At H. M, Police Court on Monday, before Mr. G. W. King, Magistrate, C. J. White was summoned for allowing certain motor cars to cause an obstruction in Jinkes Road. There were six summonses, dated November 1 and the first five days in December, and 69 cars involved.
Mr. R. C. Faithfull prosecuted.
Defendant admitted the offence and said that the cars had been there for quite a long time. Some tinie ago he spoke to Inspector Yaifeban vio said that ad long as the Hongkong Road garage was not ready the cars could left on one side of the road. Although their new garage had been used, it was not quite ready for the hire service, but this would be transferred this week, and he did not think there would be occasion for any more com plaints.
Mr. Faithfull said the Commissioner of Police had only taken proceedings with a great deal of re-Iuctance, and he had no desire to hamper business of a legitimate order. Defendants had been warned on several occasions that as many as 20 cars had been seen obstructing the street in the night time, and it was more the obstruction at night than in the day to which objection was taken.
Inspector Vaughan spoke as to visiting the garage on several occasions with reference these obstructions, and calling upon Mr.
Aitie to have the road cleared while he was present. Both M1 White and other members of the firm had pleaded for leniency on account of the fact that they had too many cars for their garage, and pointing out that the now garage would be ready in a few days. The new premises had been orien for at least two months and there was reem, to stock at Toast '200 cars there. The condition to-day im Jinkee Road was as bad as ever. The Inspector added that part the obstruction complained of was that cars run into the shed were allowed to extend partly on to the pavement.
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