N.S.W. POLITICS
LEGAL ACTION AGAINST COL. CAMPBELL. Press Association Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received Thursday, 10.10 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. Detectives visited Colonel Eric Campbell’s homo and served a summons upon him. Action was taken under Section Sa of the Vagrancy Act, 1902, which legislates against dangerous and riotous statements.
Colonel Campbell appears in court tomorrow.
The maximum fine for the offence, providing the charge is proved, is £5, and a person may, in addition, be bound over to bo of good behaviour for twelve months or, failing such bond being entered into, tho person may bo sentenced to six months’ imprisonment. This sudden action is the culmination of the Government’s attention being drawn to Colonel Campbell’s speeches. Ministers conferred during the last two day, with Crown Law Officers and police officials.
Interviewed, after the summons had been served, the leader of tho “New Guard” said: “I am just amused. Of course, my defence will bring some facts before tho public that should be highly amusing.”
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Wairarapa Daily Times, 14 January 1932, Page 5
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