POLICE COURT

Evening Star, Issue 19793, 17 February 1928, Page 7

POLICE COURT

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17

(Before Mr H. W. Bundle, S.M.)

MOTORISTS CHARGED

Thomas George Cannon, for driving a motor car post a stationary trnmcar was fined 10s and costs.’

George Lindsay M'Gavin did not appear to answer a charge of driving a motor car in a manner dangerous to the public.—Constable M'Kenzie gave evidence as to excessive speed, and defendant was fined 40s and costs. Edward Johnston Mee, for leaving his motor car unlighted in Bath street, was fined ss, without costs.

Mackay Robertson Spence and Allan Weir pleaded guilty to pillion riding on Tomahawk road, stating that they thought they were beyond the city boundary.—[Defendants were each fined ss, without costs. Leslie Baratt was charged with having driven a motor cycle at a speed dangerous to the public.—lnspector M'Nicol said that defendant drove along Princes street south at fifty miles an hour, and over the Grosvonor crossing at thirty miles an hour.—Fined £4 and costs. Stanley W. Bishop, similarly charged, was fined 40s and costs.

Frank R. Borlase, for pillion riding, was fined 5s and costs, his passenger, Leslie Henderson, being convicted only. In the case of Mackay R. and William Hitchcock, charged with pillion i .'ding, a conviction only was entered. Donald Brown, an unlicensed driver of a motor cycle, was fined 5s and costs.

David Rogerson, for driving a motor car at a speed dangerous to the public along Crawford' street, was fined 40s and costs. Wilfred H. Tilbury, who was charged with plying his taxi for hire at other than an appointed stand, was fined 20s and costs. A cyclist, Ronald Williamson, pleaded guilty to hanging on to _ a motor vehicle for the purpose of being drawn along, and was fined os. ICE CREAM VENDOR FINED. Henry Charles Marshall, charged with using his premises for the sale of ice cream without first obtaining ■a license, did not appear, and was fined 10s and costs. PROCURING LIQUOR. Thomas Henry Smith, charged with having procured liquor while prohibited, did not appear to answer the charge, and was fined 40s and costs. CONSUMPTION OFF PREMISES. Four charges were preferred against John Ralneaves of keeping his shop open within view of a public place, the Esplanade at St. Clair, on Sunday, January 2, for the purpose of selling ice cream. Mr J. B. Callan appeared, for the defendant, who pleaded not guilty. Constable Ollifre said that on the date in question he accosted two lads leaving the defendant’s shop with ice creams, which they said had been sold to them by the accused, who did not tell them to stop in the shop until they ate the ice cream. Defendant told witness it was impossible to make the people buying ice cream stop in the shop until they had consumed it. Witness also gave evidence as to the commission of the offences in respect to the other charges on the same date. To Mr Callan: Witness said that there was a notice in the shop drawing patrons’ attention to the fact that they must not consume ice creams off the premises on Sunday. Business was unusually brisk on the date in question. Mr Callan: “How long would it take for an ice cream to be consumed? ” “ It would probably take a child from five to ten minutes to consume a 6d ice cream.” “ I’ve seen some who could do better than that,” interjected Mr Callan. David Henry Black gave evidence as to having purchased an ice cream on the date in question, the defendant not telling witness to remain on the premises, similar evidence being given by Thomas Wyllie.

Defendant said that a notice in his shop stated that all ice creams bought on Sundays must be consumed on the premises. Every was warned about the consumption of ice cream off the premises, and the two youths who had given evidence must have got the warning. The constable .told him ho should stand at the door to keep the people in, and if witness did not do so the constable would. The hearing is proceeding.