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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1269, 26 October 1911, Page 2

A hiffhly ingenious and dangerous bit of mischief was accomplished by a lod iu North-east Valley recently, fays tho Dunodin "Star," if the story be truo upon which tho City Corporation basts tho Court proceedings it intends to take against him for damaging il« equipment. Some of tlio comiciHors, ignorant of the astonishing facts, rebelled against the idea of prosecuting the lad, but nil opposition ceased when Councillor Myers disclosed (ho fnct6. Ho raid that the l»y got a piece of wire, tied it round a tramway pole, opened the box 011 the pole, and tied tho other end of tho wire to the fuse, thus, ma.king a short circuit, and introducing a voltage of 500 volts to the pole. "It's a wonder lie's alivo to receive tho summons," commented Councillor Mycin, "An export told me that ho \rouM not do tho same Uiing for .£500," It appears that thoro were three hoys oonccniod in this c.lovcr amateur demonstration. Two of thorn expressed regret, byt tho third only laughed. "Tho boy stood by la boo tho fun, concluded the ohmniiaji of tlio Tramways Committee, "and if nonioon/j luul touched Uio live polo the. fun \raaU have boon all on tlio boy's side." .for lironchial Coughs take Woods'Grout,Peppermint Cure, In. 6d.* Fifty-five vtvirs nfo, in ISSG, tho Victoria Cross was instituted. No spot in Uic 13ritis)i Isles is mora tliau cishtf mil as torn tho sua.