BOYS AND GELIGNITE
SEQUEL TO EXPLOSION PROSECUTION OF FATHER j [BY TELEGRAPH—FRESS ASSOCIATION] 1 CHRISTCHTKCH, Thursday ■ As a r_esult of two boys playing with j gelignite, and one losing a finger in an j explosion, the father of one of the j boys. Robert Maben Currie, was : charged to-day with being in posses- j sion, on October 10, of three plugs of j gelignite and three detonatois without j lawful purpose. \ Defendant pleaded guilty, and, as the police did not press for a penalty, was convicted and discharged. De- | fendant said he had been on contract j work in the country, and some explosives were left over. He brought j them home for safety, and his son was j found with them during his absence, i
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21639, 3 November 1933, Page 12
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