DRESSES ON APPROVAL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LI, Issue 16768, 29 June 1925, Page 12

DRESSES ON APPROVAL.

YOUNG WOMAN IN'COURT,

The custom of allowing an article out on approval is involved in a theft charge preferred against a young woman in the Magistrate’e Court, Christchurch. Tho young woman was charged with the theft at Wellington of three dresses, the property of To Aro House., , Chief-Detective Gibson asked for a remand to Wellington on July I. Mr J, B. Batchelor, who appeuYeir for tho accused, asked for bail and the suppression of the nlfme. He said the young woman was a member of a touring theatrical company. . She had got jierself into her present position through n mistaken idea on the part of the firm concerned as to what constituted a criminal act or civil debt. 1 Site had gone to the shop and obtained three dresses oin approval. Two of these were for a friend. She returned her drees and loft for Christchurch, but the other woman assured her that she would return the two dresses or pay for them. Apparently Hie/ drensee were not teturned and tlie young woman was arrested.

Chief-Detective Gibson said the statement made was not quite correct. /The woman had obtained throo dresses cm approval, kept two. and sent one back with a note, saying that she would can in and pay for the dressep kept, -She did not call in and disappeared from Wellington. “She is just moving about the country,” he said. “Sim is following a theatrical company. She was only arrested a few minutes ago. The warrant was issued from Wellington.” Mr Batchelor; That is so. She is a

New Zealander, but lias no relatives bore. The company, lias an engagement in Wellington next week.

The Bench suppressed the name and remanded the accused, bail being allowed in self £25 and cnei surety of £25.