WARNING TO MOTORISTS

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21185, 4 November 1938, Page 13

WARNING TO MOTORISTS

Parking on Carriers’ Stand Offender Ordered To Pay Costs A case in which a motorist had parked on a carriers’ stano in Strathailan Street was brought before Mr H. Morgan, S.M., at the Timaru Magistrate’s Court yesterday, as a warning to motorists generally, Inspector D. Cameron of the Timaru Borough Council Traffic Department, who prosecuted, intimating, that as the case was the first of its kind to be brought before the Court, he did not wish to press for a heavy penalty. The defendant was convicted and ordered to pay 3/- costs. The defendant, George Frank Cumming pleaded guilty to the charge. Inspector D. Cameron said he had brought the case as a warning, for if motorists parked their cars on the stand it made it very difficult for the carriers The Magistrate: Did it interfere with them on this occasion? Inspector Camernn: Yes, it did. There is only room for three carriers’ vehicles and, if a car is parked on their stand, it makes it very inconvenient for them. Questioned by the Magistrate, defendant said that he had not been aware that the position of the carriers’ stand in Strathailan Street had been shifted. The Magistrate said that he would treat the case as one of warning, and ordered defendant to pay 3/- costs. Boarding Moving Train Roy Hugh Forbes pleaded guilty to a charge of boarding a train while it was in motion. Senior-Sergeant D. J. Hewitt, who prosecuted, sad that defendant had been a passenger on a Sunday excursion train. He had delayed too long in the refreshment room at the Ashburton Station, and the train was moving out when he had attempted to board it. Defendant had fallen between the carriage and the platform. He had escaped serious Injury, but he was very lucky to be alive at all. The Magistrate remarked that it was a very dangerous thing to do, and that defendant might easily have been killed or severely injured. After defendant had assured the Court that the statements in iris letter to the Bench were true, Mr Morgan remarked that he had had a severe lesson, which could be taken to some extent as a punishment. Defendant was convicted and fined 10/- and ordered to pay 10/- costs. Cycling Without Lights Reginald Francis Carroll Hood, who appeared voluntarily, was fined 10/with costs 3/- for cycling without a light. Similarly charged Gilbert Kendal Maurice Mayo and George Thin were each fined 7/6 and costs 10/Traffic Breaches Sydney Madden (Waimate) was fined 10/- and costs 10/- for driving a light delivery van without a driver’s license, and a further 10/- and costs 10/- for not having a warrant of fitness. George Waller was fined 10/- with costs 10/- for driving a delivery van vithout a driver’s license, and a siimilar penalty was Imposed on Elspeth Mary Fitzgerald who had driven a car without a warrant of fitness. Kavanagh Rondel (Dunedin), was fined 12/6, with costs 10/-, for driving a motor van without a warrant of fitness. and Leo Palmer Chapman (Mayfield) was fined 15/-, with costs 12/-, for towing an unregistered trailer in Stafford Street. Gilbert Sharman, who had driven a motor-cycle "'ithout a warrant of fitness, was fined 10/- with costs 10/-.