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CHRISTCHURCH THEFT CASES. CHRISTCHURCH, January 16. James Mervyn Philp was remanded umn January 22 on a charge of stealing a motor-cycle, valued al £137, the property of the Heathcote County Council. Jointly charged with stealing £lOO from Grgo Franicovitch, at Teddmgton, Alan Donald Park and Artnur Stephen Williamson were remanded umn January 29. David Foster was admitted to three years’ probation subject to his returning £lB/16/9 at the rate of £1 a week, when he appeared charged with stealing a cheque to that value from Matthew Cadden, at Hororata. Mr. D. W. Russell said . defendant yielded to temptation while drunk, although he previously had a blame.ess record.
A sentence of three months’ imprisonment with hard labour on the first charge, and conviction and discharge on the others, were the penalties imposed on Barry Charles Gilbert when he was charged that by rn--curnng a debt ox £7/io/- for board and lodgings with George Albert Coughlan, at Dunedin,, incurring a cteot of £2/8/- with Charles Archibald Welsh, at Christchurcn, ana incurring a debt oi £5 with Alexander Stewart, at Dunedii), he . obtained credit by fraud. He was also chargea with stealing a pair of shoes, valued at £l/9/6, the property of John Anthony Kennedy. | Detective-Sergeant F. Sinclair said accused had moved about various hotels, leaving without, notice. Mr. R. A. Young, for the accuseo, said he expected financial help from | his father in Australia, and was forced to move on when the money did not arrive.
DRUNKEN DRIVER. CHRISTCHURCH, January 16. A fine of £lO, in default 30 days’ imprisonment with hard labour, and prohibition from obtaining another driver’s licence for 18 months, were imposed on Hill Taggart for being intoxicated in charge of a motor-cycle. Senior-Sergeant J. Bickerdike said defendant had an accident in Riccarton road on Saturday night. For Taggart, Mr. R. A. Young said he had a few drinks to warm him up after getting wet in the rain. On his return to Christchurch his machine skidded. i
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Grey River Argus, 17 January 1940, Page 10
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