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POLICE COURT NEWS

-lO USE. OF BAD LANGUAGE. YOUNG MAN'; FINED £5. , , , - ; A friendly argument by-three young, men .in Queen Street, concerning ■*, she'. , merits of units of the fleet, had its sequel : in the Police Court before Mr. J. .'f. W. Poynton, S.M., on Saturday, when Archi- ■ bald Lea (Mr. Fraer), ; aged 25,. appeared on a charge of having,used obscene language. .. A constable stated that he was '-■ standing with his wife about a yard from the kerbing where accused "conversing. -Witness was in . plain clothes at the time.' Accused repeatedly made an obscene remark in emphasising his argument. Witness spoke to him about i', revealing his identity, but accused started '. to push him,- whereupon "witness had ac- : cused arrested. [ Chief-DetQ?tive . Curamings stated that . accused was an undesirable character. A- :. fine of £5 was imposed. •- *'*".. ' 'i-^jfPj^J'i-*;'':^;.'--:.;;.^! YOUTH SLEEPS IN OPEN. • .-. A "youth who stated that he: had been but of .work for three months and that .* he : had been ; sleeping out at Campbell's . ; Point =5 for three ■ weeks, was - remanded -7 [ : until May 16, at the request of the-chirtf-deiective, . who . said the boy would be [' placed V under • the care of the Salvation '-; I Army authorities in the meantime. .',

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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18706, 12 May 1924, Page 7

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POLICE COURT NEWS New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18706, 12 May 1924, Page 7

POLICE COURT NEWS New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18706, 12 May 1924, Page 7