PAY FROM ARMY

Grey River Argus, 17 December 1943, Page 7

PAY FROM ARMY

WOMAN CONVICTED OF FALSE PRETENCES. P.A. AUCKLAND, Dec. 16. “While, perhaps, no good purpose would be served by imposing a term of imprisonment, her action in continuing to accept an Army pay allowance, when she knew she was not entitled to it, could not be excused,” said Judge Fair in dealing with Florence Muriel Mclnnes, who appeared for sentence on two charges of false pretences by representing that she was the wife of a soldier overseas The accused received £l4l from the Army Department. Her counsel said the accused married at the age of fifteen. She later was divorced bv the man who did not treat her kindly. Subsequently she lived with a man named Smith, a lighthouse-keeper at Cape Maria Van Dieman for many years. Tn 1939 Smith enlisted. Atthat timo the accused was not living with Smith for twelve months preceding the war outbreak. Otherwise,, she would have been entitled to receive the Army allowance He admitted the woman to probation for three years, a condition being that she made restitution.