A PLUCKY CONSTABLE

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 3, Issue 673, 27 October 1933, Page 5

A PLUCKY CONSTABLE

(Press Assn.-

WINS APPRECIATION vt . , * • ' t MOT ORIST-S AND SPORTS BODIES MAKE A HANDSOME ' PRESENTATION STILL IN HOSPITAL

— By Telegraph— Copyright).

Auckland, Thursday The courage .displayed|. by.;'0ongtable . Edward , Stewart . on thp riight of September 19 y/hjen he attempted tp„ arrest ,a motorear thief in Qrey Lynn l'eceived public recognition when he was presented witia a che'que for £100 fijom New .Ze.alqnd motorists. C.o.nstable.. Stewart was seriously injured when ho was crushed against a statiopary car and he is still a pat tient at the Auckland Hospital, where the presentation was mad'e by the Mayor, Mr, G- W. Hutchinson. "I am heye a? mayor of the city at the request of all the automobile associqtions of the Dominion to present to you some tangible proof of the appreciation of motorists of your attempt to apprehend what the motorists call a car .thief, but what the law is pleased to term, a converter of cars," said the mayor. The cheque, he said, had been subscribed

by members of eight automobile associations and also by the Pioneer Sports Club, Christchurch • the Ashburton, South C.anterbury,- Southland and Nelson Motor Cycle Clubs. Inspector Hollis, o.n behalf of the Police Force, thanked the automobije associations for the enthusiastic m^nner in which they had taken the . matter up. Constahle Stewart had simply done his duty. It was pleasing for the men of the department to know that the motorists thought so much of the constable's efforts that they had made him this handsome presentation. The inspector said that he hoped that Constahle Stewart would not be permanently crippled, but that whatever happened he would be retained in the service as long as his health allowed. "I only did what 'any constahle would do under the circumstances," said Constahle Stewart. "Any constahle would do the same thing tomorrow in such a case. It is only a matter of doing your duty," Constahle Stewart added that he was only sorry that his attempt to catch the thief had not been successful as it was seldom that the police got an opportunity to catch such an offender red-hande3. The harjd^ome- cheque would compensate him for the injuries which he had received. He asked that his appreciation should be conveyed to all those interests which had subscribed to the presentation. .