LEFT TO THE PRESS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 190, 13 August 1928, Page 8

LEFT TO THE PRESS.

PUBLICATION OF A NAME.

SUPPRESSION REFUSED.

•JUDGE M.IKES SUGGESTION

(By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent)

CHRISTCHUECH, this dav Being reluctant to make an order pressing a young prisoners na me •Justice Adams to-day suggested to tfc reporters present, and through them to the editor-, that 'Merciful eoMidentta, ot the mothers position indicates tW the name should not be published."

"The probation officer."' his Honor said "has pointed out special in legard to prisoner's mother Thesp » dicate that the pnblication of the Mm might do serious and irreparable injury to a very deserving woman. I am reluctant to make an order for the smL pression of a name. As far as I can remember I have not done so Ire from making an order in this &Z because I have much faith in the discretion of those who govern the Press and one hesitates, except in extreme case® to make an order that would interfenl with the freedom of the Press"

The prisoner, a lad seventeen Tears of age, had pleaded guilty to assart vritk intent on a female, and to indecent assault. He was sentenced to be detains ni the Borstal Institution for five vmt. Mr. C. S. Thomas had stated tiat prisoner was not quite normal, and had urged that he should be placed under supervision, and that his name be sm»pressed. P"