BOYS AS SHOPLIFTERS.
VARIOUS ARTICLES TAKEN, Three boys who enjoyed a brief cares!* as shoplifters appeared in the Children's Court on Saturday charged with stealing a number of small articles, the largest of which was a mouth-organ valued at 3s 6d, Senior-Detective Hammond said the boys one day visited a largo shop in Karangahapo Road, where they stole the moiitb organ, then going "to a shop in Hobson Street and taking soms small articles. After this they visited a stora in Queen Street and took some more small toys, but were caught in the act. All the goods were- recovered. The two older boys, aged 14 arid 13 respectively, were placed under the caro of the welfare officer for two years, while the third was admonished and discharged.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19503, 6 December 1926, Page 14
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128BOYS AS SHOPLIFTERS. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19503, 6 December 1926, Page 14
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