MAGISTRATE’S COURT.
The fortnightly sitting of the Magistrate’s Court in Feilding was held yesterday, Mr R. M. Watson, S.M., presiding. A young man came before the Court in answer to a charge of having stolen 2s 6d from a Chinaman in Feilding. He was -stated to bo earning 35s a week, and had quite a fair amount of pocket money left after paying board and other outgoings. Sergeant Turner said that accused frequented billiard, rooms and hotels and was rather cheeky. Accused was convicted and fined £3 and admitted to probation for six months. Acused -was instructed not to go to billiard saloons or picture theatres during that period. The Magistrate said the theft was a contemptible one.
Leslie Gordon Smith, aged 21, described as a farmhand, was changed with the theft of two gallons of benzine valued at 4s 2d, the property of James Eliott Mackintosh, of Kimbolton. A conviction was entered and a fine of £3 imposed, and accused was placed on probation for six months.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 21, 22 December 1937, Page 5
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168MAGISTRATE’S COURT. Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 21, 22 December 1937, Page 5
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