IN THE COURTS.

Gisborne Times, Volume LXVIII, Issue 10742, 13 November 1928, Page 2

IN THE COURTS.

J UYENILE GANG ROUNDED UP fPreBB Association.) AUCKLAND, Nov. The Children’s Court will be kept busy for the next few weekly sittings because of a big round-up of about 20 boys. No fewer than 122 charges, "ranging from mischief to breaking and entering and theft, and the conversion of motor-cars, were preferred to-day against this .juvenile gang, which for months has given tlie police an anxious time. It is now believed that many of the burglaries and thefts in the Mt. Eden district luring tlie past few mouths will he cleared up.

AN INTERESTING JUDGMENT. COUNTY COUNCILS NOT IN TOWN PLANNING ACT. (P*eß»> Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, Nov. 12. According to a judgment given today by Mr Justice Adams, the Waimarie County Council is hot empowered to-refuse a permit for the erection of a shop in a residential suburb under section 34 of the Town Planning Act. Ills Honor held that town-planning schemes were strictly related to the development of cities and boroughs, and that the Act distinguished between town and regional planning. LENIENCY THROWN AWAY. - JOYRIDER TO GO TO GAOL FOR MONTH. (Press Association.) PALMERSTON N., Nov. 12. •‘lt is no use whatever giving this youth a chance, lie is somewhat of the larrikin type, lies profusely, and apt to get into mischief all the time. Evidently he must have as gay a life as he can.” . This description was applied by Senior-Sergeant Whitehouse in the Police Court to-day to Alfred John Hulick, 19, who was charged with converting a car to his own use and driving it to Foxton. He was seen by the owner’s brother and a smart arrest was effected. Accused, who was recently released from a Borstal institute, received one month’s imprisonment with hard labor. He left the dock smiling. RESULT OF RACE WEEK INTOXICATED MOTORIST PUNISHED.

Press Association.’ CHRISTCHURCH, Nov. 12. “Defendant is a very respectable res’dent of Dunedin. He came up to Christchurch for the races and this is the result,” said Sub-Inspec-tor Fitzpatrick to-day, when . John william Murdock pleaded guilty to lieing intoxicated while in charge of a. motor-car in Oxford terrace or Saturday and with fain- to produce his driver’s license. The penalty imposed was a fine of £lO and ihe cancellation of defendant’s license. !n default of payment of the fine, 14 days’ gaol with hard labor was ordered- On the charge of failing to produce his driver’s license, defendant was convicted and dischargee?. THREE YEARS’ REFORMATIVE. tPress Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, Nov. 17. .. in the Supreme Court in Christchurch to-day, for breaking end entering and theft, Edmund Harrington Ward, 24," a baker, was sentenced to three years’ reformative detention