TAIHAPE COURT

Wanganui Chronicle, 30 April 1949, Page 8

TAIHAPE COURT

Miscellaneous Cssps Heard The monthly sitting cf the Taihape i Magistrate’s Court was held before ! Mr A. Coleman. S.M.. on Thursday. Sergeant Griffith appeared for the ' police. I James Irvine, cook, James Fulton, porter, and Edward Arkle, cook, were i charged with deserting from the Doi Pinion Monarch and were remanded to appear at Wellington. The Transport Department (1\ r W C. Shaw) proceeded against Ray nond Williams. Taihape. with operating a motor-cycle without a warning device. He was fined £1 and costs 10s. The Transport Department (Mr D. H. Breed) dlso proceeded against Sam Waterhouse, of Winiaia, on charges of operating a motor-cycle with no foot rest and driving without a licence. Defendant was fined 10s and costs 10s on the first charge, while a fine of £1 and costs 15s was imposed on the second charge? Edwaru O’Sullivan, labourer, Waimate, was fined £3 and costs 10 s for possessing liquor in a railway carriage at Taihape on Ap’kT* . Constable R. Cross said that as a result of a complaint received he went to the Taihape railway station and found defendant in a carriage with part of a bottle of port wine in his possession. It was obvious that he had been drinking, COLLISION IN KOKAKO STREET The police prosecuted Ballington Everard Richard Hill. ambulance driver. Taihape- on a charge of driving a car without due care and attention in Kokako Street Taihape. Mr O Connor appeared for Hill. The case arose out of a collision between cars driven by A Caulcutt, of Taihape, and the defendant, outside the recreation ground gates. After hearing evidence by Caulcutt, Constable Ingram, Constable Campbell. L. Chapman (an eye-witness) and the defendant Hill, the magistrate said that he would give Hill the benefit of the doubt and dismissed the information. COLLISION CASES The police brought an action against Frederick Wallis, farmer. Goldfinch Street, Taihape, on a charge of failing to keep as far as practicable to' the left of the roadway on January 21 on the Taihape-Naiuer road. The case was a sequel ;o a collision between a motor truck driven bv Walli and a car driven bv D J. Webb, of Hastings, near Cottrell’s. Defendant was fined £1 (costs 10s) and ordered to pay witnesses’ expenses £7 Bs. Henry L. Carpenter farm hand, Omatane. was charged with having intoxicating liquor unaer his control in the vicinity of the Uliku dance hall. Defendant- who was represented by Mr R. C. Ongley, pleaded not guilty. Constable R. Criss gave evidence of 1 finding a quantity of liquor in defendant's car outside the Utiku dance : hall, lie entered the nail and found i

I ' I Carpenter there and questioned him 'about the liquor. Defendant said ho | had boughi four bottles of beer for his employer. ' Mi- On l ,ley submitted that defendant ■was not a dancing man and had visited the Uti'ku Hall on legitimate business. He had not joined in the dancing and was not “attending” the dance , within the meaning of the Act. i Carpenter was fined £3 (costs 10s). I Dennis O'Keefe, farm contractor, I Uliku, was fined £3 (costs 10s) on a similar charge. He was represented ;'n.v Mr A. C. O'Connor, who submitted II hat no offence had been proved.