WARNING TO ALIENS

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 61, 13 September 1939, Page 5

WARNING TO ALIENS

-COMPULSORY REGISTRATION : : ; ' .. ' 1 I4..VJESEPIRY tltalT ; .... r ,.» i: V* .. I.: i .1' •— ■ ;; ' i • 1 Though penalties are provided for .-failure to register, very few aliens have reported at the "Whakataue police station and the authorities now issue a warning that this must be done by all who are not British subjects by birth or naturalisation ..by Sunday, on, which day the time : limit- of 14 days from the outbreak of hostilities against Germany expires. A penalty of £100 attaches to failure to register, though the police . are reluctant to take this step. The provisions of the Act a pply to Germans, Avhether naturalised or not, and as stated above, to people of any other nationality than British af they are not naturalised in this < country, as, for instance, Chinese, ! Dalmatians, Swiss, Swedes or Americans. It does not include such Brit ash subjects as Hindus. The police do not wish to enforce the penalty clauses of the Act, but they are determined to carry out th«| \v, and they hope that aliens jpond promptly and register witmii the time limit. Women who must register include - wives of aliens, whether they are British-born or not. Czech and other refugees, if they possess German ■ passports, are considered Gei'mans. Many aliens have reported in other centres, and in Auckland 20 constables are engaged in the work of registration at the police station. large number of those who have reported are refugees who have been vcompelled to leave Germany, ai.d lhej r do not conceal the bitterness they harbour' against Hitler, saying they are happy in New Zealand. Germans, whether refugees or not, have shown, no objection to the Registration requirements. Many have expressed their appreciation for the courteous manner and tact shown by ihe police. ;