CITY POLICE COURT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22742, 30 November 1935, Page 6

CITY POLICE COURT

Friday, November 29. (Before Mr H. W. Bundle, S.M.)

DRUNKENNESS. Charged with drunkenness, a first offender was fined 20s, in default 24 hours’ imprisonment. CYCLIST FINED. For cycling at night without a light Edwin John Mills was fined 5s and costs (10s). UNLICENSED WIRELESS. John Thompson was fined 8g 4d, the amount of the fees evaded, and costs (10s) for being in possession of an unlicensed wireless set. UNLICENSED GOODS SERVICE. On a charge of carrying on an unlicensed ' goods service, William Lockhart Gray was convicted and 1 ordered to pay solicitor’s fees (£2 2e) and costa (10s). MOTOR BY-LAW BREACHES. For failing to give way at a street intersection to traffic approaching from his right, Martin Maloney was fined 10s and costs (10s). Charged with riding an unlighted motor cycle, George Brundell was fined 6s and costs (10s). Clayton Caeson, who pleaded guilty to passing a motor car while abreast of another, was fined 20s and costs (10s). Alexander Hugh Graham, who/ was stated by the police to have collided with a motor lorry at the intersection of Manor place and Princes street, was charged with reckless driving.—ln view of the fact that defendant had been seriously injured, the magistrate stated that he did not propose imposing a penalty, and entered a conviction only. Huntley Dunlop, jun., was fined 10s and costa (10s) for overloading a motor lorry, and Foote and Co., Ltd., were fined 30s and costs (10s) for a similar offence. On a charge of driving a motor truck in a manner dangerous to the public, James C. Fraser was fined 20s and costs (10s). For operating a trade vehicle contrary to notice given by an inspector, Wesley Causton Padman was fined 10s and costs (10s). Raymond John Forrester, who admitted riding a motor cycle along Cargill road in a manner dangerous to the public, was fined 20s and costs (10s). George R. Reid was fined 10s and costs (10s) for disregarding an automatic traffic signal. For failing to keep to the left of a traffic indicator, Eric J. Smart was convicted and discharged. Keith Walton was ordered to pay costs (10s) only for driving without a licence. Thomas Walter Ford was fined 10s and costs (10s) for riding an unligbted motor cycle, and on a further charge of having failed to stop at the signal of a constable was convicted and discharged DANGEROUS DRIVING.

As a result of a motor collision at the intersection of Fitzroy and Marion streets, Caversham, William Charles Love appeared on charges of dangerous driving and failing to give way at a street intersection to traffic approaching from his right.—The defendant, who pleaded not guilty, was represented by Mr C. A. Hamer.—After hearing the evidence of the police and of the defendant, his Worship dismissed the information of dangerous driving, and on the charge of failing to give way imposed a. fine of 30s with costs (ICs) and witnesses’expenses (4s). Arthur John Jamieson, who admitted having driven at 30 miles per hour along King Edward street, was charged with, dangerous driving, and with failing to stop, when signalled to do so by a constable. —After hearing evidence, the magistrate fined the defendant 10s and costs (10s) on the former charge, and dismissed the other.