“It appears that he had been listening to street propaganda of the White New Zealand League, which inflamed his mind,” said Senior Sergeant Lander La the Magistrate’s Court at Wellington, wtieii Basil Claude Paley, a goldminer, admitted assaulting Wing Hing. Defendant also pleaded guilty to wilfully destroying fruit valued at 17s 6d, the property of I ling. Accused, the SeniorSergeant said, went up to Fling outside his shop in Lambton Quay, and without provocation struck him with his first. He then went into the shop, where a melee followed and fruit worth 17s Cd was damaged. Mr Page imposed a fine of £3 for assault, and a fine of £2 for the damage, also ordering pay- , ment of the damage, iu default a month.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 18152, 11 May 1927, Page 12
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