MAYOR APPEALS FOR MEN

Taranaki Daily News, 15 April 1932, Page 7

MAYOR APPEALS FOR MEN

SPECIAL CONSTABLES SWORN

THEATRES NOT TROUBLED STAFFS OUTWIT RIOTERS. .Auckland, Last Night. An appeal to all law-abiding ablebodied men to assist in the restoration of order was broadcast by IYA, on behalf of the Mayor (Mr. W. Hutchison) at 9.23 p.m. The Mayor’s appeal was:— “I feel it my duty to appeal to , every decent citizen of Auckland to stand by those in authority in upholding the law and thus preventing a recurrence of the disgraceful riot that has taken place in the city this evening. Trouble is still proceeding, and I "appeal to all law-abiding, physically fit men to report,at once, armed with batons, to the city police station to help the police to stop the destruction of public and private property and to restore order.” . At the same time Commander Berthon, of H.M.S. Philomel, had the fol■'lowino- message broadcast: “The whole of the ship’s company of the Philomel, except b'bys, are to report on, board the Philomel immediately.” The response was immediate. Many special constables were sworn in at the police station, and more will be taken to-morrow. Calmness was maintained in the city theatres by the managers keeping the news of'the riot away from the audiences, many of whom did not know of the trouble till they came out into the scenes of ruin in Queen Street. Theatres were not interfered with by the rioters. The managers extinguished the outside lights, thus giving the impression that the theatres were closed.