THEFT OF PETROL
GARAGE MECHANIC'S "JOY- j .; . RIDES" • ''; ; . (By Telegraph—Press Association) . .- ".' -.AUCKLAND, 9tli September,': i' A youth of, seventeen was .remanded for sentence by i Mr, ;EWeight reduced >.. ; wi.thont .:starvation diets''or fatiguing: exercises. Simply tako ' \ capsules.—Noes. Chemist (Wharton's 1 Pharmacy).'■•,' ■, ■ '■■;,
K, : Hunt, for stealing 100 gallons of petrol; valued at £lO. ■ ,' . .'/.The police stated .that the Vouth had been employed as a garage mechanic. The 1 proprietor noticed a' shortage of petrol.in his tanks and complained that two thousand gallons had been lost last year.-The accused had admitted stealing- fifty gallons last month, and the sania 'hi 'July. He used the petrol for "jav-riding" in his father's car. The 'accused; also admitted taking from 4s to ss'from the till every clay. • The. Magistrate ordered the youth to be 'detnined in custody.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 10 September 1930, Page 8
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131THEFT OF PETROL Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 10 September 1930, Page 8
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