CRIME PUNISHED

New Zealand Herald, Volume 82, Issue 25129, 16 February 1945, Page 7

CRIME PUNISHED

RECEIVING STOLEN TYRES GARAGE MAN SENTENCED Two men who had pleaded guilty to crime? of dishonesty were sentenced by Mr Justice Fail yesterday. A garage proprietor, John Charles Dill, ageci 32 (Mr A. J. Moody), came up for sentence on two charges of receiving motor and truck tyres, wheels and tubes of a total value of £lO4 Bs, knowing them to have been stolen from the Air Force Mr G. S. R. Meredith represented the Crown Mr Moody said prisoner had taken no part whatever in the actual thefts. All the stolen property had been recovered. Counsel put in a petition from mauv leading residents of the district testifying to the esteem in which the prisoner was held and to the value of his work in the district, and pleading for leniencv

"These are very serious offpnces," said His Honor "Thefts of tyres have become so common as to amount to a Boandal, and a man who acts as a receiver is just as bad as the thief." His Honor said he gave full weight to what had been said, but having regard tp the fact that the offence was repeated on a second occasion and that the prisoner had been convicted of theft some months ago. there was no alternative but to impose a substantia] punishment. He was sentenced to 12 months' reformative detention.

Appearing for sentence on charges of attempted housebreaking arid theft, Alfred Thomas Neckelson, aged 27, had nothing to say His Honor told him he appeared to be one of the class of young men who refused to do any honest work and sought to live by robbing others. He was released from prison on December 15, and. being directed to essential work, he continued in it for only six weeks and then wont to live in idleness in town and tried to obtain money by breaking and entering. The least sentence the Court could impose would be 18 months' reformative detention, and prisoner was warned that he had now qualified to be declared an habitual criminal.

UNIVERSITY TESTS 'INTERMEDIATE RESULTS SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES The following passes in the special intermediate examinations have been announced by the Auckland University College. All results are subject to confirmation by the University of New Zealand PHYSICS Methrai Intermediate. —I). H. Calder, R. J. Cantwell, D. W. Fairclough, S. W. Fox, J. W Gower. D. J. Hodgson, w. H. Mercer, A. M. Young. Dental Intermediate.—J. S. Howie, T. F. T. Redman. Bacheloc of Architecture Intermediate.—K. Jackson, Muriel B. Lamb, D. Mawson, Renee McLaren, J. M. Stacpoole, Helen E. Waddell. ORGANIC CHEMISTRY Bachelor of Agriculture Intermediate. —D. T. Bakenridge, G. B. Kissllng, J. F. Till. _ Medical Intermediate.—L. R. Brown. K. K. F. Sandford, J. P. Walsh. Dental Intermediate.—R. W. Stretton. CHEMISTRY Bachelor of Agriculture Intermediate. —P. Monro. Medical Intermediate.—J. P. Walsh. ZOOLOGY 'Bachelor of Agriculture Intermediate. —J. G. Bilkey. Medical Intermediate.;—J. H. Gower. j

INCOME TAX CASE FAILURE TO MAKE RETURNS (0.c.) / HAMILTON, Thursday Charges of failing to furnish returns of income for 1943 and 1944 were admitted by Cesare Riisso, a farmer, of Roto-o-rangi (Mr Fitzgerald), before Mr S. L. Paterson. S.M., in Hamilton today. The Crown Solicitor, Mr Gillies, «aid defendant had made no returns nince 1912. He had made an interim return for social security in 1943. Mr Fitzgerald said defendant had suffered bad health during the period in 1943 when he should have completed bis returns, whil- in 1944 he had a serious peat fire on his property. Defendant was fined £5 on each charge.

ESSAY COMPETITION A record number of entries in the «ssay competition was received from St. John Ambulance cadets in the Auckland district for a prize presented by the commissioner, Mr D. F. Mackay. The subject was "The History of the Venerable Order of St. John" and the essays *ere judged by the Rev. G. E. Moreton. .Results were:—Nurninf? cadets: Patricia sWßaret Riddle (NgronßOlaha Cadet Nursing s}*: s Jon). '2; Colleen M. Gannon (Birkenhead wm ?)• 3 - Ambulance cadets: D. J. Phillips Af"?fslie Cadet Ambulance Division), 1; P. ylsridge (North Shore division), '2; T Whit"We (Aurkland division), ,'J.