THE STRIKE.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 75, 28 November 1913, Page 6

THE STRIKE.

CONTINUATION OF YOUNG'S CASE

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Mi - Wilford said the defence would be that'pltbough it might be proved that the words in the charge were actually used by defendant, those words were no offence at law. The defence,. he added, 1 was absolutely and .wholly a legal One. In other Avoids, that there was no offence at laAv. Coun- . sel contended, that incitement ■ -under section 68 of the Police Offences Act must be ; incitement of a person ' di? persons- to -.,resist a particular cjn vstable actually doing some act which was in execution of his duty. An address to the croAvd to the effect that “If at any future time a constable strikes one of you, strike home hack,” Avas, he argued, no offence under the section named. When the .speech wanmade on the Basin Reserve, there Avere up . constables, executing .their ; ; duty« pnd Jtihe; whole suggestion’of the ufctejv ance in question Avas supposition. It aa as not even clear that the Act suggested f’;ere avoml<: fie resistance. lt-i might be an assault, but that Avas not charged: Counv 1 suhrmtud that Young had done no more than issue genetalh to a large number op people engaged in an industrial strife an invitation or advice that if any of them Avas struck by a police baton, be should hit back. The case is proceeding.

REFRACTORY FIREMEN.

THE GORINTHIC TROUBLE.

Wellington, November 28

Twenty-eight firemen from, the Corinthic pleaded guilty at the Magistrate’s Court, to refusing duty. The men were given a chance of going back to the ship if they promised not to repeat their refusal to obey orders. Three expressed their readiness to return, and they were ordered to come up for sentence when called on. The others were sentenced to a month’s imprisonment and ordered to be placed on board the vessel if she leaves New Zealand in the meantime.

Later in the morning counsel for the prosecution said ho understood all the men were willing to go back and obey orders if the Magistrate would remit I the sentence. Mr Riddell said the men should know their own minds. He, | however, agreed they be brought before him at 2.15 this afternoon. THE MAUNCANU I. DEFENCE COMMITTEE WILL NOT RECOGNISE THE FEDERATION. Wellington, November 28.■ The Maunganni has not got a full crew yet, but it is expected she will got away to Sydney to-nigbt. The Defence Committee declines to recognise the Federation of Labor or any third, party, but will deal solely with the Arbitration Union. THE MAUNCANUI’S CREW. Wellington, November 28. Fifty of the Mannganni’s crow aero arrested to-day on a charge of desertion.