CHRISTCHURCH COURT.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 106, 7 January 1915, Page 2

CHRISTCHURCH COURT.

CHARGE OF 4R*SON. (By Telegraph. —J’re.ss Association.) i .CHRISTCHURCH, Jan. G. ' Charles .las. Center, remanded on a charge of arson, in setting fire to a • garage a! Sumner, on Christmas. Eve, ' and causing the destruction by fire of valuable cars has admitted the charge. ’ and also that he attempted the theft j t f petrol at the same place and Umo. i Wni. Archibald Binnie, seventeen j years ct age, was found guilty on a charge cf falsely rc.u ensuring his ago as £1 years and obtaining n totalizator, ticket at Riccarton. George Mason, clerk, who sold tha tickat admitted the charge of selling to a boy under age, but •< leaded that he did not see him. Mr Bishop, S.M., said he would inflict 1 a heavy penalty, but deferred senj (r>v,, -* till he could see the boy.