NOT THEIR GOOD DEED
SPOUTS FIGURE IN COURT
(By Telegraph—Press Association.) '■:. CHRISTCHURCH r This £)ay. The action of a Scout troop leader "who permitted his Scouts to give false alarms to the fire brigade while returning from their weekly. rally was severely criticised by Mr. F. P. Reid, S.M., when three boys, one aged 15 , and the others 12, appeared in the Children's Court this morning on several charges of giving false alarms. They were admonished and .discharged. It was your duty to stop them rather than encourage them," said the Magistrate to the eldest boy, "especi- , ally in view of the position of troop leader which you formerly held, and which I agree you were entirely unsuitable for. If you come here again we will make things warm for you. -There is potential danger to both firemen and the public every time the - engines are called, owing to the speed . at which they travel, not to mention the expense and trouble of sending them out."
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 121, 18 November 1939, Page 15
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166NOT THEIR GOOD DEED Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 121, 18 November 1939, Page 15
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