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NZ Truth, Issue 1153, 5 January 1928, Page 5

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DOY CAPEL, Leonard Coggan ** and William Gibson comprise a trio of youthful larrikins residing at Grey Lynn; and Grey Lynn, it might be mentioned, has no reason to be proud of them as budding citizens.

Rather than avail themselves, of the blessings of healthy outdoor and clean sport, these three youths apparently prefer to indulge in their own pervert? ed style of amusement. The Capel - Coggan - Gibson trio can get all the fun it wants from a common-place firealarm! "There have been seventy-six malicious calls to the fire station in the last twelve months," informed Sergeant Flanagan, in laying before Magistrate MeKean the facts in connection with charges of having given a false fire-alarm on a recent Sunday afternoon, to which the lads pleaded guilty. "The majority of these calls have been from Grey Lynn, and t,he defendants live at Grey Lynm They ar« of the hoodlum type."

The joy of witnessing a breathless brigade of firemen arriving at the scene of a "dud" outbreak, will cost each of the delinquent young jokers 10/- a week until the court officials can count £5 to the credit of each.

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