CHRISTCHURCH NEWS.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 2 May 1927, Page 6

CHRISTCHURCH NEWS.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) CHRISTCHURCH, May 1. WINTER. Winter has commenced at last. Saturday was a bleak day, but improved in the afternoon, allowing sports to a «■». “ “U frosts at night and early morning will soon be the rule.

railway “cut.” The railway winter time-table will come into force on Monday, when the express service to Dunedin and Invercargill will be restricted. lho 12.2* express to Dunedin will not run on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, and the 8.50 express to Invercargill will net run on Wednesdays and l'ndays. Tlicro will bo no cut in any othor lines on the Canterbury section.

! GIVE LABOUR A CHANCE. . There appears to bo a general wish that the Labour City Council should be given a fair opportunity of showing anv ability they possess for administrative work. Tho non-Labour members of the Council have ottered to cooperate with the Mayor in regaid to the work of the Council. Thcro was a rumour in the city that the non-Labour Councillors had decided to refuse to accept any ot the chuitmanphips of committees, hut that was far from the truth. The Citizens Association nominees recognise that they can only obtain such pasts as Die Labour majority is willing _ to offer them, but whatever those positions are, they will bo accepted in a spirit or goodwill. ' SHOPLIFTING. A pathetic ease came before Mr E. D. Mosley, S.M., at the Police Court. A'married woman (31) pleaded guilty to theft of various articles from the D.T.C. She was seen placing articles under her coat, and was taken into the office, where she confessed her guilt. , . ... Chief Detective Lewis said the woman had had nine children, four of them living. The Magistrate said that the goods wore pure luxuries. Mr Sargent, for accused, said that the woman’s condition probably accounted for hor lapse. The goods were of no practical value. It was truo that a serious view should he. taken of shop-lighting cases, but to send the woman to gaoj would lie too severe. After consulting with a Salvation Army officer, the Magistrate said to tho woman: —“My usual practice is to send , shop-lifters to gaol, but in this ease , circumstances do not warrant that i punishment. I shall convict, and order you to come up for sentence when i called upon within six months. You will he under supervision of the Army’s officers. I do not wish to punish your I husband or young children, and do not wish, to prejudice in any way the expected "child. As far as lam concerned, it. at least, will he giren a. fair start.” - The woman’s name was suppressed. Thanking the Magistrate, she left j the dock in tears. !