POLICE COURT

Evening Star, Issue 25003, 23 October 1943, Page 6

POLICE COURT

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22.

(Before Mr H. W. Bundle, S.M.)

UNCUSTOMED GOODS

Allegations of the sale of pillaged goods to a city pharmacy were made during the hearing of three charges of having, as an agent, assisted in selling uncustomed goods preferred against John Cunningham, aged 34, a bar manager (Mr C. J. L. White). Mr H. S. Adams conducted the prosecution. Evidence ' was given that inquiries were made last November by Customs officers about goods pillaged from an overseas vessel. It was found that a stock of toilet combs was on sale 'at a. city pharmacy. The manager stated that they had, been bought through the . defendant who said he was acting as agent for a man named C. A. Coliins. When questioned, Cuningham said that Collins was a hairdresser in Wellington, and that the combs were the balance'of a supply he had bought for prizes at a roll-down show at the Centennial Exhibition. .The money received for the combs Cunningham said, was remitted to Collins at Timaru. Cunningham later admitted that he had obtained the combs sold to the dispensary from a member of the crew of an overseas vessel, but he did not know at the time . that the man was a seaman. Altogether, 1,884 combs and 153 hair nets were involved in the three charges, and the duty and sales tax would amount to £2O 19s 9d. Some of the combs were also sold to' other buyers. The case was unfinished and the hearing was adjourned until next Friday. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23. (Before Mr J. It. Bartholomew, S.M.) REMANDEJ). Frederick Harold Pagel, a labourer, aged 20, was charged with breaking, and entering the shop of David Samuel Langley, Princes street, and stealing therefrom fur coats to the value of £94. On the application of Senior-sergeant Hall, the accused was remanded until the 29th hist. PROBATION FOR THEFT.

Clifford. Stanley Hodgkins, a labourer aged 30, pleaded guilty to a charge of the theft of £l, the property of Ins mother, whom he visited at her home and forcefully took from a purse the note, thereafter going to an hotel and drinking. The accused was admitted to probation for one year, a condition being that he take out a prohibition order against himself and makes restitution .of the stolen money. A youth, Colin George Eckhold. a tannery hand, aged 17, pleaded guilty to the theft of a watch, valued at 15s, from the clothing of a fellow-employee. The accused was admitted to probation for one year on condition that he returns to his parents' home, which he had left some months ago.