“REALLY A PARASITE.”

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 26 February 1926, Page 5

“REALLY A PARASITE.”

JOY-RIDING IN TAXIS. YOUNG MAN SENT TO GAOL. “He is really‘a parasite, sir,’.’ remarked Chief Detective Cummings in the Magistrate’s Court- at Auckland on Saturday, when Harold Frith, aged 25, appeared before Mr. J. W. Pdynton, S.M., on a charge of having incurred a debt of £2 9s 9d. for taxi hire by fraud. He pleaded guilt}-. Constable Power said that accused engaged a taxi, and went with, a party of men and women for a drive. He told the taxi-driver that lie was a partner in a city firm, and so obtained credit. The representation was untrue. The chief detective said it was another case of young men going joyriding. This was not- accused’s first offence in the way of false pretences Taxi-drivers were complaining that men went to them saying that they were sons of business men or something of the kind, whereas they had not enough money to buy a box of.matches. A sentence- of three months’ imprisonment was imposed. Accused also appeared on a charge of breach, of maintenance. His wife said an order for £1 a week was made < in November, 1924, but that not a penny had been paid. The magistrate remarked that the wife would never get anything out of accused. . She would have to earn her living without relying on the order.