SENT TO BORSTAL
Two girls, one aged 18 and the other 19, pleaded guilty when charged in the Police Court yesterday with heing idle and disorderly persons, in that they had insufficient lawful means of support. Evidence was given by Major Annie Gordon, of the Salvation Army, that both girls had failed to benefit from assistance given to them. At the suggestion of Major Gprdon the magistrate, Mr. W. R. McKean, committed accused to a Borstal institution for two years and directed that their names should not bo published.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19330830.2.167
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21583, 30 August 1933, Page 12
Word Count
89SENT TO BORSTAL New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21583, 30 August 1933, Page 12
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the New Zealand Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries and NZME.
Log in