THE COURTS.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20098, 29 November 1930, Page 7

THE COURTS.

MAGISTERIAL. FRIDAY. ..Bciuio Mr 10. D. Mofilny, S.M.; REMANDED. On charges of failing to comply with tho terms of a maintenance order and of unlawful carnal knowledge of ft girl under 16 yenra of ago but over 12, William George Gu>% a labourer, aged 29 (Mr H. S. J. Goodman), was remanded to appear on December 2nd. THEFT OF BICYCLE. Edward Francia Nickolls, a cook, aged pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing a bicycl© valued at the property of Edward Billings, and elected to bo dealt with summarily. Chief-Deioctivo J. Carroll said that tho bicycle had been stolen from the street and Gold to a man in St, Albans. When he discovered that Ih® police were looking lot him he went to tho station and gave himself up. Accused said he was out of work Rnd wanted inonfey to buy food. Nickolla was sentenced to three months' imprisonment with hard labour. ASSAULT. • For unlawfully assaulting Sarah Bell, Clements Bell, a labourer, aged 4'J, was sentenced to 14 days' imprisonment with hard labour. Fot wilfully breaking a cup and Baucer, valued at Is 3d, the property of Elizabeth Temple, ho wis Convicted and ordered to make good the damage, in default 24 hours' imprisonment. Sub-Inspector P. J. O'Hara Bnid the accused had gone home drunk and assaulted his wife. Then he tried to hit hor with a cup and oaiicer, breaking them. TRAFFIC CASKS.

I'ur cyling at night without lights the following were fined:—Franc-is Charl«B Alderton, 10a and coats; Clifford Brain, LOs and costs; Edward Charles (Jricbel, 10s and costs; Kenneth V. Hewineon, 10» and costs; Woltor George B. Turner, 10s and costs; Annie O'Neill, 5a without costs; and George Templeton 5s and costs. Templeton was also fined 6s without costs for having no red reflector on his bicycle. For cycling on the footpath Colin Ellison, Bornard Nottingham, and James Thompson worn each fined 10s and costs. Lancelot Alfred Marriott and Margaret 7'\ Middleton were both fined lUs and costs Hrtr leilViftg cars parked at night without lights. For a Eimilar oilerioe Frederick James Marsh was fined 5s and costs. On two similar charges Charles Patrick Todd was finod 10a and coats ort the first charge and 5s without costs on the secondCecil William Rudkin was fined -Cs and costs for passing a standing tram. Thomas Henry Carter was fined 5b and costs for riding a motor-cycle with no front number plate and 10s and r-osta for riding vithout a license. Leonard Morris was filled 5s without costs for riding a motorcycle without & ticense. Llewellyn Evans was fined 10s and costs for using an unlicensed motor-cycle. Keith Shaw Mangin was fln&d and cogts for dangerous driving. For driving a motor-car nt night without lights Henry Howard Gibson waa fined 10s and costs. Linton Darker was fined 5s and costs for driving without n tail light For riding motor-cycles without lights Alfred Lumb was fined 5s and coats, Malcolm Albert McDonald 10s and costs, and Philip Wynne-^ork© 10s and costs. For negligently driving a car Thomas Wilaon Lynch (Mr K. Twyn<*ham> was fined 10s and costs. tor failing to give way to traffic approach i orn right at an intersection Georg© v\ i J ham Crawford (Mr W. F. Tracy) was £2 and cost« For a similar offence Kate \ounger was fined £3 and costs and 10 3 and costs for driving without a license. . ~ charge of cutting a corner against Marjorw OMalley (Mr W. J. Staeey) was dismissed.

LEBSTON. (Before ilr H A. Young, S.M.) A t.hirteen*year-old boy wu charged at a eitting of the Juvenile Court with breaking into a shop and stealing therefrom a £1 *u B - a Quantity of rafcorß, cigarettes, , staving cream, of a total value of ..459. Juvenile Probation Officer (Mr BisBe ®?' supervision for two years, aaa thia th* Magisirgbla agreed to.

CHARGES OF RECEIVING Arising out of tiie cone in the Juvenile Court, Clarence Smith and John Thomas Gibson, two young men, were charged, on remand, with receiving goods knowing them to have befcn dishonestly obtained. Constable Moriarty conduoted the prosecution. Accused were represented by Mr A. S. Lyons. They admitted receiving ths goods, but Gibson denied having recoived £1 which ttte boy alleged had been given to him. Both denied having prompted the boy to break into the shop. Smith contradicted the boy e statement that ho had accompanied him to the shop or helped him to get inside. Counsel stated that th« two accused had never been in trouble before. He asked the Magistrate fo deal with them under Section 18 of the Probation Act. The police stated that all the. stolen goods had been recovered with the exception of about 80s worth. The Magistrate convicted and fined each of the accused £lO and costs. Both were ordered to make restitution, Smith to the amount of 25s and Gibson 20s. Smith stated that his employer was willing to find the amount of the fine forthwith. Gibson was allowed n week in which to pay.

SPEEDING. William Sidney Strange was charged ou tho information of Edward Butt, tratti© inspector to the Selwyn County Council (Mr liusaell) with driving a motor vehicle on September 24th on the Rakaia-Selwyn roa/i on two occasions in a manner which, having regard to all tho circumstances, might have been dangerous to the public. Defendant di«l not appear. Informant in evidence stated that he had timed defendant on two occasions. On the first occasion the speed was 45 miles an hour and on the eecond occasion 47 miles an hour. Ihe Magistrate: Why was the speed dengerous? Witness: Because there was other traffic on the mad. A. McKenzife, who timed defendant, said he had had thirty years' experience with stcp-watches. A four-chain stretch was marked off, and an electric system was to.give tho signal for starting the watches. There was nothing special tn the way of ttaffic on the day the oflfencoß were alleged to have been committer. The Magistrate pointed out that although only one charge hnd been laid, two offenses had been mentioneu. Mr Russeil was granted permission to amend the charge by deleting reference to the second offence.

7ho M&gistrato said that defendant had written a letter in which he had stated that he was not travelling at the speed i alleged. It appeared that all the plaintiff I had to do was to prove that defendant was 1 travelling at & epeed in excess of 35 miles an hour. The onus was on the defendant to show that in the circumstances a speed in excess of 80 miles an hour was not dangerous to the public. Defendant would be convicted. "Were any othera caught?" ashed the Magistrate. Mr Russell Baid that there were. "Why were they not oharged to-day?" "We wanted to ascertain first whether your Worship thought our system was more perfect than on the previous occasion/' said Mr Hussell. 11l reply to a further question, Mr Susan!! said that about forty others had been found to be speeding and their names had been taken. It had not yet been decided whether all would be brought before the Court on the same day. The Magistrate said he did not see why defendant should be mulcted in heavy costs t*j teat the reliability of a system of taking j a Speed test. He would bo convicted and oidered to pay £3 9s costs. MILKMAN PROSECUTED. D. 11. Heid (Mr A. S. Lyons) was charged by the Health Department (Mr A. W. Brown) witb offering milk for sale below standard. There were two charges, which were admitted by defendant. Mr Brown stated that it was not suggested that there had been any adulteration. The milk wfts up to standard in regard to solids, but it had not complied with the standard prescribed when subjected to the reductaee test. & line of 20s and cbsts was impoafed. ,