BEYOND CONTROL.
YOUNG GIRL'S THEFTS.
SENTENCE DEFERRED. A girl of 17 years pleaded guilty in the Pol ice Court yesterday before Mr. W. R. McKean, S.M., to the theft of a 10/ postal note, also a pair of shoes, two evening dresses, and two and a quarter yards of cloth, of a total value of £'). Detective-Sergeant McHugh said the girl was a domestic and had stolen the shoes, evening dresses and piece of material from her employer. The postal note she had stolen at the house of friends who had given her lodgings. The goods had been recovered, but the piece of material had been made into a dress. ''The parent* of this girl lijive hart difficulty in controlling her for tlr past five years, and I think she should be placed under some sort of control," said Mr. McHugh. An officer of the Salvation Army said the girl was beyond the control of her parents. •His Worship said he would adjourn ithe case till September 17 on the understanding that the girl would remain in the Salvation Army Home A that date, 1
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Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 151, 29 June 1939, Page 6
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