CRIMINALS GAOLED

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18089, 16 May 1933, Page 5

CRIMINALS GAOLED

N.S.W. CONVICTIONS SYDNEY, May 5. The police claim that, following the conviction yesterday of Frank Green, they have put 50 well-known criminals, said to be, the most dangerous in Sydney, in gaol during the past five months. A number of women who have been found guilty of breaches of the Consorting Act have also been gaoled, one of them being Nellie Cameron, who was the principal figure in a sensational escape from Newcastle Hospital a few weeks ago just as she was about to be arrested.

thinking of the children,” he said. “As things are to-day, what is there ahead of Hie children if we don’t act?” Further questions were dealt with, and later the provisional officers of the Legion in Gisborne enrolled a- number of new members.

MEETING- IN MOTU (Jterald Correspondent.) There was a- representative gathering of settlors at the Mutu Hall on Saturday afternoon to listen to n.n address on the aims, objects and ideals of the New Zealand Legion. Mr. G. O. Donovan was in the chair and introduced the speakers, Messrs. R. F. Gambrill, L. Nieholls and S. Hillyard, who have been untiring in their efforts to spread knowledge of the, movement. Mr. Gambrill was received with applause. “This is quite a new movement,” he remarked, “and we are all learning more as we go along. Do not confuse it with the Legion ot Frontiersmen." He then asked Mr. Nieholls to outline the organisation of the movement. Mr. Nieholls gave, briefly, Dr. Campbell Begg’s original address with the reasons for the formation of the Legion. lie said : “The aims and objects are many, but there is only one goal—the general good of our country.” Mr. Gambrill thou gave a very stirring address. “We are facing to-day a crisis which has never bo tore been faced,” he said. “In 1914 when we, went to France we were faced with something physical, and we had an ideal to light tor. To-day we do not quite know what we- are up against—it is nil in the abstract —and is more terrible because it is unseen. New Zealand, during the war, did not know economic pressure as the other belligerent countries did. We did not know want and despair in this wonderful laud of ours, and we should not know it. Our constitution provides for democratic government, but it has never really been tried in this country. Party system has robbed us of democracy and it is only by tho ideals of the Legion that we can hope to attain that goal. The root of all our troubles to-day is selfishnessprivate, public and national selfishness, and wo must get out of this and try and see the other fellow’s point of view.”

Mr. Gambrill then read an extract from au address given by Burke to his constituents, when he was returned to Parliament in 1774, and he said the opinions expressed then were true today. "The Legion offers a means of democratic government,” he added. “Our ideals have been lost sight of. During the war we fought for an ideal without which wo should have been whacked before 1918. There must he a spirit of goodwill and only by this can we taco the dangers which wo are facing today. The, individual must bo prepared to subordinate his private interests for the greater good. Wo have a glorious country—good climate—good food, and united, wo could indeed be a very happy family. Overseas we were part of a great division—all pals—and we still find it amongst the majority of returned men; but civil life to-day .is antagonistic to the best ideals. Tho morale of our country can only lie raised by self-sacri-fice, unity and tho abolishing of party system.”'

Mr. Gambrill then asked Mr. Hill yard to speak to tho meeting. Mr. I Iniyard .said there was not a great deal lie could add, but there were one or two points lie would like to stress. “How are we going to do away with party polities'? By getting the great, unthinking majority to record votes according I" their own point of view and not lor their party. To throw the benefit of their decisions for the good of their country and not themselves.”

After several leading questions had been answered satisfactorily by Mr. Gambrill, Mr. Donovan asked for a proposal for the formation of a branch of the, Legion. This was done by Mr. H. C. Boys, seconded by Mr. N. Nisbetl, and carried unanimously. Twenty-five members then signed the obligation and the meeting closed with a very hearty Vote of thanks to the speakers,