THE COURTS.

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THE COURTS.

MAGISTERIAL. "N. SATURDAY. (Before Mr H. P. Lawry, S.M.) ALLEGED THEFT OF MOTOR- . CYCLE. Ruben Henry Ford, a. labourer, aged 18 years, of 14 Kenilworth street, was charged: that on March 14th, 1931, he stole a motorcycle valued -at £45, the property of Ronald W. Grafton. He was remanded to appear , ; on April 2nd. FINED FOR ASSAULT. Robert Murray, a labourer, aged 38 years, •was charged with assaulting George Symon >'ItoSS. • , , He was fined £2, in default three days' imprisonment. CHILDREN'S COURT. • (Before Mr E. D. Mosley, S.M., and Mr ' \V. M. West and Mrs T. E. Taylor, J.P.'s.) BOY BURGLARS WITH GUN. A boy aged 16 years, and another aged J5 years were jointly charged with breaking: and entering business premises and committing •theft. The elder boy was ' also charged With the theft of a six-chajnbered revolver, valued- at 10s. ■ * •• Detective-Sergeant J. B. Young said that the manager of the premises concerned had returned to them at 8.30 p.m. on Monday last, and had noticed something amiss. On searching he found the two boys hidden in : the building. They had stolen £1 0a lid.. One of them had. a pair of socks,- evidently to use as gloves," and also a rubber mask {for liig face. He was carrying the revolver, concerned in the other charge, and it was /fully loaded .Thj entry, had been made with 'the aid. of a powerful jemmy. The boys .had set out from home with the express intention of breaking into the building. The revolver had been stolen from the becy's uncle, and although it was then rusty, the boy had cleaned and polished it. .It was . a wonder, he said, that the boy did-.'not use the. gun when he was discovered. The elder boy was the " ringleader in the escapade. He had been Iplaoed under the'- care of the ■ Child Welfare "'Officer in 1929. for an offence. Mr Mosley: This class of orime is vary •bad, and I'm not prepared to place the older boy under supervision again. The public is entitled to protection from this type of scoundrel. ■ The Magistrate committed.the boy to the Borstal, for three : years. The 'other, boy. : Was placed under' supervision for three years, s»3> ? w .- - - ibftRISTCHURCH YOUTH FII4ED. i. 'At the Pictori sittings of the Magistrate's I Court on Thursday, the case was relatbo of - a Christchurch youth, who, while on holiday in the Sounds, amused himself b> taking pot shots at anything which came his way. Finally he dropped a protected , blue heron and discovered, to his dismay, [.that an interested bystander'almost at his i elbow- was a policeman in mufti (states , itho "Marlborough Express",). I K Leslie Hyde, of, , . ..Edireware •■4'oad, Bt. Albans, Christchuroh,. ; w'a»-.- charged'i 'that on March 9th, at Boomerang Bay, withront lawiul authority, ho did- kill' an abso- , | ; lutely # protected bird, namely,, a blue heron, j i defendant did not appear. Constable Congdon,' who represented the j police, explained that on March oth. he had received a telephone message from Constable j "Toss, of Upper Hutt, who was camped at j .Boomerang Bay. Constable Joss reported that two boys from Christchurch,'who were camped in the same'.bay, had shot the heron.. Constable Congdon then went to Boomerang Bay and interviewed * the - accused,' Hyde, who admitted/the offence and siqred a statement to- that effect; i The Mairistraie (Mr T. 'E._ Mauneell. 8.M.) jcfinvicted the accused and fined Dim <£s, with Court eosts (10s). He also directed-that as Constable Joss was the person instiuineiital in .securing"' the. -conviction," he be paid half I* the fine. '