TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 December 1921, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

i lIV TELEG It Al* IT—l’Ett PRESS ASSOCIATION! A BODY FOUND. GISBORNE, Dec. 1!). A body, believed to lie that of Thomas Darville, a carrier missing since last evening, was discovered on Waikanae beac.li this morning. SUPREME COURT. DUNEDIN, Dec. 19. The following prisoners were sen- , fenced by Justice Sim : i Thomas William Tumntmeke Harper, j a half caste .Maori, was lined .£7 for selling chattels given b,v way of security. Restitution had been made, and the Judge thought accused acted under a misapprehension. Norman Sutherland and Thomas Alfred Moody for breaking, entering and theft wore admitted to probation for I and 2 years respectively. Donald Martin McFadyeti, for fraudulently converting to Iris own use moneys belonging tic bis employer, 1.. W. Italkind, was sentenced to 2 years. Pri-j sutler confessed to a sum ol Colo and j the Judge said it appeared he had previously robbed bis employer (a moneylender) of £1501) and been forgiven. Leonard Mitchell, aged lli years, on ti charge of indecent assault, was ordered to be detained for reformative purposes for 3 years and Was recommended to be sent to Borstal Institute, in Invercargill. Annie Craig, for theft, was admitted In prolia tin ii for 5 years, on condition she took out a prohibition rder. Robert Hill (an old man) for indecent" assault, was ordered to collie up for sentence i f " called on, within 5 years. Albert Yicior Dent, for false decltira- ( tion of marriage, to three months imprisnnmont.

George Henry Pringle and Robert Milne Stewart, for breaking, entering and theft, to probation for three veins, and to make restitution of £ll <s. VALUELESS CHEQUES. NAPIER, December 17. At the Police Court John Nikkolich, a Dalmatian, pleaded guilty to two charges of issuing valueless cheques totalling £25 15s. He was remanded to Wellington for sentence. On a third similar charge at Auckland, lie was remanded to Auckland. The police stated that Nikkolich will have to answer (barges of a similar nature at Hamilton. It is believed that the aggregate amount is in the neighbourhood of £6OO. )

j THEFT OFF STEAMERS. > WELUXCJTOX December 17. I Shinier (tranjf foreman), John I Uflail (hold watchman). Alfred Smith (wntersider) and 'Henry Houlden (hawker) were sentenced in the Supreme Court to terms of imprisonment with hard labour varying from eighteen months to three years for their partin a theft of i-uthuy and silver valued at from the steamer Dorset. Mr Justice Husking said the thefts revealed that the perpetrators were practised • ha mis. This class of crime had become : rife and it w;is tin* duty of the Court to impose severe sentences. He re- • fused to consider probation. Pdall re- . reived three years. Shinier two and a • half years. Smith two years and Thudden, who was the receiver of the goods I'iirhteen months imprisonment. lU.EOAI. KJSIIIXf: Asiinrirrox. n<-. 10 j The police report a successful raid

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