POLICE COURT NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18456, 20 July 1923, Page 7

POLICE COURT NEWS.

VALUELESS CHEQUE USED.

PROBATION FOR THREE YEARS.

Three charges of having obtained goods by false pretences were , made against George Fowler, aged 26 (Mr. L. G. Simpson), in the Police Court yesterday before Mr. J. W. Poyntoh, S.M. Accused was. alleged to have obtained goods and money to the value of £24 10s by means of three valueless cheques. In a statement, accused admitted filling in cheque ' forms, presenting the cheques at various shops, and receiving goods for part of the amount and cash for the balance. > He did not think the person whose name he used on the cheques had a banking account. - The Magistrate: It is almost like comic opera the way these cheques are passed. Judges are always commenting about it. Counsel urged that probation be extended. Accused actually. • had : money coming to, Him at 'the time he committed j the' offences,' ': ' \' '■ • ' :;?'•; ■ ' ]

The magistrate said he would take a lenient view of the matter. Accused was placed on probation for three years, restitution to be made within a year. Wh'

YOUTH ADMITS,; THEFT.

A youth. of 17, for whom Mr, Dickson appeared, pleaded guilty to the theft of a wristlet watch, a letter, and a cheque for £3 12s 6d. With reference to the theft of the ! letter V, and cheque, Detective O'Sulliyan produced a statement by accused, in which ' he stated he went to a house and took the letter out of the letter-box. He tore up the letter and kept tho cheque,* which was enclosed. The magistrate, who remarked that the boy was' hob very intelligent, admitted him to probation for two years, restitution to be made within a year. Accused's name was ordered to be withheld from publication. •THEFT . FROM HOTEL EAR. A seaman, Thomas McAvaeley, aged 26, pleaded guilty to drunkenness and the theft of two glasses, valued at 3s 3d. The glasses were taken from the hotel bar where accused had been drinking. He was sentenced to seven days' imprisonment, ... ' .:-■'■;■'" •-:'■■. -:--' ■ '

ALLEGED THEFT OF MOTOR-OAR.

-On a charge: 'of having ,; stolen a Chevrolet motor-car valued at £280, :i the property of Edwin Sayes, John Buckley, aged 19, (Mr- Jordan), was further remanded till Monday. Bail was fixed at £300. '. - ' .•- ■ ' - .

STREET HAWKERS' STANDS.

WELLINGTON PRICES DROP.

Business in fruit hawkers' stands in Wellington is not as brisk as it used to be, nop is the interest in the sale of favoured positions in the city; streets a3 keen, as hitherto, A sum of £140 7s 6d was realised at a sal© of 16 hawkers' stands Held last week, as compared with £141 7b 6d for a sale conducted four months ago. and £251 :2s 6d for a sale held. July, 1922. % The : large drop ,in revenue to the City Corporation this quarter, a* compared with the takings, at this time last year, is, no, doubt, largely due to unemployment affecting the fruit business. Apparently, the Hindus are hot making profits sufficiently high to justify their bidding up to the. prices realised at previous sales. The : most coveted : stand is that at Lambton Quay, which was knocked down at £28 ss. The Bowen Street i stand realised £24„ Others were sold at prices ranging down to £4 Ids.