MAGISTERIAL.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19162, 19 November 1927, Page 9

MAGISTERIAL.

FRIDAY. (Before Mr E. D. Mosley, S.M-) DRUNKENNESS. John Sydney Williams, aged 45 years, for drunkenness was convicted and discharged. BY-LAW CASES. The following were fined, with costs, for cycling on the footpath:—George Amar, costs only: Stanley Burrell, ss; Charles Clarke, 10s; Colin Clarke, 10s; William Dench, ss; William Dunn, ss; Sydney Barnshaw, las; Bruce Harford. ss; David Henry Murray, 10s; Roy McOlymont, ss; John McDonnell, ss; George Poulton, ss; Carberry Rundle, ss; Roy Russell, ss; Frederick Charles Townscnd, 10s; Frank Turner, ss; William Wardsop; 10s; and Arthur Watts, 10s.

Raymond Joseph Atkinson and Cyril Leslie Watson were each fined 20s 3nd costs for pillion riding. Walter Ivor Davey was fined 10s and costs and George Gibson 10s and costs, Leslie David Griffen 5b and costs, William McDowell 5s and costs. Hector Pedler 5s and costs, and William Thomas Stevens 10s and costs for cycling at night without lights. Herbert John Church was fined 10s -and costs for hawking without n license to do so. On a similar charge Thomas D. Harding (Mr W. J. Stacey) was convicted and ordered to pay costs. James Jenkins, for driving a rnotor-lorry at night without a light, was fined 10s and costs. John Marchanf. for obstructing thn roadway with a motor-car. was fined 15s and costs. NEGLIGENT DRIVING. Thomas Dixon (Mr McDougall) was charged with negligently driving a motor-car on the Main South road, with passing over the Kiccarton railway crossing when the lint- was not clear, and with failing to report an accident. Evidence for the prosecution was to the effect that defendant had driven over the railway crossing when a train was approaching. The signal had been against him. Shortly after this he was driving along the Main South road when he ran into a mob of Bheep. He knocked the drover down, and injured threo or four sheep. Defendant stated that ho did not remember the crossing incident. It had been dusk when he had met the mob of sheep. He attributed the accident to the fact that his brakes had not been in proper working order. His car was practically stopped when he struck the drover. Dixon was fined 20s and costs for negligent driving, and £2 and costs for driving over the crossing. The other information was dismissed. Thomas Gant was charged with negligently driving a motor-cycle. Evidence for tho prosecution was that defendant had collided with a motor-car nt the Radley bridge. Gant was convicted and ordered to pay costs. He was prohibited from obtaining a license until March 31st, 1928. John William O'Connor (Mr J. K. Moloney) plended not guilty lo a charge of driving a motor-cycle in a negligent manner. Senior-Sergeant Fitzpatrick stated that O'Connor had been riding n motor-cycle and had come iuto collision with a motor-ear at the intersection of Bealey avenue and Colombo street. It was alleged that he had been speeding. O'Connor was fined £2 and costs.