GORE DISTURBANCE.
TWO MEN BEFORE THE COURT. GORE, June 16. \t the Magistrate's Court to-day, Max Graeve was charged by the police that, on Juno 4, he did discharge fireworks in a nublic place; Alexander Schultz was charged that he did assist in the commission of the said offence by supplying Graeve with fireworks. Inspector Norwood prosecuted. Graeve did not anneal', and Schultz pleaded guilty. The Magistrate (Mr 11. A. Young) said | the defendants had discharged fireworks or ! crackers ami Chinese bombs. This was i admitted. It was quite clear from the state- : ment made by the inspector that these young ' men were not celebrating the German naval I victory, nor where they heard using disloyal ! words, but they were guilty of discharging I fireworks in the principal streets of Gore | on Sunday, and made a. noise which dis- ! turbed tho people. The action of the men | was very indiscreet, seeing that they bore I German names, and under the special cirI cumstauces existing to let off fireworks, I which, in the magistrate's opinion, might I havo led to a breach of the peace Each I defendant was lined £3, and court costs 1 (S^
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Otago Witness, Issue 3249, 21 June 1916, Page 7
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195GORE DISTURBANCE. Otago Witness, Issue 3249, 21 June 1916, Page 7
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