THEFT OF FLOWERS
A COMMON OFFENCE FARM HAND FINED (Per United Press Association) NEW PLYMOUTH, Dec. 19. Caught stealing flowers from graves in the New Plymouth Cemetery, Lloyd Whale, a farm hand at Omata, refused to give his name, jumped into a car and drove off, disregarding an attempt to stop him as he left the cemetery. From the car number, however, he was traced, and appeared in the Police Court to-day He was fined 30s. " The stealing of flowers is reaching enormous proportions," said Mr R. Day, chief borough inspector. "People steal flowers from public reserves and along the streets, and a determined effort is being made to stop it."
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 23687, 20 December 1938, Page 9
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111THEFT OF FLOWERS Otago Daily Times, Issue 23687, 20 December 1938, Page 9
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