ENFORCING THE BAN

Northern Advocate, 16 April 1932, Page 8

ENFORCING THE BAN

EMPHATIC ANNOUNCEMENT FULL AUTHORITY. VESTED IN POLICE. (Special to “Northern Advocate.”) AUCKLAND, This Day. “I desire that every civilian should realise that the police have now full authority to clear the streets,” said the Mayor, Air G. W. Hutchison, this afternoon. “If any trouble arises, owing to people being assembled, I will read the Riot Act to force spectators off Hie thoroughfares, and if they do no* then disperse they will be liable for prosecution on a criminal charge. “All meetings in public, places are prohibited, and a ban lias been placed on the meeting that was arranged to be held in the Domain tomorrow. If any attempt is made to hold the meeting, those concerned will be - taking a very serious responsibility.”

In view of the fact that it was known early in the day that there would be trouble in Karangahape Road last night and in view of the way the people hampered the police in suppressing the destruction of property, a prominent Karangahape Road business man considers that a mistake was made in not having the Riot Act read last night. FIFTY INJURED SEVERAL KEPT IN HOSPITAL. TRIBUTE TO AAIBULANCE MEN. (Special to “Northern Advocate.”) AUCKLAND, This Day. Upwards of 50 men were injured in the Karangahape Road melee last night. Five were admitted to the Auckland Hospital and the condition of one is serious. The hospital eases are:— Alfred Best, single, aged 33, of 50, Cook Street, City. Head injuries, not serious. Thomas Finnimore, aged 51, of Church Street, City. Head injuries, not serious. Wm. Cahill, married, aged 61, of 10, Day Street, Newton. Head injuries, not serious. Patrick Doyle, single, of Hamilton. Head injuries, not serious. Today the hospital authorities said the condition of Detective Whitehead, Mounted Constable Hinton, and Constable Cook was satisfactory. All were improving. Five other people who were admitted during the riot on Thursday night are reported to be improving. Amid cheers from the crowd, ambulances dashed to and from the storm centre at Karangahape Road last evening. It was a tribute from the onlookers to the St. John Ambulance for the splendid way the organisation was carrying out its work. A temporary dressing station had been established in Pitt Street, and in all 30 casualty cases were handled. .

Last night the St. John Ambulance had <SO men in uniform on duty. Part of the staff is standing by continuously at headquarters, a temporary ward has been fully equipped, and the services of 16 nurses are readv.

The, extraordinary situation of the past two days has thrown a great strain on the St. John Ambulance, but everything is ready to keep the work going at high pressure as long as necessary. EMPLOYMENT EXTENSION. STAND-DOWN WEEK POSTPONED, WORK FOE 900 MEN. (Special to "Northern Advocate.”) AUCKLAND, This Day. The Mayor announced today that he had made arrangements with the Labour Department for the City Council's stand-down week, in which only 200 relief men are employed, and which normally would be next week, to be postponed, and the council will provide work for 900 men, instead of 200. For this one ■week only, the men will be paid each night as they leave work. The effect of this will be that all men, who lost time for any cause whatsoever in the week ending today, may make up lost time if. they report on their jobs on Monday.