SERIES OF OFFENCES.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 116, 19 May 1939, Page 11

SERIES OF OFFENCES.

theft and fraud admitted

UOOTMAKKR SUNT TO CAOT.

(Kroni Our Correspondent.)

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Tire theft of ii hicyclc. incurin:.' taxi lure to the value of 'ci.'! 10/ by fraud. »nd aiding arid abetting in the" «ale of after hours, were admitted liv Kdwnrd Homier ( ..Hi,,* ||0). before Mr. 01'' ''"leison, S.M., in the Hamilton J "lice ( ourt today. Deled ive .1. White said that acf"<ei| „ bi,. V( .|,, j„ Auckland and pawned it. ()p went to Cambridge and Was seen ,ni i riir , M vii v from a hotel " f "ifflit "ill, a (|iia nt ity of lifjtior. admitted havinu' purchased it after ""Us. I li,. then licensee had since > '_" n 'leall with for his part in the offence. Aeeu«,.,| t) ]rn enpaped a Frankton «x-u-aI, ,i,nl drove to Wanganni, added J jet eel, ve White. He disputed the In P""* "'<* taxi driver an • • He had not paid the amount. "o then went, to the South Island, and , """'" he received three months' iiiinrNonmerit for stealing blankets, 'eleri i\ e White said accused had a i" I ''-''• I• • list of )ii e\inns conviet ions. . '"" I <h'ela reil an habitual '' ' l,ni ''l. He liiid Ihm-ii I'vlc;j-<«ml oil Jl« I'IHC. ' ":"d a «ked for am.ti,,.,- chance. "•'"I that the import restrictions mtd interfered with his business as a hoof inn kcp. .\<iii~ci| was lined for aiding in the sale of lienor after hours, and on each (if f|„, otheT- two charges he was convicted nn ,| sentenced t,, three month*' imprisonment, the sentences to be concurrent.