REGENT BURGLARIES.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16427, 22 January 1919, Page 4

REGENT BURGLARIES.

A NUMBER OP CHARGES

As a rosult. of the arrests made in connexion with the recent burglaries in Sydenham, two very respectable and brigiit-looking boys, aged 13 and 10 yearc respectively, appeared in the Juvenile Court before Mr T. A. B. Bailey, 5.31., yesterday, and had the following charges preferred against them:—

(1) That on January 12th they broke and entered the Sydenham Post Office and unlawfully damaged property to the extent of £2, and also damaged a gold watch, owned by John Buskell, to the extant of £2; (2) that on the same dato they broke and entered the Sydenham Post Office and stole a letter containing a chequo for £4 17s, a revolver valuwl at 15s, and £1 7s 9d in money; (3) that on the same date at Sydenham they broke and entered the office of Charles Hollis and stole 2 packets of matches and 2 keys valued at 10s; (4) that on the same date at Sydenham they broke and entered the shop of Francis Pol-tman and did wilful damage to the extent of £2; (5) that on January Ist at Christchurch they broko and entered the office of the Vacuum Oil Company and stole a watch and a number of "keys valued at £1: (6) that on the same date at Sydenham" they liroke and entered the offices <>1' Booth, Macdonald and Co., and stole a number of keys, rubber stamps, and match-boxes, of ii total value of £1; and (7) that on January Bth at Sydenham they broke and entered the offices of Jones and Duncan and stole a cigarette case and Is 9d in cash.

Mr Donnelly appealed for the elder of the two boys. On the application of the police, all*the cases were adjourned for a week, and the boys were allowed out on their former bail.

Two other I ovs, whose ages were 14 and 10, and for one of whom Mr Cas>sidv appeared, were charged with breaking and entering the house of Bella Bonnington, at Christchurch, and stealing jewellery, etc., to the value of £42 10s. In this case also a week's adjournment was granted. Another charge in connexion with the Sydenham burglaries was f-ne against a boy of 14 years, who was charged with breaking and entering the house of John Cameron and stealing the sum of £1. The police stated that the boy had some years ago been committed to the Weraroa training farm on a. charge of arsoin. He had. been transferred to the Nelson farm, and some 14 months ago had been let out on license, but had not yet received: his discharge. He was re-committed to the Nelson institution.