TWO UNDESIRABLES.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVI, Issue 47, 25 January 1926, Page 2

TWO UNDESIRABLES.

TO BE RETURNED TO SYDNEY. Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, Jan. 22. “These two men are professional pockets, both with long criminal histories in Australia,” said Chief-Detec-tive Cummings, in introducing to Mr J. W. Poynton, S.M., at tho Auckland Magistrate’s Court this morning, Harry Smith and Phillip Ensworth Smith, two young men, both of whom were presented for sentence on charges of trespassing on the Takapuna racecourse during tho progress of a race meeting, and with being idle and disorderly persons, who habitually consorted with reputed thieves. The chief-detective added that the Smiths had come here from Australia. They had convictions recorded against them for various offences in nearly all the Australian States, and had served numerous terms of imprisonment. They had now agreed to leave New Zealand by tlio Marama, and it rested with tlio Magistrate to decide whether they should do this. Mr Poynton: Have they any money to pay their own fares? Chief-Detective Cummings: Oh, yes, sir; they have plenty, and can talk in hundreds.

Tho ‘ Magistrate, on the charge of trespassing, fined each of tho accused £5 and costs, whilo he convicted them and ordered them to come up for sentence when called upon on tho charges of vagrancy. Each will be kept in custody and placed on board the Marama when that vessel leaves Auckland for Sydney to-morrow.