THE COURTS.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18094, 9 June 1924, Page 6

THE COURTS.

MAGISTERIAL. / SATURDAY. : ' r (Before, Mr H. Y.. 5.M.).. f A-. WOMAN'S ■THEE*!. ;. - V, • Annie Anderson, 32 years of,age, pleaded guilty of having stolen various, articles, -includingla fountain pon, a', set of false tebih, several jumpers, two straw hats ahd a quantity of Underclothing, of 'a total value of £33, th« property of Betty Millar: ' Cbief-Detoiitivo T. Gibson said:- that, 'the acciw?d had#.etoUn a handbag belonging to; Miss,. fryip an hotel,, At which: oh,® was. staying. \Xinojig other tKings, the bag contained a luggage ticket and ..'with it tiie. accused obtained liosseasiin frcm the Traar-' way Parcels' Office, of Mias bsg*V in which ' wore' the articles * named, in- thecharge. •':*: ■ Anderson •. was. remanded to appear • on Thursday to enable the police to make, further enquiries and to allow the Probation Gfficor time in which 0 foi"ward' a report. ' ; CITY SOLICITOR CHARGED. Lionel Lancelot Hilchings,'B4 years of age (Mr L. A. Charles), who -until quite recently had. been in the employ, of Messrs Duncan, Cotterill and Co., as n solicitor, appeared charged, that on -April 23rd apd again on May £Brd, having received th? sums of'io and £lO respectively from F". G. Falconer on terms requiring him to liecount for end pay the aame to Duncan. Cotterill and Co., had fraudulently omitted to do so. Chief-Detective, Gibson asked that the accurid be remanded to appear on. Wednesday. Mr Charles applied for bail, but the Chiaf-' Detectivo said that he thought.it would 1)9 better for the accused if bail was refused, for he had been' drihking very heavily of late and he was not yet quite riglitMi Charles said that Hitchings a -wife and three children living at New Brighton, and he would like to see' them. He did not 'think that it was likely that ho would endeavour to get aw«y. "Oh, 1 Bin not itfraid of that; your Worship," s-dd the Chief-Deteotive. The Muiristrate -to Chief-Detectiyc Gibson: Are these tho onlv charges?— Yes.'. _ Hi'.chinps wae remarded to appear on Wedl'.esduy. Bail was allowed on the - first charge self in JSIOO- and two sureties of JSoO each, 'and in his own recognisance .of £so,oft'..|he second charge. JUVENILE COURT. ' i A lad, 15 years of ut;e, pleaded .guilty to having atoien: two bieyclq pumps valued, at Us 6d. The alter reading 1 a constable's ' report, told the boy a- father that lutj home was a most undesirable wio for children. He adjourned tha..-c#Be «W six months, during which time the boy is to be under the absolute discretionary control of the Juvenile Probation-Qfflour, and ha strongly udvißod llr.it the lad ue tukoi} uway from h'.s luMie uud parents. . Another hoy, 15-. years of a,?*, *'»> h*d been under tho care cf the Juvem e Probation O'llicer for 'W months tor theft of a sum of money, was nduloiushed and discharged. ' ' <?