POWELKA'S SYMPATHISERS.
About dO peoplo attended a preliminary meeting, presided over by Mr. T. Eagle, at tlie'Trades Hall, last evening, to conFader steps to be taken in furthering an notation for the remission of a portion of Poivelka's sentence cl 21 years' iiu- '. prisoivment, passed upon him at the ro- ■ cent Supreme Court sittings at Palmenstem North, nic chairman read a telejrrara fa-om the l'owelka Committee at AVaingaaui, which • ran:—"'Wisli you bumper success at vour-nieetins to-iuglit for tJio sake of lnmianity. G&d to \\-o\i wiWi you. Communicable." After diMussion, it was resolved:— "Tiiat .1 pct-Hioai 1» eireu'.atcd- far SDCiiniig a remdssion of a poi'tion of Uie KMviciice -iKissed >H>mi Powvlka. as wo believe IJie sentenw uiHiecMßanly excessive; tha< a public niwiius 1;« aminged ■it -m kitlv dale: further. 13iat this meet, hit; riwlvcs tooli" in'io a cccimiitee to earn- cut the above object."
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 844, 16 June 1910, Page 6
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143POWELKA'S SYMPATHISERS. Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 844, 16 June 1910, Page 6
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