, of the gross weight was on the tront axie. With such distribution the vehicle did not have Jr nrooer grip on the road nor was mere proper steering, if the vehicle bit a bump or went up a steep incline the distribu tion tended to lift tne front of the vehicle oil the road. Defendant had not given any previous trouble. Mr. Williams aaiu it was carelessness on defendant's part. Davies had b©en driving for 19 years am. this was his first offence. Tne fine was XI, costs 12s. Henry Harford, for driving without due care and attention, waa fineu ...» costs 10s. The inspactor said that on May 2-4 defendant, WHO was driving a motor-lorry on the Rata flat, collided with a P. and T. truck going in the opposite direction. Defendant in a statem-nt, said he hit a bump in the road and lookei. towards the rear of his lorry to * som® drums of water that he was carry imr were still upright. He estimated his at 35 m.p.h. When he turned round h.s lorry had moved into the cenU-e of the road, and immediately In fr.ntwas t* truck, which he collided with bclore he could pull his truck back. The >h. s _ trate dismissed Ihe charge against I'®? 116 Cordon Woods, bridge-builder, \\ aiiganin. for driving at a dangerous speed. >v ooas hi?checked ajeedometer defendan* wA travelling at 65 m.p.h. at night af?e? dipping his lights. The inspector advanced the opinion that driving at a speed with »«>>« J mr “.head m simuKit> to see sufficiently i«ir ascertain II anything was on **>« Wood, in evidence, said his «“ *“,“!* S- S*£SL a He W ?n U ;dted ot the mu h from it. The inspeCc , did no-, accept the invitation. Sergean. Breach ley prosecuted A. K. Dando, taxi-driver for Srivimr a car without due care and attention. pleaded guilty by letter. The line imposed with £3 with 10s costs. The vehicle was probably "flat out and d® 2 foot must have been hard down f accelerator said Mr. J. Hartigan, traffic inspector, in charging David Sue* h-'rd with dangerous driving. - Mr - ‘ wmlama appeared lor Shepherd am. '.t guilty. The Inspector said h law defendant come out of a side roat. the bSu blfumiaxy com mg to Marion his spesdo mederreadKi ni p.h. and lie had not then P ar U ‘iL U rncte"o 70 Th m.pT e Vdn& :to°p nded D h oSnr.? s middle ot the road and retained his post d °d“ no? e de?reMe S hir °J£d° m When even gSfe ssssr^ dowser hut, which probably accounteijfothe siren being unheard. The car was . fairly recent Chevrolet coupe and defenoLnt had two other convictions for speed me Mr Williams did not *.fer aru evidence The Magistrate impossd a nnt * £?. costs 10s. remarking that defend ant was evidently fond of spe2din = . Harrier Relay Race Mr H. Moss, the ex-Marton cyclist wlic now thrown his weight In with th Fetlding Harrier Club, has donated a cut for annual competition between the Mar ton and Feilding Clubs. The event each i,. jg jjp relay race from Mai ton to Fp 11 dine The initial contest ia to take SSii to-day? The distance is 18 mile.* the route to Feilding is via Kakarllt: and Halcombe. There will be six men U a team, each running three miles Run ners will leave the Marton Post Office a -B3 p m and should finish at the Feildin; Post Office ;.t approximately 3.43 p m - Hawkestone Golf Club On account of the Rangitikei Hun; Club's races, then will be no draw »™ the stroke handicap for Mr. T. A Wilson's trophy to-day.