RECEIVED STOLEN GOODS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 221, 18 September 1936, Page 8

RECEIVED STOLEN GOODS

YOUNG MAN’S OFFENCE I !’• r Pices Association. ] AUCKLAND, Sept. 17. As a sequel to the recent burglary at Arthur Eady's music store, James John Hawkins, aged 18. was this morning convicted by Mr Hunt, S.M., >n a charge of receiving from two fellow seamen on the steamer Hertford a banjo and money of a total value of £3B, knowing them to have been stolen. Prisoner was ordered to be deported. “I understand they don't want him <>n the ship.” said Mr Noble, appearing for accused. “Well, the shipping company will have to take him away on another ship. The probation officer will fix that up," said Mr Hunt.

Deserted Wives’ Pensions. “It has been suggested thal the Government's pension scheme will result in a wholesale desertion of wives,” said the Labour candidate for Manukau. Mr A. G. Osborne at Panmure. “We won't worry about «u?h a ridiculous prediction. You may take it from me that while the Labour Government is providing such pensions it will be after the ‘joker’ who deserts his wife," he added. Laughter followed an interjection: “Is there to be any provision for deserted husbands?’