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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17472, 22 January 1931, Page 11

The French ('hiimbei' of Deputies has voted Madame- Joffre the exceptional pension of .€BOO. The hearing of (be ease in Which a middle-aged man, George Murray, was alleged to have stolen 15 lambs from the Matawliero saleyards was concluded in Ibe Police Court this afternoon, when Mr." P. 11. Harper, S.M., gave his decision after having inspected. Ihe yards. The magistrate said the defendant had displayed gross ignorance. fl was a case, however, in which defendant would receive (lie benefit of the dou! I. The information was dismissed. The attention of Mr. P. 11. Harper, .S.M., was occupied this afternoon with the bearing of a case in which a youth (whose name was suppressed) was charged With the theft on November 20 last of a motor cycle, valued at JJ2O. the property of Norman' Tate. Detective McLeocl prosecuted and Mr. H. B. Hill appeared for accused. Norman Tate deposed that be had stored the cycle at a garage in Oisboiiie and when he went to get, it the machine was missing. He did not give, accused permission to take the cycle. In the course of crossexamination witness stated he had left Hie cycle at the garage for sale. lie had no recollection of accused having endeavored to procure the cycle to sell it.