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Hokitika Guardian, 4 November 1931, Page 4

The “Grey Argus” 'saj's—The Essex sedan car, owned by Mr A. Kyle, which was stolen from the lane -at the rear of the Oriental Hotel on Thursday night, was found abandoned at Rotomanu on Monday and was recovered yesterday. Smart work on the part of Constab’e J. Rodgers of Brunnerton and Constable O. Robb of Otira was the means of the suspected c-onerter being followed from Dobson to Cobden, wh. re he was arrested. A Cobden youth, sixteen and a-half vear s was charged in the Juvenile Court before Mr AY. Meldrum S.M., yesterday afternoon that, at Grey mouth on October 29th, he did unlawfully and without colour of right, but not so as to be guilty of theft, within the meaning of the Crimes Act, convert to liis own use a car vaftmd at £l-50, the property of Andrew Kyle: also that, at Dobson, be stole three case s of petrol, valued at £3, the property WmAllen. Sergeant Murray’said that ‘possibly another boy may be connected with D o conversion of tlm <' lie asked for a remand. Tt wa-s understood £1 worth of petrol had been sold bv accused, and that a number of articles'were missing from the car, although some r; them had b:en recovered. Further enquiries would have to be made. The remand was granted, and lmil was fixed at £5, with one surety of £5-