Gaol For Auckland Looters

Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 6841, 23 April 1932, Page 4

Gaol For Auckland Looters

Arrests Now Number Over One Hundred

MAGISTRATE CASTIGATES

ACCUSED

Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, Last Night. Another huge batch of looters and men who took part in the riots of last Thursday and Friday nights appeared before Mr. F. K. Hunt, S.M., in the Police Court this morning. Many were sent to gaol and several were lined. Since Ihc riot the police have made over 300 arrests. A number of cases were very similar and involved theft. Sentences of three months and one month in gaol were imposed, and in a few cases the Magistrate decided that lines would meet the case. “\ T ou ought to be ashamed ot' yourself. Wo look to men of your type to help maintain law and order, not to encourage defiance of it,” said Mr. Hunt to Robert [Black, a New Zealander, a boilermaker, aged oi, who had abused special constables. Detective Wnterson said accused was slightly drunk and that lie was carried away. Black’s counsel said ho had not been in trouble before. He was fined £lO or a month. A large number of accused were remanded on bail. “I. am not going to have these men knocking about town, if I can help it.” This remark was made by Mr. Hunt in fixing bail at £SOO in a case in which George Joseph Silver, aged 32, English, a labourer, was charged with inciting lawlessness, assaulting a constable and a detective and taking part in an unlawful assembly. Mr. Hunt had been informed by the police that Silver was one of the leaders.

Settling' the Relief Workers’ Strike

CITATIONS PROCEEE-N SMOOTHLY.

Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, April 22. A definite demand that the pickets be called off has been made by the Mayor, Mr, Hutchison, and the committee who this week have been discussing with representatives of the Unemployed Workers’ Association the settlement of the relief workers’ strike. Tho council of the association is now considering the position, the committee having declined to resume negotiations or to forward its findings to the Government until an assurance is given that the men who desire to return to work will not be prevented by intimidation. The Mayor added that the committee had considered carefully the Unemployed Association’s proposals and agreed upon its findings on various points. This morning he has been informed by Mr. Coates that the details of the new rates of pay will be released as soon as Cabinet is able to meet.