MAORIS IN TROUBLE.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 3, Issue 171, 17 February 1914, Page 3

MAORIS IN TROUBLE.

Struggle With tne Police

Three Sent to Gaol.

On Saturday eight, about nine o'clock, as Constabble Watson was pissing the Pukekohe Hotel he noticed two Maor s stretched out on the verandah. He went up to tbem and told them to get off.

One of the natives named Hari Hari, who was tin worse for drink, became very abusive, ard intimated what he would like to do to Constable Watson if he had him alone for a few minutes.

The constabh arrested the native, whereupon seviral ' other natives endeavoured to rescue Hari Heri, and commenced to claw the constable's face and to jostle and ki:k him.

Eventually they succeeded in getting Hari Hari away, and Constable Wat-uii then tackled another Maori named Toko Pouka. The native resisted and both came to the ground. At this stage Constable Willcocks arrived and took Pouka, whilst Constable Watson prized Simon Ten, who had been making himself particularly objectionable.

The other Maoris continued to jostle the policemen, who, however, got their charges to the station. A big crowd gathered around, but with a few exceptors did not render the police any assistance. Hari Hari was subsequently arrested.

On Monday the three Maoiis appeared before Messrs F. Perkins and R. F. Webster, J.'sP. Toko Pouka, charged with obstructing and resisting the police, was sentenced to one month's imprisonment on each charge, sentences to be concurrent. Simon Te i, on similar charges, was ordered to remain in gaol tor three weeks. Hari Hari was given a month in which to reflect upon the folly of resisting the man in blue.