TOO FAST.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14375, 21 May 1910, Page 7

TOO FAST.

A DUKE'S MOTOR CAR. By Telegraph.—Press Association.— (Received May 19, 11.40 p.m.) London, May 19. The Duke of Westminster has been fined for motoring at an excessive speed, and this being his third con- . viction his license.; has been endorsed. , ■

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