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SEAMAN FINED FOR ASSAULT A strongly developed sense of national pride, perhaps too vigorously expressed, resulted in Arthur Vincent Stic king’s appearance in the Police Court this morning. Sticking, a seaman, aged 21, pleaded guilty to assaulting Austin Crowder, a petty officer of the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy. According to Senior - Sergeant O’Grady the dispute had started as an argument concerning the respective merits of Englishmen and New Zealanders. Sticking had resented the other man’s remarks, but the assault could not be described as particularly A fine of £1 in default three days' j imprisonment was imposed.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 618, 21 March 1929, Page 13
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103HIT PETTY OFFICER Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 618, 21 March 1929, Page 13
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