SCARE AT PIRINOA

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 13, 16 January 1930, Page 15

SCARE AT PIRINOA

YOUNG DESPERADOES

JUVENILE BUSHRANGING

(By Telegraph.) (Special to "The Evening Post.") MASTEJRTON, This Day. A stir has been occasioned in tho Pirinoa district by tho actions of two youths, who decamped on Friday night, mounted-on bicycles which they allegedly took from outside tho Pirinoa Hall while a picture entertainment was in progress. It was at first thought that the culprits would leave the dis,trict before daybreak, but ' evidently they had plans in another direction.

Mr.'Samuel Antony, who resides in a house on' Mr. M'Lean's property at Mahawhero, on returning to his house on Sunday, found that it had been broken' into and a rifle, ammunition, and yarious canned foods taken. Mr. Antony, who is a first-class bushman and knows the hill country very well, found tracks leading for some distance up the river. On Saturday night Mr. Piripi, of Kohunui, had a riflo and an axe removed from his residence. Late on Sunday night two rifle shots were fired over a certain residence, which Btartled the occupants. On Monday at midday two youths were seen by several children in the vicinity. A large posse of residents under the direction of Constable Sleeth is sparing no pains to apprehend the culprits. The younger of the two youths alleged to be concerned is a European and his companion is a Maori, both boys being employed out on license. Up to a late hour last night the missing boys had not been apprehended, although a large party was scouring the district.