CHARGES AGAINST BUTCHERS

Chronicle (Levin), 19 July 1946, Page 5

CHARGES AGAINST BUTCHERS

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MKAT SOLD WITHOUT COITONS

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WKI.I JXC.ToX, July IX i 'ha i oc- 1 ha 1 tinui- weri- "wheel- . i liin wiiecK ' ' u i 1 li i ega rd 1 u 1 luy i. .liouing uf nica 1 ; lliat Ihe l'uod >n- '■ .oi'uu jia.i '• focdiug with , tlM' po.-i • fid, !Avihd;.:puIl i:'o:Tivictiu.im \Kyn \\anl-. '■•! J'o'r puli'ti'i al .purpnsf,-, were •ui.'uiu ,u , Magi-1 1 :it e X (Muri loday liy i-'r. 1 >■ ' Ma/i-iigai i> ulu'ii aihl res-i ug Ihe ( ourl on lltc ipii'sl ion oi poiiaity I" !k- : oo~('d of a nundici' of liiilcai rs, lor iioin in- apjii-an-d a> rouii-.ul, crm vi'dcd 1 1 1 ■ (liaroc.- of si'liiug uical v. it iioiH - 1 Inircndcr of cotij>ous. I lic licanug oi ; '.• rha rgi-s liad hccn sjircad o\ cr -oiiic • . ci.|;^. l ixccpi for oue ca>- wlicrcin Ua- Magisl ralc, .Mr. Stiiwcil, s.M., n-i-i .cd di-cisi.m and oue rasc imt iiuaru •c- au-c of 1 iic ahsciii'ii of a witney ','Uii Wclliiigl on, con v i«-l ioiis wcrc • ■ i i-i cd i ii all 1'iiM'S. Mr. \V. li. Hirks, for llic prosc.uil ion. .■ 1 1 ihe ollciicc of si-lling uical uilliout • ■ ijioiis liad liccn corrc-tiy di'scriia- ! a.-k markcling and il uas aggravalcu : 1 hosc casi's wlicn- tlic o\cn-hargc i ; i d hccn proved. ••Tlic prosccut ions wcrc clia ract cri.-cd i l)r. Mazcngarh as political lioocyy '■ i.| ,\I r. Birks, "hui Ihe c\ idcin-c nas ctl llial Iherc liavc hccn hreachcs of law and Ihe prosccut ions conld nol Miouc^tcd to he the rcsult of political .'"•i ion. ' ' .Mr. Hirks said that if there "i'.cic anv suggestion of political aclion, i i nas Ihe letter senl to ihe .Ministci l -king liiin to stand ovcr tlic cases. "If cvcr tliere weri- a political stuni, l nat was, ' ' he declared. I)i. Mazcngarb said he strongly rcscnicd tlic t'rown Prosccut or trying to iiiilncncc Ihe Magistratc hy dcscrilung v. aal he ( Alazengarli ) liad donc, as U ]"'hii-al slinit. He had not descrihed |u.. .cctil ions as political liooev. Whai In* had said was that. there was a lot of political hooey in the "Savc l-'or J'.niain" food campaign. 1 1 v c got the view that lliis is a 'f'u m of hlackniarketing, " said thc Ah'gi.-I rate. "I tliink that the fa.u 1 h :i l ihe iiiethod of detccting oITences }'.*• - hccn ajijirovcd hy thc Alaster I'U1 'dicis, docs not affect thc jicnalty. " • In lcply to a suhmission hy Dr. M.'izPiijuirh, thc .Magistrate said hc did not hitend to inflict two pcnaltics whcre hutli ma.-iter and servant had hccn dustged. ffe reserved de eildon ou llie laeuion of penalty. J I