A BISHOP ON TRIAL.
A CHARGE OF SEDITION. CASE IN SUPREME COURT. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, Last Night. The Supreme Court criminal sessions opened this morning. Mr. Justice Stringer, in his charge to the Grand Jury, said there were 23 cases, mostly matters of dishonesty.
He mentioned the charge of sedition against Bishop Liston, which will be taken on Monday. He said the Crimes Act defined sedition and safeguarded freedom of speech and liberty of criticism. It was a crime to make an utterance which might induce hatred or hostility between classes of the community. In this particudar case, the speech was made on St. Patrick’s Day. He quoted parts of the speech, and said they must h« read with the rest of the speech. The effect of the whole speech would be considered—whether it was seditious in that it raised disaffection amongst His Majesty’s subjects, or whether it was calculated to raise feelings of ill-will or hostility. He emphasised that the jury must take into consideration the effect the speech would have, coming from a man of the bishop’s position. The Grand Jury returned a true bill.
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Taranaki Daily News, 10 May 1922, Page 5
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188A BISHOP ON TRIAL. Taranaki Daily News, 10 May 1922, Page 5
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