POLICE COURT NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20690, 9 October 1930, Page 16

POLICE COURT NEWS.

BREACH OF PROBATION. YOUNG WOMAN CHARGED. "She lakes no notice of her probation order and has done no work for two months,'' said Major Annie, Gordon v. hen Sylvia Clayton Lomas, aged 21. domestic, was charged in the Police Court yesterday with failing to comply with tha terms of her release on probation. .Acting mi the suggestion of Major Gordon the magistrate, Mr. F. K. Hunt, deferred sentence for a week and ordered the accused to remain in i ustody in the meantime. Convicted on a charge of being idle and disorderly and with habitually consorting with reputed thieves and other undesirables, Veronica Nelson, aged 40, domestic, was ordered to come up for sentence v. it bin six months it called upon. She v.as also instructed to take out a prohibition order. I nr failing to oh: ei ve the fundi! inns of his prohibition order Robert Raeburn Miller, aged 3~>. commercial traveller, was fined t'.'i. in default a month's imprisonment. tin a further charge of being found drunk in a public place the accused was coin jeted and discharged.

li yci do not slay in the Salvation Army home you will get three months' imprisonment on this charge," said the magistrate in convicting Walter (.'lenient ■'lark, aged 61. labourer, on a charge of le'ing idle and disorderly and with having insufficient lawful means of support. • 'lark, v, ho had been in custody for a week on remand, was ordered to come up

lor sentence if called upon within six month:-. It was stated by the police that the accused had previously been in the care of the Salvation Army, but would not slav with them.