THE LAST TIME

New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 11784, 21 March 1924, Page 5

THE LAST TIME

ORDUNA’S MEN ESCAPE LIGHTLY SEVEN MEMBERS SENTENCED.At Sicilian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received March 20, 7.6 p.m.) NEW YORK, March 19. Urging the Orduna’s men to constitute themselves missionaries to spread word throughout the British merchant marine that it is a serious matter to bring liquor into American ports, Federal Judge Garvin sentenced seven members’ of the packet’s crew to pay fines and serve short prison terms. The maximum fine was 100 dollars, and the sentence seven days. For the defence, counsel pleaded ignorance, and the judge, therefore, was especially lenient. “A DASTARDLY CRIME.’’ He declared: This is the last time I will listen to such plea, and if the word goes forth that'easy sentences in this case reflect a complaisant attitude on the part of the court, it will he a 6orry thing for those brought before me in the future. The judge further launched into a warning to the crews of all foreign Vessels, declaring that smuggling narcotics was a dastardly crime, which merits punishment greater than the law permits, for these are the scourge of modern society, destroying many lives.