OUT-OF-WORK GERMAN

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2518, 20 July 1915, Page 4

OUT-OF-WORK GERMAN

SMASHES !A SHOP WINDOW'; (By Telearanii—"Press Association.) ' Auckland, July 19, On Saturday night a brick was sent crashing through one of the plate-glass windows of the shop of Fowlds, Ltd., in Queen Street, and the man who t'hr6vr the brick made no attempt to run away, with the result that he was immediately arrested by the first constable who arrived on the scene. The brick had gone clean through the window, making n large but neat hole in the glass,' and had then struck and shivered a mirror at the back of the window.

The man, who gave his name as George Pongart, aged 39 years, stated that he was a German by birth, and had not been naturalised in New Zealand.

When charged before Mr. E. O.- Out* ten, S.M., this morning with having done damage to the value of £16, he said he had been about a fortnight in Auckland, and had been drinking. Sub-Inspector M'llveney said he was sober when he was arrested.

His Worship; You will bo better away fiom' the drink for twonty-one days. ... The prisoner here broke in with a request to be sent to Somes Island, where German prisoners were interned. "Everybody seems to be down on mf> just because tho war is on, and won'i give me employment. I have been it the King Country, and I was in Pal-' merston North, where I could not get a job, bo I asked the police there to put me on the island, but they would not do it. I. would be very much obliged if you would put nio there." His Worship stated that the CburK had no power to intern the prisoner in that way, but the accused-would be sentenced to twenty-ono days''hard labour, and after he got out he had. better go and see the Defence Department about being interned.