Sunday Pictures

Hokitika Guardian, 26 June 1922, Page 3

Sunday Pictures

AIDING AND ALE’ITING. ( ONV"I>. r li< INSR EL ORDED. | bv Tia.r.oiiAi-ii —l-iat unless association] GKEYMOUTiI. June 20 Mr Aleldriim, 5.. M.. to-day gave his reserved judgment in charges brought by ihe Police against Henry Hawkins (pianist i, ilcnry Jones (operator), and Wm Steel (member of audience) fop aiding and aliening Arthur Behan manager of Peerless ‘’ictures) in keeping open the Town Hail for the purpose of showing Sunday pictures. Behan has been c .evicted and lined niie maximum penalty of £1 on severe! o r 'sioiis, for show ing Sunday pictures. In the course ol iiis judgment, .dr M.-*iill-uill said, tnut Behan had made light of the payment ot tines tor it breach of the Act. It was evident this v ;i,; dm* : o an inducement > tiered by the

sui.jMirt of tin* public. In his opinion the people who oll'crod the imlmement ' I'uhau to hoop op. n his-show, aided i ;)!)•;tto< 1 !ii*lnin. iiml wore therefore! li-.nic. Stool would ho convicted mid ! o-dried to pay costs. -lonos and I law- j Id us hath know Isch.ni was ooliiiniUiuji } an ; IlYnc-. Tin*,- ivoro liahlo air nidiny; j ~„d a' oitino oii'n. 'I Ivy too. would I. • ! , i.oviotod, hut the penalty would ho I 111.1*1 i list I as th.o rasa was merely a test, j They were ordered to ray costs. J

The Wilson Murder. ACSTU.tI.IAN AND X.Z. (Alfi.i: ASSOCIATION. REELING IN ENGLAND. (Received tliis d.iy at I 1.3 d a.m.) LONDON, June 24. The “D'ily .Mail" referring to the burial of S' l ' 11. AVilscm ill St. Raul’s says the whole nation .will approve. Tii»v ‘".Aliiil’’ warns the public that the last has probably not vet been heard d the murder gang whereof it seems clear t are is an organised conspiracy, hut no ellort to terrorise the British people lias slightest prospect ol success. The “AI«il” adds that the, outrage is expected to materially client the Government’s position. .Nothing since the general election lias so weakened the party allegiance. There is a possibility that lion Mr ShnrtL’s resignation will he demanded. Sir 11: Wilson will he interred in the North transept beside Field Marshall Roberts.

The ‘"Times” states the .burial is the only get of reparation that an outraged nation can olfo 1 ". No event lias evoked with such indignation, anger and grief. CONSTABLE'S DEATH DENIED. LONDON, June 25. A previous report that one of tho constables who was shot by Wilson’s assassins was dead, arose through his sinking into unconsciousness. He is not dead.