UNUSUAL PROSECUTION

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 131, 4 June 1937, Page 11

UNUSUAL PROSECUTION

AMBULANCE DRIVER FINED SPEEDING AT WHANGAREI WHANGAREI, June 1. An unusual case was brought before Mr. G. N. Morris, S.M., in the Police Court on Monday, when Walter Armstrong Wilson was charged with driving a motor ambulance in the Whangarei Borough at a speed exceeding 30 miles an hour. Mr. Trimmer, for defendant, said that defendant 'was doing purely gratuitous work for the St. John Ambulance, of which he was a member. He had taken an infectious disease case to the hospital. In such cases it was necessary to spray the ambulance with formalin and to complete the whole trip as soon as possible, because not only did the formalin evaporate ouickly, but it was also injurious to the eyes. Defendant’s eyes were actually watering when the journey was finished. The Magistrate, to the traffic inspector: Have you had trouble previously with this driver or the St. John Ambulance? The Inspector, Mr. J. H. Ashton: No, I have not. I would point out, however, that, although the ambulance is exempt from the speeding regulations, it is not so after a patient has been placed in hospital. The Magistrate: I will deal with this case leniently, but that is not an indication that I will permit such breaches to continue. A fine of 10s and costsjvas imposed. Sing a song of wealth untold. Frantic search for oil and gold. Debts increasing day by day, That's the only way to pay. Sing a song of long-sought aid, Worth ten times the price you paid— All you need for coughs and “flu,” Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure will do.*