THE KNYVETT CASE.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 716, 15 January 1910, Page 7

THE KNYVETT CASE.

|||:JNDIGNATi 6 nKm EETI NGy AT-;AUCK-' g^S/feimssioN^oF^iNQbir^ Wto?- 5^ e S r ,^--?Pedal yOorresponderit^y/ &>;/:?;/: : ;/J;X/a//:'J^'AucW SI'S-, :'-y^^.' n^sna*i <'ri^ m ce!tiig, /calledyto'^pro-: /|f-s;test:*againsg'tWydim^ ;/:/M' T^^^'9^S,'fl W,Ybluritepr';y;seOT hour/beipre' the meet; • //://.fn'g;/was^time'd:'|i)/|6t /;y>/Jabrpady2cpramenced?jW^ a/rt ,:,half-past: seven/ the, 'build-abapacityv/and-a :ririmKr;nriabie/to: obtain' adimtiance: beld/an/overflow; meeting puti'ti^bri-'" ; accorded ? /i//- 6^ori^ l be/crb>^: ! ysiyy &p?M ; M?py.i prorainehtV. people.: occupied teyfjßtots,, onvthe^latfbrin'i^/^y'yyC-yy-i-?.;':<, o#tf^^'^ ; :Sy;,;:.:. on .,t n 9:bigi.attendanc»,,,sajmga »■ Kr;°??si =00 ?peoplby outsidey,y; Ko" ■ event, •'' bo' yy ws'. saidjn:nady so ? stirredy the i Auckland ; pub- :; as; the. dismissal-of :# : y/Capte:Knyv:ett^;:"(Cheers.) '".Thereywere- ■;*,; i/ -one ?was ■ the •- unwaf-: :y:y:^/^ n^d Kynvett; v arid: ,' % yy^ a ivasytheystate/ of': affairs k in: y;-;:'yK.tne. service.;: Ht: soemed>there"was: some-' '-'Jyv>:thing.v'.wrong;in .Wemhgtori-HapplauseH the.at: '■■>: ;' H yieged?arial:y.yHe;, reviowedi the of', :;>:-:; A the;, affau:,-: the:'Petbnb"-Navals .. ;^M:fe^^'f^'': c l*: lß y^'rtSSfK l he .'Aucklaudsmen werb:nbt;cbiriing/ /•l,yialhetresult/was:',thatythe>Aucklatd men :S- : ' ■;,'S werevriot ? welcomed.': 1 &Q : s- Vftytf 6 ; Mondayv'anr in;;K,,'j:Bpired:i.by;:Cfel^:Eobiri/yappeared::'iriHTHEv ; /«r;-W ;^ 1 S y yy:. o *:WH: :^^Captain: ,Knyvetr,- smarting' i.\'■ V : ":W s e * sa;:sense i of ; :indignatibnv" wrote 'a-] fe'- 1 .-;'''*f?S .rreg'nlatidiis, rind the letter % 'ivi. j;the vg proper- vy^ohan-"! }Ci;iiK aels.:4;:, The. ;;remarkable '■■!■ Court'-.',:' of; - 'In-i-i:,aSß?ry^ay;:iv6ice:;^''Beg/-:pardbn,f';;aiid; 7 should, y/t-have 'i':vy J y;«y.:;«ouohed'-in malibious?terms:;iThe-'bharge ;M®'- ; -.;^ d e/agairist:.Cbloriel-;Ebbiri , 'riiriained'-&'' ; hadibeeri' either ; the ; Chief v bf,the /Staffs brf/yiv tbe;Departriient; 'arid, he intended:' tb : move' -■ / alresohition"calling : for;a;priblic,cbmmis-<' '■*-l~x*£>*:'9' inquiry.;..(Lbud :cheers.):yCaptairi : y.':'tV'fiUiyvett;had-beeri : placed,riidef arrest; -' i> : wyy; ; ::'-A':Vpice^Whb;by?:;;3y: : :y.ysy .yy■:;,,;:::' ; ■:: v ThaVis-brieyof U^y.;:?H:;!^ e /? n 4uiry;,as::toriwho;?isvbaind^ #•//* M n;-Pafr •'; NoiVI: think ; yorj :must'go'ytb; Sk&ytlve,f;bffipials:;i:yAs;:fary.as" he "(Mr;; Parr), from ;reading'; the Bh.or|ha:nd .-nptcsy'of •.the , :proceedings;, v the •" ; ;y,;-:; cu ribas,Cpur;tvthat?&it';,hera: ; S ?;y: allyriAbqriittcd ; 'had. /"?; 6,5 a °^, 11 : t .'I'at'.1'at'. there/was rindoubtbdynecessity;, ;iriquiry:)itb>the'cbn.-' y5-";:yy<luct, of : -. Cplpriel ,Eobiri. ■'< :lt ywould -' bb;,in\h ! 'vy' tpreshng;ytb.;knbwj.whb,"direbtbd, the dis- 1 "yy'y'iriissali'iaii'dgwhat: the:Miriister'yh'ad'bei' '-'y-y.v^E'.^ri'^ '';:-:;.y* l , t ? n Wi^th .iWbs.'a'zealous. ;y, erithusiastic-bme'er.": went Wl/:^fnrther:gThe',publioyKarited r :";?':- '.aPbnt? thoyadmiiiistratioii:'bf--theiD'eferice, •y/wpepayhientyy.' Was/the'i ve-lunteer isyaterii: tp ?':'(Lpudicribs'bf ;.;-iSTa,t'twairiing: tpybeysfifledyby/official in--' p-'v!?.^.• terferences';"i ? te//J(Cnesybf;'^No^)/v/y=j//svyi;^;^ /://;S/;jy/v/:^3/'/:Th^.;ftjotipn;/ ;:|;i/^:Mr: ;^rr/tlie)it^yed':^y'^ y/yZ-SK^hifcHk'isZimeetirig^ ■;?-:v:-:fc^ n^(aid;?exj^es5^sJits.:ina'igriatw yS:/y::>tui)juiijUSt;seriterice' passe Cap-/' ;/ t ythe, -fafltJV' /:ysy:il:tMtithe,TCk>rirt;-..of.'::iuquiry^ :: As^atisfled;:ahd\thii : nie'etirig ; is I '/' v:^;/;^;iurthery:bf^bßinibny:yth^.vytbeywholb'y: : a'cbm- ; i. ; .-ft:^ , a ! ''! , ;'in^ib'n^'^/rupH<Ji-iri'quirV'irita : ;:•: V : :/;./'cbridribt '■: /th'eyDef ehbe:/-- ; i;y^;;/,Co;uribilthuur : rteygenerai-:adiriinist^ -y.:,'y.!'.'.,yticlrr , -d-fi.'his '■DeßartmQllt;fi•;,and:.■'■tHat, : r.■' ;:, y/iy/y ;^riai f l g' t ?tbbVfiridingybfy , the", cbriiriiis-/; J-: vi-y'sibrij,:; the/rib tice sdisiriissin^"-vCaptairi'-K' cj / y/y^iKliyretty'ibe'Swithdrawri.",yf(Prblonged;;;. •";■-/; '':¥ r ->Gcraid'yPea :;vyj; ':b|enjjri y,Cbnrtiythat ;;np/ isen9e of, ::::';;yßntisljyjnstice;ycp ;£<>t-)'alloife4i tp/p'roduce - evi-'-T/as^pibcaed/pii?ievery : .;pbint •/..pv.Vrinjli'.lpituiicdi down/tb/sbriie^^^tirbpeniiyrrialfT l ' :-:--;: : T';Jbr,^the'.',eStremo.^^nteuce^ :/>/ /{juri j use Slot t;thb: //yy? . y.S;'/plau^;.)flWheri-ah-'iri ;;;,;/ ■ Gaptiiirii Knyyett;;wbuid' : /;:; ;ybe'.;feeiiii'g ) sore':.!i(Prolbriged.ycheers.)';;"-.if /://^^g;C;:i^;y'Poplc/:il:.P.,y'snggestedythat ;l*fVf.;"Stn^;:.bfficer.;titt.;,\Veilington-.'respb stiiiing: ; 5 ;':■;; night.': wcrb; ■present/; He .-.wbiild •; have:' a' hot', w?',y,;,time;:;*(lkrigHter/ ; aiid'yoheering;) r y;Froiri: ;atv tab JsofcallbbVi'in- !■'•'■ JSi-dnirjV-Caiitaitfi Kn'yvettyba'd' not- received': y'^jJair/play^^Ap^lauseJiyAucklariders^vbre' :;/y ; ;::Britisli/';anu/;iiKed;-l<iyiep"'a; tinaiiygot ;,a wasrhnrigyon tlie ■i ;,/;;' -they;.were:/'-'de'terr : i2^ ; rmnM¥tb:^eytliatiyCaptaiuVKnyvett/re-' ■;';/-?; oelve'd:-jiis'ti'ce,fb'i;: sbmWneyiw'buld isufie'r.v fiifiA (Cheering.)'::- CantairivKiiy yetty;. f br.' .7, two: /'.::/" /days;Kwas:.fighting yfory;half-;'a'^M /■;S//«4arieK;;TEyery/tiaie'''hb,;tried/tby , M '■s"'?--, •'ppiritj-he'fwas''ailocKWi V (Applause.) ,-?Who yy/yynrid/bfferi/one/pf the.;most'.remarkable ■ eri-;;i/;/tbusiasts/'iriy'volunfeei's':'iriy::this;-'«coua-' ■■: !;-;y.try ?:y;(Cnes/bf /"Knyvett" y.and ■■■'cheers.)' ;■'-;.-yY<es;y'every./tinie., :Th'o ;:;:,trouble ; ,y''was .■.",,-X'.triat^ivuyyett-'was.a'iwb y;'.,;,;.:(theypthers'were: too* iii: " : •;.'"Knyvett'. bad ,;,':',.;:;;received i.inorbythari-.eriougli.yjustificatibh: ,/-y';v': ; :fbivywriting',:theUett«r;:ho;^^ ;I';?;/: publip :would, demaiid"-an i;/v'j ; ]n3Uiiyi:;aridythats:in:vthe.;meantimef|the' y;-::;- ;6e.htence'/:btV,/dismissaly'.'should;' be''"-''with- : (Prblbnged 'i cheering.) ,/-;All, 'the y'd/P* o P'ri/pf//Subkiand;;askedy;was;/ay;fair :-S/./;tri.ai;/ | ribt'';a:'cbriiedy:;and;.;ri ;-i/;y,;tJwy'sp;baUedyX'buttybt;-lriaiuryV /•iv/pyMr/vAlbHt' /.V;v;.:'Tegulatibns , y/;;y:;;hburs' after.arrest, /whereas';, overyw-'days; /;-/;;; y/ft; prominent citizens Vexpressing : ,v.ttio':/deep--///iest :jj^dignatiori : ;at\'th.e'.y''friracai'y.proceed-: y/'/^irigS'aridUhb/'iiiffiSyy'excus'o".for', dismissal,". «yy/;lfe/(to;':'Gloyer)yhad:";wdited?v:biiy J Svr ?::;/; and;:had*asked'-wKo :l Avas . M y/.responsible/fbr.'.CapfairivKnyvctt's: arrest/ ; :y../ybut^retieived:;y,no;"::satisfactibri.- ; : That' yvyy:pbremptbry::dismissalaivasya■'scaridalv'bri: ■ ,;:'::;. tli'evnarii'e'of British: justice'.- -'(Cheers' rind; tb: y'secuib matteri'y(Applausb;)'iHe' *:/y':wasi hoi .tiffaidybf ythe 'Prime "Minister: or any,:pthei;y..Minister,;' arid;wifyariyinquiry' /i:' -I^,was/Jibt; : -teld 'iri/they medrifinie.; ho-would/ ///ybnigitto^matl^r^ //:/ tßader/bf /'>/ : : '/:y//Mr;:/Wv;;F;/M'ass'ey:;was ; yyyj a:stprm;ypf,'bhebring,-/the;;wlible, audience,. l';''..'-v;':waying:/yhats-:.-;"'and-.i;bari3kewhiefs, -and' ':,<:-:;.phebH.ng;y,agdinyaridcagain; while : there y?y jywas;muchyhbbtiiigwand vgrbanirig;;for 'Sir: ::- Josepb.;Ward, ■' was, :f?,//'?.9. t: ': t , €r8 : ris ; the-;-Leader of JtKe'Oppbsi-v-:-/'vion-Kbear,' hear)—but,''as-:;ayeitizen,y'to: :;.;,;/' protest", against- an;;irijustibe,yarid:.t'b:'as'- ../■ ;Bist/m;having: it .remedied./, Every' shade' ';'yy;/' o t'':-political.-•■'ojiruori.'?;vras.''iepresentbd'' on ;y ■•';• ?:that;'plaHoriri.yy ; HoywasSsandwichedyiri; ~y:-:,;botweeri; Government but the' yyrr/bestrofya.sandwich.ywas.in. the' middle.' i.--,;.:(Tj'aughter.'and'y.applause.);:';When they,: ~y:';,;;,jonrid;:'bpth;:sides:'standing;;up: : together ; ? y/i./ythby/meant ybusiness-^applause)— and.-. it '■/} /was'ievident from thaione of.'theymeet?/y|irigythat:ythe"'public/yof;iAuciJlarid was yyiy-rinited• v.iri'-its determination;./(Cheers.); Vs.-/ Captain -Knyvett ;.had/done splendid : ser-' f,7-1 i/Vicb. in:, South;-Africa, ~and "had lifted his to one t ;■'..: bfHbe finest -and. largest in. tho Domiriibn, ?';■;;arid ;liad..been 'dismissedyas;a ::: /- :':'/:..;.t0r.;;..fbr;;/Dcferice,/:yMd.-;" ;..;"/^prbper/ : , channel:. 1 : /'AyCourtyof '"Iriquiry ? :.*:.)::-was hfeld;-;;(A,voice: '.'Questiori.") It was '/':/ riot .aiCbur't...thaty wpuld'.yappeal '■■'■>V..'./'pebpV :^ :^ 7 /;;;favourable/.tpy;Captaiii '• Knyvett..:;. Who Kw'Z'pu&d-'.tbe-^ /. r ;.-''; arid .groans:)"'He-Wbs'ribt:going:to men/:':':';/tioh names;, ybiitythe: pnblic:;had a .'right -2;:,tb;:k'npw.'-whb.dismissed Khyvetti'.and who 1 :y: yordered 'hisiarrbst ?■ (Cheers.J,' ; Tlib remcdy. .'•.'■•- V.was"vto"set-/ujb';ayßoyal:Commission co'm- ;';::-;' posed of *irieny : in.'.VFhoni;-'the;people of the.

Boniinion.liad; eoniidence. 'If ; it was, not a : commission'.'of'';judges/it should ' bo. composed of stipendiary, magistrates, and, ono should bo-Mi'. 1 ' Northcroft.--;' '(Applause.) -Ho(Mr. ;llnssey) regretted what had taken place, .for the reason that last session.'the-Universal Training" Bill-had f beon"passed,'.and if that Act was.to bo' administered- efficiently, then .'there would have 'to/be very different administration than' -there',had-.been overCnptaiii'-'Kiiy-.vctt's ,cnso.■ (Applause.);./.He ■ (Miy/Mas-, .sey)-/wou]d 'always stand-'up' for-justice, -and.hewonld cohtend.nll ho knew'l'or, the appointment of a/commission.. \ (Cheers.) ;rThe ;iriotion:,was.: then ;put.and learned. .with loud, cheering." ■■;■;/. '■'•'.■ ;:■•'■; '■■:■■'.: ;// //' y,'// A-Deputation. Appointed.;;'y;y/ :• -Mr, • W./Haekett moved:—.-■ '/ ;'•::; - - *", ■; ■', ■•.'< "That■• this'-"-meeting"''; .'is/ .of '■■'opinion-'':" ir that it' is desirable, that a deputation' , ',: ; of .four.! citizens'should..bo'Vappoiiitcd •■?'■ : j:,to,:proceed, to .Wellington -to; lay: the. r -Syliole' matter before thoDofenco Miui-'v :/ster,ami .request: him ,tb:call.Cabinet :•.'. fe.tbgether'witK a, view, to/"giving eifect . /,'; to flip; desires of' this -meeting, /.the de-.;// /Vputationyto' consist: of Messrs./J.: S. / i/Dibksoriy.'O/ Nichblsriri, G./Peacockj";, 'and:jW:-'B;''Leylarid.''■:/:': P-7..■.;;'7 c:7

.:'-The.:m6ve'r,, referred' to the/deep: ■;• dis-grace-the sentence, of: dismissal"'implied to 'a/zealous: 'officer,; who. had,.rendered; such/distinguishedV service / as •:./Captain'; Knyvett. 'Discipline! had : to .be ; main-. tinned, but/the .people bad:a /right"to ■know .that.under .'the jruiso:. of. disciplino the' citizens.'of this country v. wore, .not robbed.;'• of 'the":-rights : -of. ;citizenship. (Cheers.) /Ho', hoped- that within a :few; weeks' the. public ,of''Auckland, wbuld ;bb able/toy congratulate, Mr.' Knyvettrupcri '.his 'reinstatemehti^as;.'captaini';./'A(Loud cheers andnpplanse.),'/'. 7- -^v--■-';'■''-.': cally.v.hu'rabroii's. supported';the. ,motion,''and-paid a tribute tb'thti fair arid just taind of the Leader ;bf the Opposition; The' intelligent: section^'of.the ;-/press vin' ; NoV'Zealand vhad- : called :fbr a;• proper inquiiy.'.-'One...Wellington.paper,;had insinuated: that -theyrigitation «.,wns> worked' Knyvett:. (Voices: ;!Bot!"): He; gave' that statement " ari ' ■'■' unqualified denial.-^The;meeting ; ,(was : the' spontaneous;, outcome.-, of: the; feeling, of,the people/of Auckland;" /(Applause-/and' .cheers.)■'■ ;'lt had.been said members of Parliament-had: :nb :: right:to;appeari'at.i such. a. meeting.' Amember;' who .would, 'not- appear was'.a political -.coward;': (Applause.),,:.::': :/,:,■-/ y/The'Eev./'Canoriy M'acMurray, - of -,/St MaryV.Cathedral; said .thb.hiatter .hod.a. peVsonal:,and, aspect. - lt.'was .voiy/clear/to/him,;although he', was-not competent to form a'judgment bnGaptain 'Knyv'ett,'.',that;'there w'as;a. : very .{wide-, spread- arid? deep? feeling/that; there' had; been.: a':miscarria'ge';bf.'..j\isti.ce.;' (Cheers.); .When'there-was'such'.a feeliri?,.it.,wa's.the> ■public right that;there should be : a-proper: inquiry?.' (Applause".) : ';Hp/was'glad; to; see. [thei'eviderice'iof improper., citizenship.'in ."the'.demand for justice. : ?;.(Applause;)::The yMilitary/Trairiirig/BUl'had been -carried! 'cord''. iri'?Parlia'ment,": ; -. arid!,, just /at/this/ ,'time this:ca»:had;.happeried^'rTheTO,;,was;■, ; a: decided;; : feeling/of,.:;nn'e"asiness , i :in,Vthe : "cbmiriuriity,/that ; the , . r ;-meh:'3'nbw./called -iiipon.'to frairi': might,;nbt"be.i dealt/with' ■justly.v'(Hear,:' certain.. /and/that :was,r,that ; ';unless., the; couimuriity:; could ;fe«l;.".tiie:: utrilostv bbnfi-/ <'dehc'e'"in'the. administration"of : :ihb. :: new] ■system' '.thbrebmimiriity-ywpuld', not,- have {that:; system. A. (Cheers;)';// TptS /i:/ /-/i/ At. Doctor's; :VUws;;///y//'/// ■ : ■- Dr./Stbpfbrth' '/apologised it or /appearing: \iri- ; .rough-. travellingi'.dress; ibnt'.said;;he ,:,vas. determinedStovbe .at,tnritVmeeting,' :if:hb/ only'cariie'viri-his: pants. ;'.(La'ugh- : . ■tor'.);'He: had : :b'een;;a v: member .bfx'bis ■'Majesty's-.:forMs;V::andV:.l«arnt;; that:;dis;missal ,was , .praotically'',only.;.fbr!,orib.,.thing'; : and ■ that >w'as'i : wwardicb.,;:;Was.-.Captain: 'Kriyyett■'.:a; : -cowardP: -t>. ■•:■ (Loh'd y,'cries ; ,• of: '"No:").; v.lf this-, country;, had'sbepri/undor,, military ;have/,beeri'' : just; ; .but •nbt'/ririderv military.ylaivY^'l&iwas;:goyr I .orned; ;,by; Parliament, ;•> not' ; ;by''.v.Cplonel' Robin'.(cheer's); :;arid^^^ would j:bi'.yi'eowards;:iK.tbey,; ,eyer;, ?.mtcd; ,'uiitU; sCaptain, iKiiyvett Nwas \ reinstated.:: '■}', (CKebrs.).;:; 'Ho: '.hbrioiiredv those: 'men' -who..threw-down;'theirVarms,'.and : ih. :effebty6aidy.if.;..,thcy ;i ; i oaiild;,,npt, ; :bboy. 'CuDtnin'vlCiiyyett-;.theyiiwould :nbt;;obey Colbnel,;-Eobin.';«(Chc«rs.);;;J.t,.:.;::;;:;:::; •.'; The.-mbtion:was^theii,;put";to-the.inieet-■.ing. 'and^carried/iamidst'.Jpud'.cheering,, fi A-beßrtyiypto,:;bf-thanks:y'was accorded, sto':'tb.e'i : Kny'vett"-.''l)e£aiic<i ;Commitlee..-.'fpt:; : calling.'|'the,:rmeotJng. ; '-•-'; '/.:'?.;'■ ,vr.: : :;',':y'';'■' '. :Au vbutbrirst'iof.; cheering;;for:-.Knyvett; -and'his•company,ichpersj-for. Miv.Jlassey;: : arid;;groans, fory.Colpnel■ ;Kpbiri,.:'arjd.':the Prime"! Minister, .concluded ;;the- meptirig.;,