SUPREME COURT
CHRISTCHURCH SITTINGS. (Par United Pn» Aatoemuon.) CHRISTCHURCH, June M. At the Supreme Court William Charie* Lidgett was sentenced to five yens’ imprisonment with hard labour cn several etuirgeu of breaking and entering and theft. “It is very sad to see jl these yuemg men brought up,” said Mr Justice Sim in desk, ing with Henry Arthur W'aksb, Charles Edward Morris, Wallace Hansel Jones, Frank Woods and David James Grant on charge* of breaking, entering and. theft al Orford. Counsel said that Jones had gone back ta Oxford for his holkfays, where he was drawn into a scheme by some of his okd school churns. He had a good record urf had been in a position of trust in Chriatchurch for three yens. His Honour: The Probation Officer mcommends probation in all these carat. He admitted each lad to jprobat»ra_ fin three years, each to make restitution within one month.
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Southland Times, Issue 19279, 25 June 1924, Page 5
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151SUPREME COURT Southland Times, Issue 19279, 25 June 1924, Page 5
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