ORDER FLOUTED.

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ORDER FLOUTED.

LYONS SENT TO PRISON.

CfMflS ASSOCIATIOX TKJSaKAJI.)

WELLINGTON, July 3

A charge against Noel Lyons, a young Australian seaman, qf failing to obey the order of deportation issued by the Attorney-General on May 26th last, was heard in the Magistrate's Court this afternoon. The rear of the Court was crowded, the majority of the onlookers being watersiders and seafaring men. Prisoner pleaded guilty. The Magistrate said: lou appear to have made up your mind to flout the order which is tho working of tho law. No Court can stand for that sort of thing. You have on© appeal, and that is to the Legislature. That is the only wav in which yon can get the Act repealed. The only person who can upset tho order is the Attorney-General himself. I consider no Court has power to override the order. I regret you do not accept the opportunity of acting in compliance with it. 1 have one duty to perform, f must do it. Xou. know what the consequences are. Are you prepared to use tho opportunity if given to you now ? Lyons • I think that it is only drawing the matter over. I considered it long ago. . . . 1% 0 Magistrate: \ery good. \ou will be convicted and sentenced to nine mouths' imprisonment with hard labour. ■