JUDGE’S STRICTURES
(By Telegraph—Press Association)
AUCKLAND, May 20.
I desire to say that this grave, as well as the sad circumstance, that a girl of 15 years should he allowed by her parents or guardians to go unescorted to a public dance, said Justice Smith, when sentencing a young man to seven years hard labour for rape at Hamilton. This case illustrates the peril of such conduct in a tragic way. It shows the need of adequate home training and supervision. If that had been available for this girl it is a reasonable inference that she would never have been in the company of a person previously unknown to her beside a vacant piece of land at midnight. This case also raises, in a tragic manner, the question whether the proprietor of every dance hall and organisers of every public dance should not voluntarily see that obvious juveniles are turned away from x>ublie dances, unless escorted. Much public anxiety would be allayed if this were done and also ii' the proprietor of every dance ball and organisers of every public dance would take voluntary but rigorous steps to eject any person under the influence of liquor.
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Hokitika Guardian, 20 May 1930, Page 5
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