MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Chronicle (Levin), 12 July 1947, Page 4

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Itertv fte Inpsed 6n Traic 6ffefflers Driving in a manner dangerous^ 5t"h public saf-dty was > the chirge" preferred against Peter Jbseqh* D'Ath in the. Magistrate's Couft, Levih, Vestef'da^y bhfbfd Mr. A. M.; Goulding, S'.Mv ■fifdffi'c Jns'pbctor . Mv_ Kehoe told the court that he had' heeh walkanjg doVfer Oxfprd5 Styeet whefi he"5 h'eard? two mbtor-cycle& appfoachiihg from fhO.fear at a> high; speed.^ was ridden, by D'Atm Jfbe?'fider of the- otljer^waa Vfimaint Good', of Otakiv v?ho had beCh dealt 'With . in thd . .Levin Court. two; ;monthg " agor/ D'Ath. was well/khot/h /to the TranspOrt E)epartirient,> haVuhg al substdntial' list of offences. m rbply to" a5 question h°m- .the ■miagistrate, Mr. Kqhpe repiied that defendant's parents lived- in Ofap, bttf Mr himSelf was- now in the KihgCountry. . , ... "If he were here I- would call him5 before me and ask- him if, he could) jproffer a- reaSon why I should notf isusp'end- his hcence. I-. wiri dbal :with him as I- did- the other pffen:der/'. . was" the coinment of- Mr. Gouldmg, when inflicting a fine of £7 10s. ExcesSiVei Sphed ■ Pleading guilty by letfer to al charge of exce'Cdfng the speed limit in a restricted are'a, Alber1| Edward Bfifke #as Cohvict6d: and: fined' £5. Cases of motofists speedihg throu'gh the maih- street of Lebin were prevalent,- and he was- receiving co'mplaihts dafi^, Said IhspCctof Kehoe,' Wheh prosbcuting ih! a Chafge agaihst Cdrl HoWasrd Spender. He had chbcked defendant's speed- in- Oxford' Street, just.south of the tOwris'Mp;; and foUhd hiifi tp be travellihg betv?eeh 45' ahd 48 m.b.h.; Defendant was con-victed and fined £4' 10s,. with court Costs of fosl On U- srifillar' charge DOhald Breton Higgihs was cohvicted- ahd fihed £3y With Court costs- l'Os. Defehdaht Wrote pl'eadfng gurity to the offence. Befective Lights Charged with having defective lighfS' on his yehlcle and faillhg to he fef pbSkbsgioh of a warfaht of fi'ness, yfiith McDonald was fined £3 bn the fifs't charge and 15s on the secon'dl Court costs on each chafge- were l'OS. Dangerous Driving Driving in a dangerous manner and. fa'ilure to have his vehible equiipped w'ith the correct fegistration plates, were charges preferred against Hbrman \Vright,( B'usfimaif, Dannevirke. On the first charge he Was 6bnvi'cted and fined £4 10s and on the second £1. Costs in each case were 10s. Sefgeaht W. Grainger told the coUrt ; that defendant had bCen .'S'ebh'fetuihm'g'ffbm* fhe'faces by a; party of pbTice, who had estimated' his Speed at ti'mes at 70 m.p.h. He ha'd. we'aved1 ,in and out of race traffic a'nd it had been five mileS before thb. police car had bvertaken- hihi. He had adinitted traVellihg' at 55 m.p.h., but denied having reached 70, stated that his vehicle was- not c'apable of such a speedy Suggestihg to the police that they re-check his car's Speed1 capabili ies. He also said he had damaged his he'adlfghfs and was travelling f-ast in order to have th-em repa-ired before dusk.- He Was una-wa-re' that his registration plates Were wfong. The fehicle had been converted from a- motor-car into a- ii'ght- ti uck-, and had been sold as such to him. The" registra;tion plates were on the vehicle When he pufchased it. Police Case Charged with casting offensive m!at-t-er ih a public pla'ce, in Shafihqn, Rp'y Wilson, labourer, Opikf, wa-s fin/d 10s. Court costs amou'nted to 10s.