THEFT OF UNIFORM
WORN BY CIVILIAN PRISON TERM FOR MAORI (Per United Press Association) AUCKLAND, Nov. 19. For stealing another Maori's military uniform and wearing it about the city for two days. Robert Marsh, aged 36, a labourer, was. sentenced in the Police Court to*-day to three months' imprisonment. In a statement to the police. Marsh said he asked Joseph Wiki, who was on leave, for the loan of his uniform to make people believe he was in the army, but was refused. That night, white Wiki was asleep, he took Wiki[s uniform from his room and wore it during the week-end. When Wiki questioned him he returned the uniform.
The police said that Marsh was at present on licence from prison. Since his liberation on licence his behaviour had been fairly satisfactory
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 24460, 20 November 1940, Page 8
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