THREE YEARS’ JAIL FOR 49 OFFENCES
Young Men Sentenced
By Telegraph Prp®* A* J sor’Riio , « Christchurch, July 23. “Only the fact that the offences were committed over a short period saves you from being declared habitual criminals,” said Mr. Justice Northcroft to-dav when sentencing three young men to three years’ imprisonment. In three weeks they had committed acts which resulted in 49 charges being laid. The prisoners were Harry Joseph Abbott Lomax, Philip, Daniel Trainor and James AVilliani Kennington. “In less than three weeks you have ranged the country from Geraldine in tlie south to Helensville, north of Auckland,” said his Honour.
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Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 255, 24 July 1937, Page 12
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