ROBBING CHINESE GARDENS.
IDY TELEGRAPH—SPECIAI COItUESfOKDENT,) Masterton, February 5. Salutary sentences of throo months im--3 *prisonjnent each'wore meted out by Mr. W, )P. James, S.M., to,tiro yowigi.mon named f Jas. Chisholm and Sydney-Worner,'ho'fse-j trniners, of Opaki, who were charged (at the 3 Magistrate's Court to-day with 'the ' theft I of vegetables, valued at ss.,''from a 'Chinese . garden at Akura last .night. J The' evidence Ehowed that nccusod rode to the garden oil. horseback, and, when filling a Back with onions and cabbages, wore disturbed by one D of the Chinese, who was on tho watch.. The ' whole camp, numbering about ten Celestials, 3 wore aroused, and one of tho lioises was " secured, The police were then sent for. ,ThV " magistrate s.»id that tho practice was bscom--1 ing too frequent, aud would have 'to be kept ' down. Tho sentences were without the option "of a fine. r , c . 1 .
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 425, 6 February 1909, Page 5
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148ROBBING CHINESE GARDENS. Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 425, 6 February 1909, Page 5
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