BURGLARY EPIDEMIC HAS COURT SEQUEL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18938, 7 December 1929, Page 9

BURGLARY EPIDEMIC HAS COURT SEQUEL.

PRISONERS SENTENCED AT NEW PLYMOUTH Per Press Association. NEW PLYMOUTH, December 7. Young men who were concerned in a recent epidemic of burglaries in Taranaki were sentenced by Mr Justice Macgregor this morning, as follows: Raymond Jack Vernon Elliott, breaking, entering and theft and allied charges, three years’ detention in a Borstal Institute. Leonard Edward Smith, on similar charges, five years’ hard labour, and declared an habitual criminal. William P. L. Night, theft of postal packets, attempted breaking and entering, two years’ detention in a Borstal Institute. Sydney William Stroud, breaking, entering, and theft of postal packets, and receiving, five years’ hard labour and declared an habitual criminal. James Earl Smith, breaking and entering and theft, and breaking and entering with intent, two years’ detention in a Borstal Institute. Patrick Francis Keenan, breaking, entering and theft, twelve months’ reformative detention. George Keenan, breaking, entering and theft, and breaking and entering with intent, two years’ detention in a Borstal Institute. Arthur Rudings, breaking, entering and theft, and Melville Sullivan, breaking, entering and theft, to come up for sentence if called on within three years and to pay £6 each towards the cost of the prosecution. Sidney John Oakley, breaking, entering and theft, two years’ reformative detention. John James, breaking, entering and theft, two years’ detention in a Borstal Institute. Laurence James Sales, indecent assault on males, five years’ hard labour. With the object of advertising the Tunnel Road proposal, the Port and City League has opened a slogan competition. An anonymous donor has given a prize of £5 5s for this purpose. Entries close at noon on De cember 12, with the secretary, Mr H. M. Chrystall. Further particulars are advertised.