THE JUDGE AND THE BY-LAW.
♦ . That Ms Majesty's Judges are human is proved, if they are cyclists, by the way they disregard borough by-laws against riding on footpaths, when the roadway is bad — and no policeman is recognisable within view (says the " Timaru Herald.") One of his Majesty's Judges was a visitor to Temuka on New Year's Day, and was cycling about the borough with, a /ew friends when fh'sy came to a, piece of newly-shin- , gled street, impossible to wheel over, and so they took to the footpath. A constable in plain clothes happened to be standing • on the path, and he no more recognised the | Judge without his wig and gown than the Judge did him without haS blue tunic and shako. H The cdhstable called a halt, but the party sneaked past him, all but "his Honor," who was penned by the constable's machine slip-railed across the path. The majesty of the Temuka borough bylaws was so far vindicated that the offender against it was brought to bay, and brought to book, with an official demand for his name. This was given, and >£_« j constable has probably been wondering ever j since what he is to do with, it; whether to insert it in an " information " and summons or not. If he does not, farewell the majesty of that by-law.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 7293, 4 January 1902, Page 7
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