DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 3 December 1929, Page 5

DOMINION ITEMS.

SENT TO BORSTAL

[By Telegraph, Per Press Association.]

DUNEDIN, December 3

He was a member of one off the worst bunches of young hoodlums that have been in Dunedin for some time, said Magistrate Bartholomew, when dealing with Francis Henry Taylor, aged 20, who appeared for sentence on a charge of having insufficient means of support. The police said accused left Dunedin without notifying the Probation Officer. He had a previous conviction and was a thief.

“He’s not a trier and always seems to have a grievance,” said tiie Probation Officer. He was sentenced to two years’ Borstal. DRAPERY SHOP FIRE. WAIROA, Dec. 3. At seven this morning a fire broke out in the rear of the show-room of Walker’s drapery store on. the Marine Parade. It was quickly subdued by the Brigade, but the stock was badly damaged by smoke and water. The building, owned by Douglas Wilson, of Napier, was slightly damaged. The stock was insured in the South British and Home Insurance offices for fifteen hundred each.

BURGLARS ACTIVE. AUCKLAND, Dec. 3. Owing to previous robberies at Titirangi, where tea-ro ms are being used as a temporary store and post office, pending the erection of a new hotel, a young man for twelve months’ past lias been sleeping on the premises with a loaded gun. On Wednesday night his bed got wet and he slept elsewhere with the result that robbers broke in and removed £oo to £6O worth of groceries, and the entire stock of cigarettes and tobacco, using and returning a motor car parked beneath the tea rooms shop.

THEFT CHARGE. AUCKLAND, Dec. 3. A young fireman on the Malolo named O'Reilly was charged at the police court with having stolen £23 from Ernest Shine. The latter was staying at a city hotel and during Sunday night woke up to find O’Reilly at the foot of

...s bed. He later discovered that £23 of £3O in notes had been stolen from bis trousers’ pocket. A detective accompanied Shine to the Malolo, where three crumpled notes were found beneath O’Keillv’s bunk.

Mr Hunt, S.M., remanded accused till 3 p.ni. and said failing the return of the missing money, he would be sentenced to six months.

HOOKEY PROFIT. GISBORNE, Dec. 3. Final figures in connection with the Dominion Ladies’ Hockey Championships, reveal a credit balance of £432, of which 26 per cent, is retained by Poverty Bay Assn., 10 per cent, is handed to the New Zealand Association, whilst the remainder (£280) Is to he distributed amongst the Associations represented. THEFT CHARGES. CHRISTCHURCH, Dec. 3. Two hoys aged 17 and 16, were charged with theft of cigarettes valued at £73 from T. H. Green and Co. Also .John Henry Tolmie, aged 41, was charged with receiving the same. All were remanded till Saturday.

BOY’S DEATH. AUCKLAND. Doc 3. Arthur Desmond Whitley, aged 14, a sen of Hr R. 8 Whitley, of 9 Vincent Avenue, Remuera, died suddenly this morning, as the result of being struck bv « cricket ball when playing at Remuera School yesterday.