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OFFENCES BY BOY SCOUTS. TROOP LEADER ADMONISHED. CHR TSTCT-IITR CH, To-d ay. The action of a Scout troop lender avlio permitted his Scouts to give false alarms to the fire brigade Avliile returning from their Aveeldy rally was severely crticised by Mr Reid, S.M., when three boys, one aged 15 and the other aged 12, appeared in the Children’s Court this morning on several charges of giving false alarms. They Vere admonished and discharged. “It is your duty to stop them rather than encourage them,” said the Magistrate, to the eldest hoy, “especially in vieAV of the position of troop leader which you formerly held and AA'hich I agree you Avere entirely unsuitable for. If you come here again Ave will make things Avarm for you. There is potential danger to both the firemen and the public every time the engines are called oAving to the speed at AA'hich they travel, not to mention the expense and trouble of sending them out.” '
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 60, Issue 33, 18 November 1939, Page 4
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164FALSE ALARMS. Ashburton Guardian, Volume 60, Issue 33, 18 November 1939, Page 4
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