And a Five Dollar Sequel in the Police Court Last Friday morning in H. M.
Court before Me, G. W. King, B.C. Weir appeared answer to a charge of having di obeyed a traffic signal while driving' jon Yates Road into Bubbling, Well Road on November 13. Mr. E. T.
Maitland prosecuted.
Mr. Hans Fitthal said that he was driving up Bubbling Well Road when the defendant turned suddenly' into Bubbling Well Road. Witness had to swerve to the right to avoid The traffic policeman (a Chinese) at the top of Yates Road was holding up the traffic on that thoroughfare at the time, 'The explanation of the defendant' iwas to the effect that the traffic signal was with him at that moment. The policeman was fingering his face at the time, thus allowing him to run into Bubbling Well Real When he saw that an accident ws obvious, he accelerated and thus cleared the other car. He believed the whole trouble was caused by the negligence of the trafic policeman, The latter, in giving his evidence, said that he was blocking traffic on Yates Road at the time, His Worship said that the weight. Jof evidence was in favour of the prosecution and that he would, therefore, fine the defendant $5.
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