A YOUTH'S ESCAPADE.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12670, 18 June 1919, Page 5

A YOUTH'S ESCAPADE.

MOONSTONES, SAPPHIRES AND CARNETS. GIVEN A CHANGE. Frederick Kenneth M’Kenaie (iff Cassidy), a youth of sixteen years, S leaded guilty in the Magistrate's ■ hurt, before Mr S. E. M’Carthy, S-M., this morning, to a charge that on June o, at Christchurch, he stole from the . dweliing-i.Quae of Elizabeth Dempsey e . gold keeper ring, set with three moon. i stones, a gold ring set with sapphires, another gold ring set with’garnets, a silver watch and a gold-mounted ribbon guard—the articles being of a total ■ value of £l2, all the property of. Elizabeth Dempsey. M- r P as ?,'dy said that accused was of good family, and had previously .borne a. good character. He had gone into - the country to work, but had later come into town, and had got into’ bkd company. Accused had surrendered himself to the police in Wellington. Mr Cassidy asked that the lad be given a chnnee to go back to work in the coUtfc try. Chief Detective M’llveney stated that there was nothing bad previously known about the lad, who was skteeh years and eight months of ago. The an. tich’s had been stolen from the house in which he was lodging. “ Y ou see, my boy.” said the Magistrate, “tliis wild little escapade of • yours—leaving good work in the ooun- ‘ try and coming into town—has not only brought disgrace on yourself, but also = on your parents and those belonging ; to : ' 4 you I cannot understand a boy want- "--,0 incr to leave a settled occupation in the '■ country and coming into town; You -d' evidently did not take long to fall into . bad company. You will be convicted and ordered to come up for sentence i when called upon. You will bo required ( to report, either personally or in wrifc.-: ■ mg. to the probation officer for twelve - ; months, and will be also required' to Hvu ' in the country away from the town. If • you come into town the matter will be to me, and you may be sent to gaol. \ou have uot your own future/ in vour hands, and I trust vou will nqb •• be here again, All the stolen property you have available must be returned; ' and you will have to pav £4 fis in lieu of the uu re turned nroperty. That must be paid out of your wages, at the'irate v' of 6s per week.” ■$ “ OUR REVEILLE.” p ♦— p; Tho bos plan for “Our Reveille” for th« six nights following the initial production to- ; morrow, will bo opened at The Bristol, on ' Friday morning. The production promisesjto:,'ihe a thorough success, and the programme• will be changed every third night. There - will be 273 performers in the production..ajjd . in the great Liberty March 130 performers ' ■will be on the stage at the one orchestra will be under the leadership of Miss „ Paula Soherek, of Dunedin, and the ward- ' robe mistress will he Miss Dorothy Coomte, ; of Temuka. The season will last for twelve P. nights, and the proceeds will be devoted ltd / the Returned Soldiers' Association’s Club Fund. > - - ■