PUKEKOHE S.M. COURT.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 8, Issue 455, 12 August 1919, Page 4

PUKEKOHE S.M. COURT.

Thursday's Sitting Before Mr F. K. Hunt S.M.) By-law Gases Colin McArihur was charged with riding a bicycle along King street on July 22nd after dark, without a light. Ho was convicted and fined •is, together with 7s Court costs. For allowing a horse and cart to stand outside of the Pukekohe Plotel after dark without lights, Moses B Routloy was fined 10s, with 7.s costs. John Beatty, for driving a car without lights on August 2nd, was fined K>s, with 7s costs ( lIAK'.K ! MLS Mi.l.;. ! B'i f l. i .va-> iliargod with allowing a motor car to st*nd i , King '-'root, miiiosito the Pukekoh IJ. .C, .n July 22ic! after dar!;, wi-li (in*. !i n hts. I) .tondiirit pleaded nol guilty. I ''Histahlo Wuli'ond.ilo -aid on the da': in ijuestion a' ■'< '■'<'< pni defei.rlaui's n ar was landing opposite th.' hot. 1, without lights. On '.hat da\ the sun set at l •">» p.m. It was n<> a pitch dark night, hut dark enough for the defendant to commit a breach of tin-, I'ukckoho Borough Council by-laws. !b produced a c .py of die liv-I ws lJe\.ndaiit. i.< his ivid'-iuv stutcd that the ear wa-standing on the oppoiit.» -i In of thi street to the hotel, and facing the m:.way station 1!•■> thought it wn.s iof :-nllicient!y ilaik to have a liej ! 1' was not then '..0il Fioiii t- " position the car whs in it could oasiiy hj» seen hy tho street lamp which was only nhoiit a car's length away. K\ '••• if there «•:• i.Ol :i • ■;.« ot Intiip, th« car i >uhl lie .seen, In i illso il w:i not : ulli.-i '-lit ly 'lark. .1 .) Co:u]\ roirol... (itml the ,|.. I'eiid nit's evidi ri e. Tim Magistrate -ai ' ill- i-..nV..i1,|« was quite ih'ht in i' portiag thost cases. In this ease th" car was under a lif.ht, ar.d ihe lamps) on the car wore m g«iud order, lie would Use his own dii .i tion, and di-miss the ca (• lie i.einteil out that it was. not a case w \\< ro a m in hid no ligh'fl oil Lhe i 111" I'lioiiini i ion c11:11Ki:. A pioliihilion order \\ r i -ml d again*' t local ivsidi n!