CAMBRIDGE COURT

Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20496, 12 May 1938, Page 11

CAMBRIDGE COURT

MONTHLY BITTING TRANSPORT AND LICENSING LAWS (Special to rimes.) CAMBRIDGE. Wednesday. The monthly sitting- or the Magistrate's Court was held this morning- before Mr S. L. Paterson. S.M Joseph William Stuart, charged with exceeding 30 miles an hour In Shakespeare Street, Leamington, was fined £l, costs 14S Jack Hume was also charged with exceeding 30 miles an hour on the same street and also charged with riding a motor-cycle at night without a light. He was fined £1 and costs 14s on the nrst charge and £i with cost 3 20s on the second A breach or the Heavy Motor Vehicles Regulations was preferred against W. R. Beer. In that he operated a heavy truck without obtaining a license.—Fined los and costs 12s. For a breach of his prohibition order William Frank Ring Horne was lined £l, with costs 10s Illegally on Licensed Premises Frank Hawkins Baker was charged with being on licensed premises of the National Hotel alter hour**. Constable Maisey said when on duty In Lake Street alter to p.m. he observed two men enter the National Hotel. They came out and drove away, anil the con-table noted the number of the car. lie proceeded to Learnington where a function was being held and when Baker was approached he admitted having gone to the hotel for liquor which was refused. Baker would not give away the name of his companion. Mr A. R. H:1I (for Baker) stated that a Tarewell was in progress In the Learnington Hall and the beer ran out and they went to get more. A fine of £2 with costs 10s was imposed. Hugh Fraser, for being on the licensed premises of the Masonic Hotel after hours on May 7, was lined £2 with costs 12s Illegal Sale Albert George Carter, licensee or the Masonic Hotel, was charged with selling liquor on April 17 arter hours. He pb-aded not guilty. Inspector Lopdell stated that Constable Maisey had Interslewed a man in Duke street on Easter Sunday. The person had four of beer in his car and an empty keg. The constable interviewed the licensee or the hotel, who admitted selling the four bot Me.-i ~r h**r. Mr N. Johnson, for Carter, stated that there were exceptional circumstances, it was Easter when 30 bowlers were staying at the hotel. The licensee was in the bar taking stock wiien a man in a blazer came in 3nd a-*ked to have a keg filled. This the licensee rerused to do, but he sold him four bottles of beer. In imposing a nne or £2 with costs 13s. the Magistrate stated that the responsibility is on the licensee to know who are boarders and tt is wise for an hotel-keeper to know his own boarders. Transport Laws The Transport Department proceeded against Alexander Ferguson McNeil Tor driving a car on the Cambridge-Hotorua Road at a speed which might have been dangerous t»* the public. The Inspector stated that defendant passed him on tho in next column)

Knrapiro Rond and continued at a rate or 70 miles an hour. Witness set out in pursuit but it was not until a straight on tire Hamilton Road was reached that he was able to stop him. Mr Peter I.ewls, for McNeil, stated that defendant was a ehaurrour in the employ or the Hon. Elliot Davis, of Auckland. Defendant was unable to appear in Court as his employer required him In connection with the elections and thus pleaded guilty. It was admitted that he was travelling fast hut not dangerously. He had experienced engine trouble and was making up time. Mr Lewis asked that the Magistrate take a lenient view of the matter and not suspend defendant’s license ns his livelihood would be airocted. “He should have thought or that before,” said Mr Paterson. In lining him £.*>, with costs 10s. McNeil's license was suspended and he was disqualified from obtaining another for three months. William Willoughby was lined 10s and costs with railing to maintain his position to the left of the centre line of the roadway. A similar charge was preferred against Raymond Francis Stiles and he was also lined 10s with costs Idle and Disorderly Johnston Tnomas Boyle, alias John Thomas Robinson, was charged with being an idle and disorderly person, in that In* wandered abroad to beg alms. He was also charged with procuring liquor during tin* currency of a prohibition order. Constable Maisey stated that as a result or a complaint on Saturday night, that « m»n «.1 > using jifU language, lie found the aecused lying in the water table under a tree near tiie railway station. lie was very drunk. In a statement, the aecused had said that he was an old age pensioner aged 71 years. He had formerly been at the Old Men’s Home in Hamilton but had run away on three occasions. He had been on the swag for three weeks and had cadged for money in the streets. Boyle interjected that he had not begged for money but had only asked his friends for a loan. The Magistrate: You accosted me in the street last Court day and asked Tor the price or your bus fare to Hamilton to draw your pension. You smelt of drink then. The accused: I don't remember that. Boyle was committed to Pakatoa Home for two years for the breacn of his prohibition order. The charge of being Idle and disorderly was dismissed.