Salvation Army Obstructionists.
(UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION ) Blenheim, Mocday Cadet Duggaq, and three other members of the Salvation Army, were each fined 40s and costs for obstructing the Market-place. The Volunteers under of Major Bail lie, were parading, aHd.the Salvationists deliberately obstructed and. annoyed them, and caused a great crowd to collect. The disturbance was so great that the Major could not give the word of command, and the men were standing at ease for a considerable time, for fear of a collision with the Salvationists, whose conduct greatly annoyed them. The cadets at tempted to march off the ground, but the crowd broke their ranks. Defendants pleaded that they wept there simply to assert their right of meeting, and not to obstruct and annoy, The Bench pointed out that as _every protection and consideration had hitherto been extended to the Salvationists, they could not expect much consideration if tliev deliberately broke the law, The police withdrew three other charges against the defendants arising gut ot the same affair.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1648, 2 March 1886, Page 4
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168Salvation Army Obstructionists. Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1648, 2 March 1886, Page 4
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