STARTING YOUNG

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 26 August 1915, Page 2

STARTING YOUNG

This new lad recently put on the staff of the Helensville Post and Telegraph Department as telephone exchange clerk, and named Smith, was brought up before Mr W. Ryall Fosbroke, J.P., on Saturday last, upon several charges of breaking and entering, and stealing several halfcrowns from the tills of Messrs Sandin (chemist), and Wilson (fruiterer). The " new boy " was' remanded to Auckland, where he was brought before the Court to-day and summarily dealt with. Com Driscoll, having been informed of petty thefts of late, caught the boy almost red-handed on Friday evening during Mr Wilson's tea-hour—in fact, was waiting in the Chemist's shop for developments. When arrested the accused had keys upon him that fitted the locks of each shop. Smith belongs to Kaukapakapa j