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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7743, 20 February 1905, Page 3

' It it got abr looked upon the First Offenders' Probation Act us giving them a ' a chance to have their ' first fling,' I it would be a sorry thing that the Act was ever passed," said Dr. A., i McArthur, S.M.. on Thursday morning when sentencing a young man named Frank O'H-jHoran to three months' imprisonment. The accused was found guilty of having converted to his- own use £7 Is (id belonging to his employers, Mcl'arland Bros., bakers, Taranaki street. Chief Detective McCirath explain defendant was in constant employment, .receiving' £2 5s a week. He drove a cart and collected accounts for his employers, and during the last four months had committed 26 separate thefts of money amounting to about £27. Mr Wilford defended accused, and placed O'Halloran's mother in the box to give evidence that her son had been good.to her and had previously been well-conducted. ''••.icf-Dotcctivo McGralh, in the >ursc of his cross-examination, said "Do you know that your son has been gambling ?■" Witness, in rei ply, said she did not know, but thought he had. His Worship intimated that it was not a very difficult matter to locate the cause of accused's trouble.—Post. It is worth remembering that for xcollence of style and quality comined with large range of variety and cheapness of engagement rings and all kinds of jewellery you must go to J. H. Farker's, Jeweller, next railway crossing, Devon Street Central, New Plymouth.*

NEW PLYMOUTH TOWN HANI). rllE TOWN HAND will Rive the fourth ot their Municipal Courts at "The Pines" this evening. H. H. GEORGE, Hon. Secretary. TARANAKI METROPOLITAN AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. nHE Annual Meeting of Member [ will be held at, my office oi WEDNESDAY, 22nd February, a 8 i>.m. liusiness : Adoption of ltalance sheet and election of officers. E. P. WEBSTER, BOROUGH OF NEW PLYMOUTH. nnEN'DERS are invited and will be M received up to noon on THURSDAY, 23rd inst., for the supply and of 2800 cubic I yards more or less of Crushed Metal. I Specilicalians may be seen at the offices of the llorough Engineer. V. T. UELLUINOF.It,

GOVERNMENT LIFE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT. LOST POLICY. EVIDENCE having been supplied of the/ loss or destruction of Policy numbered 56182 in the books of this Department on the life of Charles Daniel Chant, formerly ol Motueka and French Pass, and now of Omatu, Taranaki, farmer, I hereby give notice of my intention to issue a copv to tako the place thereof on the 20th day of March, 1905. unless objection be lodged before that J. H. RICHARDSON, Government Insurance Commissioner. Wellincton, February 20th, 1905.

KEOATTA AT WAITARA. ON FEBHI'ARY 23rd, special trains will leave Now IMymouth at 9.45 a in. and 11.30 a.m. for Waitara. Return trains will leave Waitara at 1.30 p.m. and (i p.m. for New Plymouth. The usual 4.35 p.m. train will be delayed to leave New Plymouth at 5.35 p.m., Waitara 5.40 p.m. for Hawera. HOLIDAY EXCURSION TICKETS will be issued to Waitara by the ORDINARY MORNING TRAIN from Hawera and intermediate' stations on 23rd February, available for return till following day by any train BXCKIp 1 THE MAIL TRAIN. , BY OB.PEB. ■