DISLOYAL UTTERANCES.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1513, 22 February 1916, Page 3

DISLOYAL UTTERANCES.

TWO MONTHS’ IMPRISONMENT INFLICTED.

As a sequel to an occurrence at the Palmerston railway station some week ago when, in the presence of a number of soldiers and civilians, an elderly woman suddenly burst into a violent tirade against the King and the Biitish people. Eleeu Fuller was charged before Mr J. W. Poynton, S.M., at the Palmerston Magistrate’s Court yesterday, ‘‘That she did publish ou January 19 last a statement to the effect, ‘lt is always the same with you Britishers, your King George is a out he will have a lot of you slaughtered. The Kaiser is my lord and master,’ the said statement indicating disloyalty and disaffection in respect of the present war.” Evidence was given by a number of witnesses.

In reviewing the facts of the case, Sergeant Henry informed the Court that accused was a Norwegian by birth and bad been resident in the Dominion some forty years. She was 70 years of age - . , , In imposing a penalty for two months’ imprisonment, His Worship observed that the case was not one for a fine. It was an illustration of gross ingratitudeaccused was no doubt well treated in a British dominion and enjoyed all the privileges ot citizenship, and she was probably in receipt of the old age pension. Her utterances were abominable —mote so on account of their utterance in the presence of soldiers. This case was one for a severe penally, and showed the necessity lor strict dealing.