THEFTS FROM SHOPS.
OFFENDER SENT TO GAOL. "TRADERS MUST BE PROTECTED." [BT telegraph.—OWN CORRESPONDENT, j HAMILTON. Mondajr. " Traders must be protected from idle wasters who steal goods from the front of their shops," remarked Mr. Wyvem Wilson, S.M, in the Hamilton Magistrate's Court to-day when he sentenced Arthur Robinson to two months' imprisonment for theft. Accused admitted stealing a pair of boots and a kit bag from the front of shops in Hamilton and Frankton, and a quantity of chocolate from the counter of confectionery shop. Accused had been previously convicted for various offences. He said he was released from prison last May, and had £9 in his possession. When liis funds were exhausted he was prompted to steal.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19372, 6 July 1926, Page 14
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