No Protection For The Police.
Christchurch, August 11. Two young men have been charged with “ sticking up ” on the public jjtreet and wearing imitation police pnifo p)}.' TJio Jpigisfrate dismissed the 'i sticking pp r chajrge, ft ' riftt bejn'g substantiated, and it being held that the wearing of imitation police uniform was not an offence at law. It came out in argument also that in New Zealand no civilian is compelled to go to tho assistance of a policeman, recent legislation having omitted to re-enact lyhat was once law. It is not lawful to fjniiajto volifnfieer or other military uniform bpt lio proylsiop protecting thp police that way.
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Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 4448, 12 August 1909, Page 2
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108No Protection For The Police. Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 4448, 12 August 1909, Page 2
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