THE POLICE STRIKE

Hokitika Guardian, 5 November 1923, Page 3

THE POLICE STRIKE

ACRTIIAUAN AND N. 7.. CAULK ASSOCIATION j damage a million. (Received this day at 10.2 ■ a.m.) j ,\i FLIjOI"R NE. Nov. 5. I The damage by smashing ami 1 • itng j during the riot' i- *‘-t imaieii.a l a mil- | lion sterling. No nlitln-nt ie ligurc.- are ; available regarding the number of m- 1 in red. bur con-i-!c ra bly oy.-i a hundred have been treated in ibr 'b looiii nc Hospital v.b-iv several deaths arc ropurt -«l. Between Hurry and bu-ty m<- i have been arrested I’rm-iically '-V‘-rv window in tin- him k .-inimu"! >y 1 Colins, Swan-ton. Boui-ke. mid belli Streets, have I buomii amt l i ' content- looted. l . , At the reques oi the anHouMi >s .no picture ih -.w proprieinrs i-stle,t 1 11 - 1 ■ ' j tl , , to returned soldi-!-to iiolp to r,-store order. On S.unrdav night over 500 enrolled as special constables. and these were equipped with buttons. . U on- -mge of tne I "'me a n.u. , s Hie.l in front <-f the looters and shouted: "Think what you nr -hung I ovs." He was I Die .. from behind w ith a l-nt lh; am. J' 1 insensible. Mobs roared with delight as the lawh-s element, drove the ' gers from a train m -"am* l ” ", - l - , ; and which 1 hey lifted ; Imi. ouing lo the undercarriage pi,,Ain too heavy tliuy were uua.de completely over, and :■■<> ' 0,1 it, to the rails mid ill i ,"■ • i.‘ •> i l,aekwards and lorwar.is m of all. Tim train am I™ 0,1 at. seven cioi-a l-i a ' horn- io- night. ■;i It is not- unlikely that < up Da,, ui. !,o postponed if order is not re-t.,i> in the interim.

A CRAVE DANCER. j s T | 1 VI)MM ON WEALTH TAKES 11 AND. -Received this day at 12. !•> P-"” 1 | ' MELBOI B-NK. Nn\. , \ Cabinet meeting at whu-h Gotun.i , ; M was present decide t" citizens not enrolled -"1 ' to keel) out ol the < m •' , f ,l,itv for crowds provnmd inn: tei ot <iui.' ■ - , . | cover for looters and rioters. M *- n .J j milit-irv age and litne-s arc u.gA ‘ 1 R. in the ),reservation J*a« «P :l ' ,a making , . . (iov.-rniiH-nt ai e ' -*' tho feeding --.d.-quati- arraiigimen, ~,.,1 aceommoilatmn of them Mr Pear.-.- announced that- the >tiue ttovcri.mcm l.i.d hitimaied it waj un .,t,10 cope will, lawlessness. 'u ! vmmoiiwoaUh therefore had taken I. .„ ~t r „rd protection hy jrttnrdS froin" the army, naval and air forces Mr Lawson late hi-t mght that (bivei-ilim-nt after mature j

sidcration. had concluded ,t wns mi-J possible in the interests ot public wi-st-iie auv ol the su lUc '• been false to th.eir oaths and had violated their trust and de-ciled - posts. Mills handing the city ' 'the lawless element' of H:.- 'mnmui.ity. It was mu-, ni-.-i-vab! ■ tha, l mi’ll should be taken ' O'i which detnaiuls s„ mueii honour. ~nd reliability iron, the persi.n----"1; is rumoured the warder- at Pe.ttndee gaol are restless and threaten also to join the 'inkers t tile- » is cheeked, it ,< tcared th • all hardened criminals m the gao w.. , j ( , t j ||OM , the eommnnity to aei entuate the loot ing and rioting.