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North Otago Times, 13 January 1906, Page 1 (Supplement)

|' A few days ago, Mr Justice Pring, in s {dealing witli a young man at the Oen- . |tral Criminal Court, Sydney, who had ■pleaded guilty to embezzling the sum of | '£lo2l, the property of the Commercial (Banking Company, said the accused had given my to what his Honor had described, sitting there some eight or nine ' jmonthsngo, as tho greatest curse to the !community. "There is hardly a news- " paper you piok up," said the Judge, e but in it you see that some young man I- 'lias been brought to his downfall in one ;State or another by yielding to the :l jcursed fascination of betting." "You 11 : talk about drink," his Honor went on. o ,lt is not responsible for half the crime i that gambling and betting arc." Ruined e Jives, and mourning wives and mothers I were tho result, " What about your ' ;pooi' motherP" said the Judge, addresII -sing the prisoner, "whom you have ";brought disgrace upon because you ,would not refrain from this pernicious I 'habit? Seeing that you wero a good boy II 'until you wished to become rich witlic out working for it, I will make the nene -tence as light as I can, and I implore "Iyou.that when you get out you will ® never indulge in gambling or anything ' jof tho kind that will bring you in money '; without honest, labour." r ■ 0 i Tho House of Lords is composed of t mon who represent themselves; the' [1 i House of Commons, of men who misreo j present others.—"Truth," il] n • A fovr days ago the largest amount )' of woojfpver bought by one man at o one time Was prchased in Sydney—8100'bale's, representing neftrj £ in "value, I: -