DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 July 1927, Page 1

DOMINION NEWS.

liv Telegraph—Per Press Association.)

cigarette frauds. CHRISTCHURCH, July '2d. A youth aged 17 years, the same one as was concerned as senior partner with a younger lad in a series of frauds on business people, by which ho obtained several large supplies of cigarettes, appeared for sentence before -Mr Atosley, S.AI to-day, charged with false pretences. He was committed to the Borstal for two years.

DESTITUTE MIGRANT. CHRISTCHURCH, July 20

Out of work, homeless, friendless and destitute. George liolktm. aged 18. weary of his unsmeessl ul seal'd) for work, went to the Police Station last niclil and asked to he taken into < ust dy. Holla in was charged before Mr Mosley. S.M.. with being an idle and disorderly person with insufficient means of support. I! illam landed in New Zealand at .-Vuekland in January last, and lie elainis to have sought work without, success in the North Island, in Canterbury and in Marlborough ever since. While in Coromandel. Bollam was sen- j tenoed to 25 days’ imprisonment for converting a horse to liis own use. A Court Missionary promised to help him. and Magistrate Mosley convicted and ordered him to come tip for fienicneo when called upon.

MOEBAKT LAID UP. WELLINGTON. July 20

The Mooraki. which was to have left f„r Port Chambers yesterday, was hold up owing to the crew being absent. (Before they would join the ship, they demanded that a. month’s wages be paid to them for the trip. As this is contrary to the rules, the owners have paid the ship off. She is to lie up here instead of at Port Chalmers.