Info 5b, Alfred george Douglas Glass

Info 5b, Alfred george Douglas Glass

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1922 Auckland East
Glass, Alfred Douglas George, Y.M.C.A. Auckland, Salesman and Advertiser

1925 Mount Eden
Glass, Alfred Douglas George,  47 Wairiki Road, Mt Eden, Salesman

1928? Roskill Auckland
Glass, Alfred Douglas George, 47 Wairiki Road, Salesman

25-28 He appears to be renting a room woth Marjory and Joseph Sheldon- a builder

Mrs A. M^c Beath, 182 North Street, Timaru, New Zealand
15 Waterview Road Devonport 15th August 1926 Dear Aunt snd Uncle; You will excuse my typing this letter when you learn tha my arm is still troubling me and besides I have so many letters to answer and my sailing date is on the 10th of next month. I have sold the most of my books, some fourteen hundred in all, and am enclosing a list of the remainder which will serve to give you an idea of the class of book that I mstly read. Of course I read a great deal of drama and what is known as general litersture but of course that has practically all been sold. Aunt Mary and Eva and children are all well and send their kind regards, Aunt Effie and Huia too are fairly well, auntie still suffers with rhumatics but not quite so bad as in the past. Well I have some half a dozen letters to write yet and as time waits for no man I will wish you all good health, hoping to hear from you from time to time , with the best of love and good wishes from aunt Effie Huia and self. `yours affectionatly Douglas`

Mrs A. M^c Beath,
182 North Street, Timaru, New Zealand

15 Waterview Road
Devonport
15th August 1926

Dear Aunt snd Uncle;
You will excuse my typing this letter when you learn tha my arm is still troubling me and besides I have so many letters to answer and my sailing date is on the 10th of next month.

I have sold the most of my books, some fourteen hundred in all, and am enclosing a list of the remainder which will serve to give you an idea of the class of book that I mstly read. Of course I read a great deal of drama and what is known as general litersture but of course that has practically all been sold.

Aunt Mary and Eva and children are all well and send their kind regards, Aunt Effie and Huia too are fairly well, auntie still suffers with rhumatics but not quite so bad as in the past.

Well I have some half a dozen letters to write yet and as time waits for no man I will wish you all good health, hoping to hear from you from time to time , with the best of love and good wishes from aunt Effie Huia and self.

yours affectionatly Douglas

In October 1926 Douglas emmigrated to England via Australia
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Kensington News and West London Times, Friday 10th February 1928
Young NEW ZEALANDER’S DOWNFALL SENTENCE OF SIX MONTHS. Alfred Douglas Glass (25), shop assistant, of Nevern square, Earl’s Court, pleaded guilty to stealing a number of articles belonging to his employer, John Barker and Co., High street, Kensington. Mr Morley, who prosecuted, stated that the accused had been in the employment of Barker’s since June, and was receiving a weekly salary of £3 10s as an assistant in the boys’ outfitting department; he said that for some time by a fraudulent use of the credit note system at the store the defendant had been getting goods out of the place for his own use, and on some occasions had packed up parcels and taken them out himself. Mr Gilmour Robinson, Counsel for the defendant, urged on the behalf that at an early age. Glass, who was born in New Zealand, was left friendless in the world to fend for himself He managed to save some money, and came to England with the idea of entering on a literary career. In the end he found he could not make headway in that direction, fihd he was obliged to take a position at Barker’s store. Later, he came under the influence of a woman older than himself, and it was then that he foolishly fell into temptation to rob his employers. Mr Marshall observed that it was a bad case and sentenced defendant to six months imprisonment.

Kensington News and West London Times, Friday 10th February 1928

Young NEW ZEALANDER’S DOWNFALL
SENTENCE OF SIX MONTHS.
Alfred Douglas Glass (25), shop assistant, of Nevern square, Earl’s Court, pleaded guilty to stealing a number of articles belonging to his employer, John Barker and Co., High street, Kensington.
Mr Morley, who prosecuted, stated that the accused had been in the employment of Barker’s since June, and was receiving a weekly salary of £3 10s as an assistant in the boys’ outfitting department; he said that for some time by a fraudulent use of the credit note system at the store the defendant had been getting goods out of the place for his own use, and on some occasions had packed up parcels and taken them out himself.
Mr Gilmour Robinson, Counsel for the defendant, urged on the behalf that at an early age. Glass, who was born in New Zealand, was left friendless in the world to fend for himself He managed to save some money, and came to England with the idea of entering on a literary career. In the end he found he could not make headway in that direction, fihd he was obliged to take a position at Barker’s store. Later, he came under the influence of a woman older than himself, and it was then that he foolishly fell into temptation to rob his employers. Mr Marshall observed that it was a bad case and sentenced defendant to six months imprisonment.

London Daily News, 17th November 1936
Young Artists Go Abstract Douglas Glass, F. E. McWilliam. Scroggie, Elizabeth Spurr, Matvyn Wright and Harold Yates (aged 19)—are a few of the number. Older, more celebrated abstract artists also have work on view — Ben Nicholson, Moholy-Nagy, Picasso, Paul Nash. Nash 's Objects in a Field and Arctic Emblem are among the best things shown