BETTER ON REMAND.
TIME FOR THOUGHT. TRAMWAY APPRENTICE’S LAPSE (Special to Daily Times.) CHRISTCHURCH, December f. Milton George Elliott, aged 19 years, a tramway apprentice, pleaded guilty beloro Mr E. D. Mosley, S.M., to-day, to having on different occasions between October 30 and November 50, stolen cigarettes and sums of money, totalling £l3 3s, the property of the Christchurch Tramways Social Club, He was remanded till Friday next for a report from the probation officer, accused asked for bail. Chief Detective Gibson: Really, this is breaking and entering, your Worsmp. Elliotl might be the better for a few days on remand. It does them a world of good if there is any decency in them, ana they don’t want any more. Just as a matter of form,” said the magistrate, “I will fix bail, but I hope he does not get it. I will fix it at a substantia! sum. It would be better for you, lad, to be in gaol, where the probation officer can see you.” Bail was accordingly allowed in accused’s own recognisance of £IOO and one surety of £IOO.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 19967, 8 December 1926, Page 2
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183BETTER ON REMAND. Otago Daily Times, Issue 19967, 8 December 1926, Page 2
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