TAXI-DRIVER'S ERRATIC CAREER

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2246, 4 September 1914, Page 6

TAXI-DRIVER'S ERRATIC CAREER

WOBBLY DRIVE TO AWAPTJNI . . CAMP.

(By Tclesrajh.-firjecia). Correspondent! „ Palmorston North, September 3. Ihero was tremendous excitement among the occupants of a certain motor, oar proceeding to camp on Wednesday. According to a story told to the Magistrate next day,, it appears that several fares who had boarded the car in town soon noticed that-, the chauffeur, one I'rertenck lanlto, was driving peculiari>. J. ney became alarmed, and proceeded to assist him in steering, holding his arms and otherwise steadying him. inus desperately they steered through obstacles along the crowded road until they reached the,camp gates, .where they knocked down two sentries and backed into a trap. The passengers dismounted, and the car returned' to town, where a policeman arrested' xanko, who was staggering. On© of the injured sentries is in the hospital. The police-sergeant said that the accused hfjfl also collided against a motorcar, a motor-cycle, and a lady cyclist. Yanko was fined £10, in default two months' imprisonment. Harry Thompson, a. cab driver, who collided with Mr. J. Goring Johnston's motor-car in Fitzherbert Street the 6ame day, doing damage to the .extent of) &J. 5, admitted a charge of drunkenness/ \ and was fined £5. 1