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Nelson Evening Mail, 30 March 1916, Page 4

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MAGISTRATE'S COURT. (Before Mr J. S. Evans, S.M.) — ■■ .v' Police v. Harold Trewavas- —(1) driving a vehicle without lights, contrary to the by-laws; (2) furious driving. , Constable Pidgeon stated that defendant endeavoured to avoid detection by driving off at ian excessive speed after being challenged for driving without lights, hence,tile second charge. ■His Worship imposed a fine of 40s, with -7s costs, in the first ca^e, ; and 20s, with 7s costs, on the second charge. Frank Hawken,-Roy Neiman, George Thorn, Martha Climo and Elorence>Crisp were each' fined 40s, and costs 7s, for riding bicycles without lights. -William Edward Rennison, for riding a motor cycle without a, light was fined 40s, with 7s costs; and Donald Simpson was fined a like sum for driving a vehicle -without lights. , - Ernest Barrow, for being drunk whilst in charge of a trap, pleaded guilty, and was fined 40s, 7s costs, the police stating that the practice was not- uncommon in the district, and that tho case was brought as a warning. [ George Grooby, for driving a vehicle ! without proper lights, was convicted and fined £3, with 7s< costs, .the "defendant [ having failed to stop after being ordered to do so by the police. | Peter Kagen was fined' 40s, "with 7s I costs, for driving a vehicle .without I-lights, and a- similar amount with costs I for furious driving. _ I The police stated 'that, defendant fail- , led to stop when'requested to do so," and drove off at an excessive . speed in an endeavour -to avoid..-'detection. He and his comrades, who came from the Wai-. meas,' had to be tracked down.--.,. Clifford James Hoult and Thornton (Alfred R.uss. for assisting in the commission of the offence 'of furious driving in the foregoing case, were each i fined 40s, with; 7s costs, the Magistrate | remarking that there were plenty of i opportunities at the present time for a l little excitement, especially for young [ fellows, without breaking the law jn this 1 manner. , I Alfred Frederick, Silcock was charged iby the police with cruelly treating a brown mare at Ngatimoti on March 6th. A plea of guilty was entered. •Constable Pidaeon said the offence was committed at the sale yards at Ngatimoti, where defendant' thrashed the horse- unmercifully. {Defendant said" the mare, was pulling back„ as she was in- the habit,of doing, I and he had taken a, whip "to straighten her up a bit." ' - - ■ i 'The Magistrate, in inflicting a fine of I £3, with 7s costs, said there 'was ijo i justification for thrashing the animal in i that manner.-—Star. :