IN THE COURTS
BREAKING AND ENTERING. MAN awaits sentence. <Press Association.! WATPUKURATJ, July 16. “Mervyn Vaklmar Berggren, Petorie, appeared before Justices of tho Peace at the Waipukurau Police Court to-day charged with breaking and entering the shop of H. B. Popple'-' well and 00., and stealing clothing valued at about £SO, also With breaking aiid 'entering the warehouse of Phillips, Mason and stealing an electric drill and a tyre lever valued at. L1.5/2/-, both offences taking place on June 15. Accused pleaded guilty and was committed 'to the Supreme Court fet, Napier for sentence on August ,‘3. DROWNED IN RIVER. OPEN VERDICT. 'Press Association!. WELLINGTON, July 15. An inquest was held to-dav on tho body of Robert Rixon, who was, drowned at Kaiwarra within 12 hours ol leaving Trentham racecourse on July 7. Theories were'advanced that Jr, might have fallen from the train or got off at the wrong station and, lost his way in the dark, or fallen'over the embankment, but tlie coroner doiudj only return a verdict of found drowned. ; *lt appeared that deceased bad liad’ a .successful day at the races. . A goldring..and £o/ ; 2/B'’in -cash wore found on him.
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXV, Issue 12914, 16 July 1936, Page 2
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