CITY POLICE COURT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 25238, 29 May 1943, Page 2

CITY POLICE COURT

Friday, May 28 (Before Mr H. W. Bundle, S.M.) , Theft of Pay Warrant Esther Rose Annison, a married woman, aged 30 years, pleaded guilty to the theft of £7/14s, the amount of a pay warrant, the property of the Army DepartmentDetective Sergeant Le Sueur said that the accused was the wife of a soldier who was in camp in 1942. She was receiving an allotment of £7 14s a fortnght, and a pay warrant for that amount was posted to her on June 3, 1942. After her complaint that she had not received it a duplicate warrant was posted to Ireland was cashed by her. It was later ascertained that she had cashed the first warrant .at the Pest Office. —“ If these people had been given a little move sympathetic consideration when they applied to the Soldiers’ Financial Assistance Board they would not have been in the position in' which they found themselves, and the offences would probably not have occurred," said Mr O. G. Stevens, who appeared for the accused. He added that the accused and her husband were endeavouring to pay off a home, and because. she did not receive her allotment on two occasions when her husband had compassionate leave she became desperately hard up and gave way to this temptation.—The accused was convicted and placed on probation for a period of 12 mopths. , Lighting Restrictions J. and A. Wilkinson, Ltd., pleaded guilty to a breach of the Emergency Lighting Restrictions. It was stated that during a black-out trial on March 23 wardens had observed a light showing through a window of the premises of the defendant firm, which had been unable to ascertain the cause of the breach. —The magistrate, remarking that it was apparent there had been no intentional breach of the regulations, imposed a fine of 20s and costs, with solicitor’s fee (£1 Is). Traffic’ Breaches The following penalties were imposed on motorists for breaches of the traffic regulations:—Bernard William Umbers and Patrick John Bray, failing to give way to traffic on the right, fined £3 and £2 10s respectively, with costs (10s) in each case: George Andrew, exceeding the heavy traffic speed limit of 25 miles an hour, £2 8s and costs (12s): Michael James Houlahan and James Annis, driving without due care and attention, £2 10s and £3 resnectivelv. with costs (10s) in each case: Albert Edward Kite, no warrant of fitness, 10s and costs (10s); Clifford Peel, exceeding a speed of 30 miles an hour, £2 10s and costs (10s): Allan Alfred Joel, failing to give way to pedestrians on a crossing, 20s and costs (10s): Wilfred Stanley Holton, unlicensed driver and no warrant of fitness, convicted and discharged and fined 10§ and costs (10s) resDectivelv; William Dan’iel Cody, operating a vehicle without a heavy traffic licence, convicted and ordered to pay costs (10s). —David Calder Wood Simpson, who was charged with riding an unlighted bicycle, S was fined 5s .and costs (10s).