MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 77, Issue 155, 3 July 1934, Page 6

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

WEEKLY SITTING HELD. Mr. J. H. Salmon, S.M.. presided ; the weekly sitting of the Magistrate Court at Wanganui yesterday mornii and dealt with the following cases:David Dustin (Mr. Young) w; fined £1 for having tailed to affix ne number plates to his motor-car with five days of the due date. Costs totall. 10s. Wall ?r A. Dahl was lined £2 for ha ing driven a motor-car in a mann which might have been dangerous the public. Costs totalled 10s. Mrs. Jean Leydon, licensee of tl Upokongaro Hotel, was lined £3 f< having sold liquor at a time when t. premises were directed to be closed < May 11. Percy Wilmshurst was fine £2 for having supplied liquor at tl Upokongaro Hotel. Costs on the t’. cases totalled 2L’f. Mr. Clark appears for defendants, and entered a plea ■ guilty. He drew attention to the pi vi< is g >d ehai a jter of the hotel, ai pointed out that it was a first oft'enc Bernard Greener and Bruce Pitket ley were charged with having driv. y. thereby car ing damage to a telephone pole to ti value of £2 16s 3d. Mr. R. AI. IS. Jones represented d who pleaded not guilty. 1 stated that Pitkethley was teachii Greener to drive, and that Greener h; been tn the wheel at the time of tl accident. After hearing the evidence, Air. Sr mo* said he thought Greener guilty < some negligence through his being beginner. Under the circumstances A. ; •Sa.mon thought it would be suflicie. to order the defendant to pay tl costs of the prosecution and said th; he would not enter a conviction.