NEGLECTED CHILDREN
MUCH ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. STDNRY, October 3. The first Children's Court under the Neglected Children Act, the object of which is to Temove juvenile offenders from the surroundings of the Police Court, was held at Ormond House. Some boys were charged with breaking into a residence and stealing money therefrom. After the hearing of the case the boys were locked in a dormitory pending the decision of the magistrate, but they escaped through a fanlight, playing havoc with the furniroTe of the dormitory before leaving. They were rearrested while playing in the street.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ESD19051004.2.58
Bibliographic details
Evening Star, Issue 12626, 4 October 1905, Page 6
Word Count
98NEGLECTED CHILDREN Evening Star, Issue 12626, 4 October 1905, Page 6
Using This Item
Allied Press Ltd is the copyright owner for the Evening Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Allied Press Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.