A Precocious Youth.
■ •■ A boy on the training ship St. Yin«« cent, at Portsmouth Dock Yards, instead of returning from his leave one day recently, proceeded to Haslar Creek, m Portsmouth Harbour, where he selected from the fleet of yachts lying there uhe seven-ton craft belonging to Captain Arm, and m the presence of a number of onlookers, who thought ho was acting und9r orders, he set sail, with— as he now says — the intention of proceeding to France. There were, however, no provisions m the yacht, and when off Littlehampton he was hailed by the coast guard, aud as he did not respond, suspicions were aroused and theyhact was overhauled. The boy was brought ashore, and the nature of the voyage having been ascertained, he was handed over to the police, and an. officer was sent to Littlehampton to bring him back. He was charged with stealing the yacht, valued at £80, aud will, beside, be tried for desertion.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 191, 19 July 1883, Page 2
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160A Precocious Youth. Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 191, 19 July 1883, Page 2
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