JUVENILE COURT

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 110, 3 February 1919, Page 9

JUVENILE COURT

•■' ■'-—-—*——-..'. Mr._ F. V.r'Frazeiv' S.M., had before, him in tho Juvenile Court On Saturday'-' morning sis boys,: whose ages ranged from 10 to 13-years, one to'answer a charge of stealing ,£27 from. Ms mother, who keeps'a-confectionery and 'refreshment shop in one of the suburbs.' Three of the lads were charged ivith sharing in the stolen ! "moiieyi- : and • the same three boys, with two'others''-riot concerned in the above charges,'were'-called upon to answer a third charge of entering a sea- : side "bach" - ; and stealing" therefrom a voltmeter valued at 355., an' ampnieter valued at 203.'; and' £1 lis.' in money. '.' Constable Pi-ice stated that on New'. Year's. Day'the owner of the confectionery'shop complained'that she had been losing considerable sums of money, and suspected her boj\ When interviewed the lad adihitted having' taken ; the money,' and explained how., lie had shared l it among the other boys. "Each of the latter n'dmittcd having shared.' in tho spoil, and'also with having'told the. . Actual thief to' go -Into'' the 'house'and , steal the money from' n handbag which w-as kept in his mother's bedroom., <)ne of tho lads; however, denied in. Court • that he had any knowledge that the money received by hinvhad been stolen, and maintained that the money he received was for '.picture' film playthings that he had given to one or other'of tho boys. After hearing what tho other lads had to say, the' Magistrate decided, that tho.boy must have known tliat' : spnio of the money at least had lieeii stolen. .' "The-constable stated that the boys all. had good parents and homes, and there appeared to bo no reason why they should have stolen anything. ■ ;The .Magistrate; Pure mischief, pos- , sibly. I suppose we-must, blame the influenza and the long holidays resulting froni it. Four of the boys admitted having been concerned in the theft from tho "bach," and' afler hearing evidence in respect io the charge against the fifth lad'-the Magistrate dismissed tho information against him. ■ After lecturing.the lads, the Magistrate adjourned the -cases, one for a period of two years, and the vthcrs for one year. In the meantime the brys viro to remain under the supervision of the Juvenile ■Probation Officer, and tho ■ parents were ordered to pay cosU. Put this on your grocery Iist—SHARLAND'S MALT VINEGAR. Mellow nnd fuill-llavourcd, without a trace of mineral acid. In bulk and bottle.—Advr. No undue dolny, no haphazard methods wbeii we move you- Our exports "knowhow," and waste no time. Another , source of speed is our.furniture motor. "i' on get quickness,'safety; economy, and isn't that well worth while? Rather!' , The Now Zealand Express' Co., Ltd., 87-' 01 Customhouse Quay.—Advt.