SOUTH OTAGO

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22710, 24 October 1935, Page 17

SOUTH OTAGO

BALCLUTHA Magistrate's Court Owing to the illness of Mr H. J. Dixon, S.M., the monthly sitting of the Magistrate's Court at Balclutha yesterday was held before Messrs D. R. Jack, J.P., and A. E. Russell, J.P. A number of charges of breaches of the traffic by-laws, brought by the borough traffic inspector, were adjourned till November 20, as the Bench, as constituted, had no jurisdiction in such matters. Three charges of technical breaches of the liquor law relating to no-licence districts preferred against David Charles Jolly, hotelkeeper, Dunedin, were adjourned to be heard before the stipendiary magistrate. W. Murdoch, charged with riding an unlighted bicycle in Clyde street, Balclutha, was fined 5s and costs (10s). J. A. Dippie was similarly charged, and lined 10s with costs (10s). Mark Lancaster (Kaitangata) and Alexander Jack, charged with riding unlighted bicycles in Clyde terrace, Kaitangata, were each fined 5s with costs (10s). R. B. T. Straehan f drover, Stirling, charged with committing a similar offence on the Hasborough road, was fined 5s with costs (10s). Frederick Samuel Edwards, Kaitangata, charged with permitting two horses to wander in a public place, was fined 10s with costs (10e). Cecil M'Pherson, Inch Clutha, was charged with, on October 11, at Kaitangata, fighting with Colin Ross Campbell in view of a public place (Torquay street). Colin Ross Campbell was similarly charged.—Both pleaded guilty.—Constable Irwin said the fight occurred on the night of a football match, and both men were under the influence of liquor at the time.—Each was convicted and fined 10s and costs (12s). James Brian Boylen, taxi driver, Balclutha, was charged with driving a car in Clyde street in a manner which might have been dangerous, to the public.— Constable Boyle said the defendant was travelling at 40 miles an hour, and when' interviewed by the police had admitted 30 miles. He had gone past intersections without sounding his horn. The police looked upon this as a very serious matter, and they were endeavouring to stop speeding in the town. —The defendant said he did not make a habit of speeding, but on this occasion owing to the circumstances he was going faster than usual. He said that the ear was governed to 35 miles an hour, and he could not have exceeded that.—He was convicted and fined £l, with costs (10s). Judgment for the plaintiff hy default was given in the following civil cases: — W. A. Leggett (Clinton) v. A. Brown, claim £6 0s lid. with costs (£1 12s 6d); South Otago Newspapers v. S. Glover (Ashburton), claim £o. with costs Is 3s 6d.