A NEWSPAPER 'EDITOR FINED
BREACH OF WAR REGULATIONS. By Telegraph—Press Association. ' ' Palmerston North/August 1. Judgment was delivered . by MrHewitt, S.M., in the case 1 against th« editor of the "Manawatu 'Times" for a. breach of the War Regulations in publishing a letter signed "Shirker," containing matter likely to interfere with recruiting. It was admitted that there waa no disloyalty on the part of the paper, Imt the Magistrate said the question of intent had ho bearing except in extenuation of the penalty. If tho matter published was a breach of the Regulations, the defendant was liable, no matter what the motive. The ease was . not one'for a substantial penalty. Defendant was fined 20s. and costs.
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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2839, 2 August 1916, Page 6
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115A NEWSPAPER 'EDITOR FINED Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2839, 2 August 1916, Page 6
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