IN A HURRY

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 30 October 1928, Page 3

IN A HURRY

WINNER OF SCHOLARSHIP

FINED FOR SPEEDING

(By Telegraph—Special to "The Mail")

CHRISTCIIURCH, 29th October. ''l've.won a scholarship." With this glad thought, Chester M. Gray, in sheer exuberance of boyish spirits/converted Victoria, street and.Papanui road into a speedway and burned the pavement at a spee<l that rose to 40 miles an hour. It cost him £2 and costs to-day far speeding on a motor cycle. *

The city solicitor, Mr, Loiighnan, told Mr Mosely, S.M., in j,he Magistrate's Court that Gray's speed was checked from Victoria street to Blight's .road. He travelled at 35 miles near the "city and 40 farther out.

The Magistrate: "You know better than that?"

Gray: "Yes; I had just had some good news and was hurrying home." The Magistrate: "Well, you will have to pay for that good.news." Mr Loiighnan: "He's going to hear some bad news now. Are you working?'.' Gray: "I am a student'at Canterbury College." The Magistrate: "Well, you ought to know better. We credit students at Canterbury College with having some brains, and'using them." Gray: "Oh! I know I was going too fast,"

Mr Loughnan: "He had just heard the result of the examinations."

The Magistrate: "And you passed?" Gray: "1 got a scholarship." The Magistrate: "Well, we must have a little of that scholarship. Fined £2 and costs."

Even that did not wipe, off defendant's face the happy grin lie wore throughout the proceedings. „ „.