OVERSTAYED IN U.S.A.

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 36, 11 August 1934, Page 15

OVERSTAYED IN U.S.A.

TRAINER'S PERMIT EXPIRES

FINED 700 DOLLARS

(By Telegraph—Press Association.) AUCKLAND, August 10. A penalty of about £140 f<jr missing a steamer owing to the strike was the experience of Mr. M. Poison, trainer of tho Australian racehorse Winooka, who passed through Auckland by tho Montoijey on his way back to Sydney from the Unitecl States today. Mr. Poison said that ho had decided somo time ago to ship Winooka back to Australia. He hjj,d only a temporary permit for residence in the United States, and he wished to join the Marippsa on her last southward voyage a month ago. However, owing to tho longshoremen's strike, he was unable to risk transporting Winooka to Los Angeles and was forced to wait for the Monterey. Before his departure the United States immigration officials informed Mm that he had overstayed his permit, and he had to pay a fine of 700 dollars. '' In view of the circumstances I thought it_was rather autocratic," Mr. Poison saidi " "1 had to pay the fine, but I lodged a complaint and I understand that I have prospects of getting my money back."