THE POLICE DEFENDED

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1895, 1 November 1913, Page 7

THE POLICE DEFENDED

MELEE IN THE SQUARE. '. Two p'rominont Auckland residents who wore eye-witnesses of the encounter between tho mounted police and the strikers in Post Office Square on Thui'S' day evening gave the following account of tho affair: — ' "We were amongst tho crowd by the railway lines, when our intention was directed to a man on a bieycio calling out, 'Scab policemen aro roniing, bc?B, and there was an immediate rush of tho public, amongst which wo v.ero, to the side of the road, and obtained, a fair view of practically everything that occurred.

On tho arrival of the mounted constables there was considerable hbotinc and demonstration, folio wad by a fusilade of metal, bombs, etc. Our first impression, on hearing' the detonators, was that firearms were being used. It was very difficult to judge whether that was so or not at the time, as tho crowd was closing in rapidly, and it was difficult to judge the nature of tho reports. However, as the troops were moving at a very slow -pace we were enabled to approach sufficiently close to seo tho reports were caused by detonator bombs A$ this particular period iho crowd was fn an ugly mood, pressing closely on tho troopers. The demonstration wai of a decidedly hostile nature, with a continued fusilade. of metal (which was of a very dangerous nature) raining fast on tho troopers. "In our opinion tho charge of police which resulted was more than justified, as it was quite apparent that Had this charge not been made the unruly section of the crowd would have got boyowl control, and tho troopers ivould liavo been in imminent personal danger." '

Albion Commercial Vehicles out-number any other make running in Ken' Zealand as Three is to One. Why? Tho New Zealand Government's Albion Fleet totals Seventeen. , Why? H.M. War Office, H.M. India Office, H.M. Crown Agents for Colonies, Australian Government, Straits Settlement Government, Southern Nigc-. rian Government, Afghan ' Government, Indian Government, Indian Netherlands Government, Danish Government, all have selected Albions. Why: Tho South African Government has just placed a EcnMt order for 12 32 h.p. Albions, Why: The Ceylon Government has also given a Repeat Order for 12 Albions. Why: The Union Steam Ship Company of New Zenland has given its Third Repeat Order for an Albion." Why? Becauso Albions aro the result of 13 years' Specialisation npan Industrial-Oversea. Design, and all these Administrations hrivo had at their disposal the World's foremost consultants to' mafce their selection. 1 !, and these men were Engineers. Opinions, Specifications, and Quotations furnished upon all Public Service mid Commercial Installations bv the Coiu'osskmiiairos for the Dominion. GRAPES and. RILEY, Consulting and Commercial Motor Engineers, 160 Lambton Quay, Wellington.— Advt.

United States Treasury exports, in computing tlia probable revenue from the Income Tax BiVI before Congress, have estimated that 2508 persons'in the States have an annual income of from ~£20,00(1 to .£50,000. The number of persons whoso iiiconw is from .£51,000 to .6100.000 is 559, 350 havo incomes of from .£IOI,OOO to .£200,000, and 100 linvn incomes of over .£200,000, or 1,000,000(101. Pnv Hr<;m!)uinl Comkliii mid CoW*. Woods' Groat Pojmerßiinlt; CUM, liuJK*