CHARGE OF “WATCHING.”
CASES AT NEW PLYMOUTH
NEW PLYMOUTH, Jan. 25“The criterion whether the men wore there out of idle curiosity or with
the object of bringing pressure to bear, on free labourers was their action subsequent to tlie time when they were advised by the police to disocrse to their homes,” said Mr W. H. Woodward, S.M., in the New P.ymouth Police Court to-day, when convicting several former unionists of “watching” free labourers in their bunkhou.se at the Waitara freezing works on the night on January 7. Previous prosecutions should have been a warning, be added. L. S. Waters was fined £lO, Jack Hook £5, L. Dombroski and T. B. Ewens. junr., £2; T. Johnston was admitted to probation for a year, Peter Kawe and Kahei Karens were convicted, and discharged; another case was adjourned, and charges against, eight others were dismissed. i During the disturbance the bunk-1 house was bombarded with stones, and i two motor cycles were smashed.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 50, 26 January 1933, Page 4
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