THE COURTS.

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THE COURTS.

MAGISTERIAL. SATURDAY. (Before Mr V. G. Day, S.iL DItrXKEXXESS. Tiro first offenders were ea.:h fined 5s for drunkenness. * REMANDED. • lan Arson, charged will' broakins* and entering the petrol store- of YViicltt Brc?., Lt*.l.. and stealing a rase of j-etrol valued at £1 105 6d was remanded to appear on February 2nd. THEFT. Dank-! Totliill (Mr C, S. a >;>nmmarried man, pleadedguilty to having btok-n a motor tyro, valued at i'l3. and on another chaige of Ivaving stolen ;i mbtor tyro value*.! Nt i'T, from his employer-?. It was pleaded in extenuation that the acotutd had got into financial dirrknd'ies through illness, and evidence was sriven to «how that he bore anhonest t:ha* : a3*<n\ The Magistiate said that under the fircumstanvcj lie thought he was justified in convicting- the accused ar.*J ordering him to come up for sentence when called upon. JUVENILE COUKT. A hoy, age-.l 11, was charged with, on January ICth, having broken und entered th« premises of Albert J. Hcskins, at Sydenham, and stolen therefrom a gold wristlet watch, value*.! at .£lO, tire property of Clara O'Neill, and 33 in money the property of A. J. HosIcms. He was -also charged with the theft on January 11th of '2s, th? property of G<vra!d Hoskins, and with having broken and entered th"- pmmisi's. of Rachel RnJo and stolen therefrom a gold bracelet valued. at i'.t 10s. The _ boy pleaded sruilty to all rhargea. Senior-Sergeant Kelly stated that all the, stolen property had been recovered. The father of tie culprit admitted that the hoy had up to recently been carious about his offences, but lie now seemed to be- realising t:he> consequences of what he had done. The boy was' convicted and order.'.*! to go to the Recei.-ing Home. If he behaved himself he would be- allowed in time to return to his parents. A seven-year-old boy wa-3- charged with the theft from a, shop of bon-bons and month organs. •Ho denied taking the latter. Tie boy was admonished and discharged.