PARCEL LIFTING

Wanganui Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 160735, 23 August 1920, Page 11

PARCEL LIFTING

MOTHER ACQUITTED AND CHILD CONVICTED. In the case against Lilian Danvirs, in which evidence was heard at the Court this morning, the Magistrate commented upon the fact that the child could not give any reasonable explanation of why she took the parcel from Thomson’s shop. He was of opinion that the evidence was not sufficient to convict the mother of theft. He did not think the child was telling the truth in her evidence. It was a most regrettable case, although there was a lack of positive evidence against the mother, there was a strong suspicion that the child had stolen at her instigation, and there was no other course left open but to convict the child. It seemed to the Magistrate that the child should be taken out of her parents’ control. He had no power to send her to an industrial school, but would defer consideration of this matter until Monday next. He was satisfied that the child was more sinned against than sinning. In the meantime he would ask the police to inquire into what schooling the child was receiving, also religious instruction, and the family’s circumstances. Interesting to those not doing business with America, but distasteful to those who are, is the experience of Mr J'. J. Boyd, of Oneimnga, in respect to the rate of exchange in the United States. Mr and Mrs. Boyd (says Die Herald) returned from an extended business and pleasure trip last week. Through the excessive rate of exchange (A2S in the ,£100), Mr Boyd decided not to transact business in the land of Stars and Stripes, and brought back with him to the Dominion a bulky bag of gold "that ran into hundreds of sovereigns While in the States he turned liia attention to “placing” a number of the lions at the Cnehunga Zoo, with the result that ere long twelve will be shipped from these shores. America, ho said, was living on the fat of tho hind, i.c., tho war debt, that was being paid in gold by the Allies, Despit-r this, however, there were thousands of workers out of employment, tho cause being attributed to the reluctance ol the colouiea and Great Britain to do business under existing conditions with America.