MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 22, 24 September 1915, Page 6

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

■ TO-DAY'S SITTING. The weeklv sitting of the Stratford Magistrate's Court was held this moving before his Worship. W. G. Kehrick, Esq.. S.M. CIVIL BUSINESS. Judgment by default was given in tlie following Civil cases:—J. AStanford (Mr Truby Kings * *• Hartigan £5 0s lid. costs 8s; Mary Ryan (Mr P. Thomson)'v. H. Wilson £••? 4s 15s; E. A. Alger (Mr Lawrence)'v. J. Edwards, £7 Us 6d, 10s; same v. L. liberty, £l. ss; Manoy and Hassail (Mr! Thomson) v. Percy • Rbsewarne £7 2s and, 19s. ,-- DEFENCE) CASES. ■ Alexander Lamb pleaded not- guilty; inn charge of failing t(V register, mndei' the Defence Act. i Defendent ,sta-| ted'that he was over 21 years of age, and had onlv been in the country: 12lmonths. He' was not aware he|was liable to servevas-'a-TeVritoriaL*..? | ■ Lieutenant Ofay, appeared for the Defence' Department.' •' 'I' 1 •Defendant was convicted and Ordered to pay 7s Court costs. ' [ m George Morrision also pleaded not guitiyTb a 'charge'of failing to.regis i te)' under 1 the Defence Act, and was fined 20s and' 7s 'eoStSr; ; ' . - ' . CIRiVINC WITHOUT LIGHTS. ! R.'H.'AVitt'was charged witlrdiuvr iih'g'at night, without lights. ■ ■■■> i ~-~ !' The Magistrate-stated that nowaidays if was "all motor traffic and that .jwas 'quick traffic. Accidents happenlso cjilickly that drivers 1 Of carts reran-, not evade'-thftotviDrivel-Jt'.rannot lie induced to carry' lighfes.i so the time pill r<Sm'e wlieiiithe law 'will provide that every driver keeps it'o his correct. side of the road and sees that his lights are burning at nights. A fine of 10s with 7s costs was imposed. A. Witt was also fined 10s and costs on a similar charge.