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ANOTHER WELLINGTON CASE. (Peb United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, August 12. Allegations of being in possession of banned literature wore made against two young nien and a young woman at the Magistrate’s Court to-day. William Blair was charged with having sold to Constable Dawe tho Australian Communist, which encourages violence and lawlessness, and other barred publications. George Wilkinson was accused of having been found in possession of a prohibited newspaper—Knowledge and Unity and Inside Soviet Russia. Hedwig Weitzel, the female defendant, was charged with having sold to Constable M Kay The Communist, which encourages violence. Accused was remanded. In regard to Blair, Detective Andrews said that since the summons was served it transpired that defendant had endeavoured to leave the country, had obtained a steamer ticket under an assumed name, and was found aboard the Manuka.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 18323, 13 August 1921, Page 6
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