Fined for Disobeying Signals and Failing to Hate Licence At H.M. Polige Court on Tuesday, before Mr. Peter Grain, Frederick Coombs was summoned for failing to obey a police traffic signal at. the junction of Avenue Road and Gordon Road on the afternoon of April 23, and for not having a Griving licence on that date.
Mr.. T. Maitland appeared for the police, whose evidence was that defendant drove his car on inst the signal of the Chinese constable on trafic duty, and that.
motor-cycle and side car had to be pulled up sharply to avoid a Mr. Coombs explained that be @id not observe the signal, being preoccupied with: the car and not Fealizing there was sny- danger. With regard to the licence, he further explained that the suppliers of the car had informed him they would furnish him with all necessary documents, including insurance policy, and he received the latter together with a document which hho assumed was a licence, and for which he paid Tls. 10, It was only' when the police communicated with. him that he read this document and found it was a ear. licence and not a driving licence, which latter then took out'
'The Magistrate accepted' Mr. Coombs' explanation, but said that the rules mast. be enforced and imposed a fine of $2 in each case.
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