END OF A JOY RIDE.
BOY'S PROMPT ACTION. Whilo in King Sttfect, Blackburn, tho 15-year-old son of Joseph Yates, a fruiterer, saw his father's motor-car being driven off by two men. Ho chased tho car for some distance, and caught up with it, but was assured by tho men that his father had allowed them to tako it for a joy rido. "Tho boy was invited to join tho party, and accepted. Ho later took the whoel, turning the car back toward his father's garage until the po'ico intervened. As a result the two men appeared at tho Police Court charged with stealing tho car. They denied any felonious intent, and tho Bench, believing that thoy had acted foolishly, discharged them..
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 19061, 4 July 1925, Page 2 (Supplement)
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121END OF A JOY RIDE. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 19061, 4 July 1925, Page 2 (Supplement)
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