HARD LABOUR.
Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, Jan. 28.
A constable on duty in Taranaki Street East on Friday last noticed a man behind a car that had been damaged by fire and saw him lift the door of the luggage compartment and remove a wicker basket. The constable intervened. The man was charged to-day with the theft of a basket and contents to a total value of £1 16s 6d, the property of John Henry Meyer. Meyer stated that his car was damaged by fire and he had had it removed to a parking place in Taranaki Street. Accused vainly asserted that he was inspecting the damage and was sentenced to six weeks’ hard labour.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MS19380129.2.156
Bibliographic details
Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 52, 29 January 1938, Page 11
Word Count
115HARD LABOUR. Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 52, 29 January 1938, Page 11
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Manawatu Standard. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in