BOYS WITH DETONATORS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18545, 3 November 1934, Page 15

BOYS WITH DETONATORS

TWO EXPLOSIONS OCCUR CHILD’S HAND SHATTERED The possession of detonators by children at Victoria Valley, near ivaitaia, North Auckland, resulted in the 10-year-old son of Mr. E. Panther severely injuring hjs,left hand. , Unaware of danger, the boy, exploded a detonator with a cracker, half the thumb. Abe whole of the first, finger and part of the second fingetf of the left hand being blown off. Jie was admitted to the Hospital, but his condition is not serious. The small son of Mr. Norman Kitchen also obtained a detonator, which lie placed in a fuel box. Later the detonator, Was shovelled accidentally into the stove, the. resulting explosion blowing the front of the stove to pieces. No one was injured, although a few moments before the explosion a baby bad been beside the stove. Another boy was found in possession of .a detonator by his uncle, who immediately took charge of the article. The police are, investigating! the. matter, as it is alleged the detonators were distributed among the children by a Maori boy. „