CITY POLICE COURT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 25562, 15 June 1944, Page 3

CITY POLICE COURT

Wednesday, June 14 (Before Mr J. R. Bartholomew, S.M.)

Conversion of Bicycle

Jack Davis Saul, a mill hand, pleaded not guilty to a charge of converting a bicycle to his own use on May 28 last.— Evidence was given by Constable H. Plumridge that he saw the defendant remove the bicycle from King Edward street at 3.50. a.m. on May 28. The defendant first gave his name as “ George Stevenson.” The defendant was slightly under the influence of liquor at the time.—The defendant said he intended taking the bicycle to the South Dunedin Police Station.—“l cannot accept your explanation,” tire magistrate commented in inflicting a fine of £2 and costs (10s). He refused to accede to the defendant’s request that publication of his name should be prohibited. Fine Imposed John Buchanan/for casting offensive matter in the street, was fined £2 and costs (12s). Traffic Breaches For riding a motor cycle without a silencer, Douglas Bailey was fined 20s and costs (10s), and a similar amount for failing to carry a warrant of fitness.—William Hughes Harris, who admitted driving a truck in the city at a speed exceeding 25 miles an hour, was fined 20s and costs (10s).—For failing to comply with learners’ conditions by carrying a pillion passenger on his motor cycle, Robert George Leng was fined 10s and costs (10s), and a similar amount for failing to have a warrant of fitness.—William Wells Waldron, for allowing his son, 14 years and 9 months, to drive a truck, was fined £2 and costs (10s). For failing to produce a heavy traffic licence he was fined 10s and costs (10s).—Fines of 10s and costs (10s) were imposed on Albert Trounson for being an unlicensed motor driver, and for failing to display a licensed sticker on his motor lorry.— John Scott Williamson, for failing to display a number plate and for driving a motor vehicle which did not carry a warrant of fitness, was fined 10s and costs (10s) on each driving a motor lorry at a speed exceeding 25 miles an hour, Walter Ernest O’Neill was fined £2 and costs (10s).—Edwin Murray Jepson, for driving a motor lorry at a speed exceeding 25 miles an hour, was fined £2 and costs (12s), for failing to produce a warrant of fitness 20s and costs (12s), and for haying no warning device, 10s and costs (l2s). He was convicted and ordered to pay costs (12s) on charges of having no indication disc affixed and with having no windscreen wiper.—William Leslie Roberts was fined 10s and costs (10s) on a charge of having no warrant of fitness.