ARMED YOUTHS
FOUND IN FACTORY (By Telegraph—Press Association) CHRISTCHURCH, 28th -March. “The public are entitled to protection from this type of scoundrel. No leniency can be extended to a youth who commits such a crime,” said the Magistrate, Mr Mosley, in dealing with the elder of two youths, aged 16 and 15, who admitted 'breaking into a factory in the city. They were equipped with masks, gloves, a' jemmy, and a loaded revolver, but were caught by the manager. The police said they believed that the boys intended to use the revolver if necessary. The elder was committed to a Borstal institution for three years and the younger %vas placed under the supervision of the child welfare officer.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 30 March 1931, Page 4
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118ARMED YOUTHS Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 30 March 1931, Page 4
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