MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18785, 14 June 1929, Page 10

MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

CHRISTCHURCH. (Before Mr E. C. Lewev, S.M.) DRUNKENNESS. A statutory first offender was fined the amount of his bail, £1 2s 3d, in default twenty-four hours’ imprisonment. VOLUNTARY APPEARANCES. William James Keen was fined 10s for riding a motor-cycle at night without a light, 10s for having no rear light, and lQs for having no light on his side-car. For cycling at night without a light John Davidson was fined 10s. Cecil Edward Barnes was fined 10s for cycling at night without a light, and 10s for cycling on the footpath. BY-LAW CHARGES.

Frank Clifford A’Court was fined 20s and costs for not having a headlight, and 10s and costs for not having a tail light. Dan Reese was fined £2 and costs for not having a headlight, and 20s and costs for not having a taillight.

Ronald Thomas Henderson was fined 20s and costs for not having a headlight on his motor-cycle, and 10s and costs for not having a license. John William Waldron was fined 10s and costs on each of three charges, of having no headlight on a motor-cycle, having no taillight, and having no license. NO TAILLIGHTS. For not having taillights the following were fined:—Walter Seddon Clayton 20s, George M’Lean 20s, Edward William Rathglen 20s, Roy Holden Timperley 20s, Maurice Wilson 10s, Roughan Francis Munson 20s. NO LIGHTS ON BICYCLES. The following were fined 10s and costs for riding bicycles at night without lights:—Edward Cecil Foster, Stanley Harris, Lionel Hector Keeper. Bert Dench was ordered to pay costs only. Frank Potter was fined 20s and costs for not having a light, and ordered to pay costs for not having a reflector. CYCLING ON THE FOOTPATH. John Bell was fined 10s and costs for cycling on the footpath, and ordered to pay costs for not having a bell. William Martonelli and Walter Watson were each fined 10s and costs. A BREACH OF THE ACT. For a breach of the Motor Vehicles Act, Adams, Ltd. (Mr Penlington) was fined 20s and costs. NO LICENSE. For driving without a license Arthur, Foster was fined £2 and costs. CAR ON FOOTPATH. Thelma Rene Kent was fined 20s and costs, and Leslie Thomas Woodward was fined 10s and costs for driving motor-cars on to the footpath. PASSED TRAMCAR. William Carrick Wedderspoon was fined £2 and costs for passing a standing tram. DISMISSED. A charge of negligent driving, preferred against Annie Ilowsen (Mr Twyneham) was dismissed. A charge against Reginald William Norman (Mr Penlington) was dismissed. A speeding charge against Hubert James N. Stevens (Mr Hill) was dismissed. NEGLIGENT DRIVING. Thomas Joseph Smith (Mr Burns) was fined 20s and costs for negligent driving. CUTTING A CORNER. Douglas Suckling (Mr Cavell) was fined 20s and costs for cutting a corner. NO REAR NUMBER. Leslie David Porter -was ordered to pay costs for not having a rear number plate on a motor lorr\\