CITY POLICE COURT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24735, 11 October 1941, Page 5

CITY POLICE COURT

Friday, October 10 (Before Mr H. W. Bundle, S.M.) Motorists Charged Motorists charged with breaches of the traffic regulations were dealt with as follows, costs, unless otherwise stated, being fixed at 10s:—Melhem Lettoof, no driver's licence, fined . 10s and costs; Jack Richard Lockhart, no warrant of fitness, convicted and discharged, failing to dip headlights, fined 12s 6d and costs; John Thomas Mitchell, exceeding parking time, convicted and ordered to pay costs; Stanley Albert Winter, failing to dip headlights. fined £1 and costs. A Charge Dismissed John Henry Simon, for whom Mr C. J. L. White appeared, pleaded not guilty to a charge of dangerous driving. It was alleged that the defendant had omitted to signal his intention to pull out from the side of ,°*. Andrew street and had thus been t. isponsible for a collision between his car and a taxi.— After hearing evidence the magistrate held that there was a • oubt about the defendant having omitt i to signal and dismissed the informal n. Level Crossing Collision Arising out of a collision on the evening of June 12 last, on a -level crossing at Green Island, between a motor car and a shunting train, James’ Jarrett Adam was charged with crossing a railway line when it was not clear,— Defendant, who pleaded not; guilty was represented by Mr G. T. Biaylee, and Mr J. B. Deaker appeared for the Railways Department.—The defence was-' that as the defendant approached the crossing he could see the light of the 1 engine some distance down the track, ]

and was unaware that the locomotive was pushing a rake of trucks. He saw no light on the end truck, nor was there anyone on the track to warn traffic of the approach of the trucks. — After evidence had been taken, his Worship, in view of the fact that civil proceedings were pending, adjourned the hearing sine die. -v . : Other Cases For failing to keep the prescribed time-books, the Clutha Carrying Company was convicted and ordered to pay costs (10s). Charged with keeping his shop open on a Sunday for the sale of goods. Peter Paterson Smith was fined £1 and costs (10s). 1