RIOTERS AND POLICE

Evening Star, Issue 21078, 15 April 1932, Page 12

RIOTERS AND POLICE

300 SPECIAL CONSTABLES PROCESSIONS AND MEETINGS PROHIBITED [Pir United Press Association.] • AUCKLAND, April 15. The Mayor, Air G. W. Hutchison, announces that to prevent a turthcr outbreak 300 special constables have already been sworn in, and recruiting will continue this afternoon. The naval units will provide patrols to assist the police, and the Royal Naval Reserve will bo on duty throughout the evening. A squadron of mounted special police has arrived at his request from the country and will remain in camp in the city till the trouble definitely subsides. They will bo on duty day and night. All the foregoing voluntary forces will be directed by the police superintendent, and full support has been promised by the Government for any emergency measure that may be decided upon. Street processions and public meetings of unemployed will be definitely prohibited till further notice. The Mayor asks all those who are not on special duty to go home to-night, leaving the streets clear for all except those who are “ looking for trouble.”-FORTY-OHE ARRESTS GAOL FOR ONE OFFENDER TWO POLICE OFFICERS DANGEROUSLY ILL [Per United Press Association.] AUCKLAND, April 15. In all forty-ono arrests were made by the police during the night, and the accused were brought to the Police Court in several vans. The court was strongly guarded by naval detachments. The majority of the men were charged with looting, and these were fined £5, with £lO for the worst cases. One Len. Roberts, who was described as the worst of the lot, was sent to gaol for three months. George Joseph Silva, charged with assaulting Constable Cook and Detective Whitehead, was remanded, the police saying that both the latter were dangerously ill, and there might be more serious charges. Eight other men, charged with unlawful assembly, were remanded. George Devereaux, said to be an unemployed leader, was charged with striking a constable, and was remanded for one week. PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES [Special to the ‘ Star.’] WELLINGTON, April 15. Throughout the morning Mr Coates was kept closely in touch by a longdistance telephone with the situation in Auckland, and when seen at 1 p.m. expressed satisfaction with the way the authorities were dealing with the position. All precautions necessary had been taken from the Wellington end, and the advices he had received from Auckland indicated that sufficient special constables had been sworn in to enable any emergency to be coped with. A recurrence of the trouble was not anticipated. NAVAL RESERVISTS TO REPORT MOUNTED SQUADRONS IN GAMP [Special to the ‘ Star.’] AUCKLAND, April 15. An order to all royal naval volunteer reservists to report for duty in uniform at headquarters at 6.45 this evening was issued last night by the commanding officer, Commander F. A. Hull. Two squadrons of the Waikato Mounted Rifles, which were in camp at Cambridge, volunteered for special service, and, arriving liere this morning, went into camp at the Epsom showgrounds.