CRIME IN SYDNEY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 49, 15 July 1914, Page 3

CRIME IN SYDNEY.

\\|VVK OK | )!uch has t'crn said and written oi li t. in .respect to tile prevalence of clime in .Sydney, and there has been a good rial o 1 enijtiiry a< to ils siblc cause. Jn iliis subject Millie interesting; comments. were made by J Jr HMcNab in an interview with a New Zealand Times representative. "During my visit to Sydney, and some 'time before it. there was a remarkable outbreak of crime throughout the j city," lie said. "I do not think that 1 am exaggeratimr when 1 say tlr.it, in the month that L was there a criminal was .arretted at lea-I every second | night alter tic arresting constable had . been compellc Ito discharge his revolver. Jlurglary and liou-'c-brcaking took |ilaee in two or three parts of the city in the same night in <[uite a number of c;\ses. There was, of v< nrse, a good deal of iliscu. -ion a» to the cau.-e of this outbreak, but personally I do not think it .possible to indicate any special cause. It seems to be mole a ease of a wave of crime sweeping wr the citv. and probably it. will be only lemporarv." Asked if he agreed with Mr. i). < . Hates. Oovemment Meteorologist, that the exhibitions given in the .Stadium *,. iv responsible for the outbreak «1 laules-qie-s. .Mr Mi-Xab replied .villi an .iitl.li.itw negative. "I jMl'.d »•> . oiinertion at all between the -two t Megs." he said. "In fad. II." whole tenih'iicv at- the Stadium is to awan. Hi.- wmte-t to the boNei- rather than l lie tiltt• -r. ! have seen a great nu» her of contents thev.% ;nwl im tin- l:>-vi-il it was particularly noticeable t»» tl"- rough element m 'the ring I ■' ■'' i,reduced il"!'e:'t Mv l- laal lue Sta.liuni d"cs nothing to cultnafe 11, e r-jiirit. which Mr Hate, frm;-; Jl i iit f.T llad 1 be I■ n our a I<' nolbii.g would b;ive g'ven ..»<• ier plea.-ui- than l» accompany Ml ], ie, io tic Stadium and M.-'» . mili -ts flier.' with him."