LYTTELTON NEWS.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20096, 27 November 1930, Page 17

LYTTELTON NEWS.

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

- 1 Young, 8.M., presided at -frate's Court yesterday. ti« juhigiwrth, for riding a Ge« r «Y 8t night without a head--sjoto r 'cyc J Ti-as convicted and , t0 pay costs 20s. c^ ere ,. McMurran, who did not ap«~si- . £ BB arrears for the mainten{otery/his wife, under an English main- " order. He was sentenced to hB , imprisonment with hard la9sW°.n be released on payment of the boar, to °

irre3rs ' Dangerous Driving. i Tinline Bennett, flourmill fMr W. K. Lascelles) alißeer /h areed with driving a It on the Lyttelton-Sumner road 02nd in a manner dangerous ot v Lblic also with driving at a P-Sa." 4 ~" h W H Dunlop said the charges of a collision on the Lyttelton *hp Lyttelton-Sumner road, m f Uh ee cars, a Buick driven by dei „t a Eover driven by Christopher and a Baby Austin driven by Mabel Louisa Fowler, were conf The Austin was badly smashed "Tm Fowler and her husband rerfrtd considerable injury, rhriitopber Fenwick, student at CanCollege, said on October 22nd, Ct 7.30 a.m.was driving from wttdeon- to .iristchurch. Before ,£iinz Loader's farm he heaTd a car Sid him sound its horn. Witness X over to the extreme left to alto Bennett's car to pass. Witness «» Bennett's, car and the Austin coign" and witness's car struck Bearttt's a t tho same time. He saw the Latin s few seconds before the crash. fUAustin was on its left side. He uulj D ot estimate the speed of the iutiß, but it appeared to be travelw quite slowly. Witness did not jkink'that three cars could pass abreast jt t)n point. He thought that Mrs flwler and the defendant Bennett did ttt tee each other in time to pull -up. Bennett did not accelerate when overwitness, but was going about iw miles faster. - To Mr Lascelles: Witness had three passengers, and was doing from 15 to aTmiles an hour. At the bend where tin Buick tried to pass, the road was Bitti wider than further on, where the impact, occurred. Mabel Louisa Fowler said she was driving a Baby Austin from Sumner to Lyttelton, and was accompanied by her insbaad. Approaching Loader's farm ihe was descending in Becond gear, and m sure she, was not' doing aver 15 miles an hour. She saw two cars appear around the bend. One car ■ was passing the other. A live fence obscured let view fit the corner. She could have stopped if sho had had room. Witceil could have passed the first car, tot not the second. As a result of the eoDUion witness's: car was badly damped, and she had suffered injuries to her face, nose, and a 'knee. - - J

To Mr LasceUes:,She.could form no opinion as to the speed of Bennett'3 «ar. She regafded the accident as tho result of .an unfortnriate combination of circumstances.. ■ Frank' Fowler corroborated the . evidence.given..by .his wife; .Witness had .ftree stitches put in an eye. .He estimated the speed of ien wick's ear at S) miles an hour.

The defendant, in evidence, said f>~ Wowed a /Borer car- fronj' I/ytWlton. "Bwrßover, was travelling. slowly.. WitMi: considered passing, on two occaw;trat found it imprudent to do so. AjptttSing Loader's witness saw .the fib-jut of the road and sounded thfl-118 as a warning that he was t# pass. The occupants. of the Sops'Memed to -be all talking at once aJ dii not seem to hear him. The road

li tts iridfe part was 37 feet- wide, uittara *m room for three cars to fWC.HTitneBS had been driving for 20 Jew ,Hi had never been involved in Sfl' astidtnit before. The Rover, after Wn'gpi the left, pulled across towards fte figltV forcing witness over to the ngitj'aad delaying the passing moveWitness put on the brake, bat «id Wt release the clutch, as he lenew v"_yperlene«'that an engipe would stall Wuer in. gear. His engine stopped «W at the moment of the impact. : Jlf Sergeant Dunlop: Witness considmiles an hour a safe speed toad, providing the road was

Re Magistrate said he was satisfied { defendant had been driving in a a»Mer danggrous to the public. Ho *™a be fined £5, with costs 19s, and expenses 30s. other two charges were "vrith"""ty.tho. police.

■jj Tennis. Tcanis Club « told•S, combined doubles tournament on afternoon, entries' for : which iHL 47 : A flannel dance will be held evening.

. • Cricket. • tm nTl etiß & ?* tb % L yttelton. Minianjjij. 3^ lu b on Tuesday to WK^ at \ on ofthe club ca P" breceived and feT ft- J e gret. The vice-captian, ds ' was elected captain, life. Graham was elected vice-cap-

. Juvenile Court. Juvenile Court 7eui W OI I y eßte rday a boy aged 12 •i Qove™ , rged with lighting a fire iiJvSS.* Jay Without first obtainWtyrw ?, ro ® the Mt. ' Herbert ' Hs - was admonished Bi « ht without a light, Was a^mon ished and

Fireside Club. . 4« W«w the year of »t' . reß^e Club was ®«TOni t¥ e^ odist Parsonage. The «rS 'h were . ; guests of the «peat in ® oßt enjoyable time NfcoW tt games and is comIfe fr »f -® 18 ® were contributed by aie r /°„„ lr , (recitations )> Miss A. vl' sses D. Perry and J • (instrumental trios).

■He i ' ® ow^n 8* w i!'- represent tho on a„A Clul> in pennant Jttwood- vr T\ r y?*' : y~v- Elmwood, at S-Qejrv" Tr'iE" Qwer > w - Davif a, .W. Kflr'ton'- * g -u ( v kip): E " Muxlow, v r a t,tE"u r ' Hewstone R-J ur y> at Canterbury: E. * tyu£ s \fe Wstubb > w - J. VF v. Elmwood, at Lyt- ?"** 6. iac'K Ve *£ on ' E " W - Brown, J-Seville J* & Dunlo P (skip); 'akinn Skipage, J. Mci?'®#: T n?i V " Canterbury, at X«ytS £Z l T- T ' J " Scott > A - Mc " ' • Sinclair 'skip).

5.6. Bto Meeting. Si<4 Lo^ n et i a ? of Loyal City of • j ' 01 Tuesday ovento £6S 18s c J rs > D-P-G-M. Bro. P. Were «. -rov. C.S. Bro. W. T. 's® H.G n 4 du ly welcomed the r Haglund, in reply, »nd iavitfa f «f tho cor< lial wel- • those present who

could make it convenient, to be present at the fiftieth anniversary 'celebrations of his Lodge, the Loyal Perseverance Lodge, Barry's Bay, which will be held in conjunction with the annual district meeting in March,. 1931. Bro. W. M. Culling, of the Loyal Makihihi Lodge, jSouth Canterbury, was'also duly welcomed by the' N.G. Six new members were initiated.. One funeral claim was passed for payment. A notice of motion: "That the resolution passed at a recent meeting to discontinue the children's Christmas "tree party this year be rescinded," was carried. It was then resolved that the Christmas tree party be held this year ,on the same lines as - last year, with the .exception that the age limit be reduced to 12 years. . The election of officers resulted as follows:—N.G., Bro. J. B. Gilder; V.G., Bro. L.*R. Scott; elective secretary, Bro. W. C. G. Taylor; Inside Guardian, Bro. J. Bradley; Outside Guardian, Bro. E. M. Dovey; Warden, Bro. M. J. Scott; auditors, P.G. Biros. G. C. Taylor and J. It. : Flyun; Hall Committee, P.G.. Bros. •J. Taylor, J. H. Flynn, arid W. J. Toomey; Benevolent Association, .P.G. Bro. W. J. _ Toomey; " United Friendly Societies' Council, P.G. Bro. J. H. Williams. The motion was passed unanimously: "That in view of the pre.vailing depression arid the fact that there is in this .Lodge a number of members who are unabje to keep their contributions from falling into arrears through no fault of their own, the secretary be given discretionary power to advance to these members a sum from 'the "Benevolent Fund sufficient to make them financial on the books of the Lodge as at November 25th, 1930, ana that it be understood that the amount so advanced be repaid by the member as and when his circumstances permit." It was decided that the~Loyal Kaia Toa Lodge be invited to attend the nest meeting, and that the retiring I.P.N.G. be presented with a framed ce tificate and that his name be placed on the Merit Board. The secretary was instructed to have the necessary engravings placed .on the four 'merit jewels, and that'they be presented to the four members next Lodge'night.