SUBVERSIVE CHARGES
ACCUSED SENT TO GAOL. AUCKLAND CASES. <By Telegraph—Press Association.) AUCKLAND. February 24. Three prisoners, who were recently found guilty of publishing subversive statements and of possessing documents with a view of facilitating the publication of such statements, were sentenced by Mr. Justice Fair. The prisoners were Herbert Henry Sv. arm. aged 31. Henry Joseph Hurman, aged 39. and Philip Leslie Hardcastle, aged 32. His Honour said the offences of which these three men had been convicted wore all of the same nature and in each, case there were wilful attempts at widespread publication of subversive propaganda. It was propaganda of this kind that had led to the fall of France, and it was obvious that every breach of this law was a serious offence and must receive exemplary punishment. "I am glad to think," said his Honour. "that none of the prisoners is a New Zealander. One came here about three years ago and the others about 13 months ago. Hardcastle and Hurman were sentenced to six months’ imprisonment and Swann to four months’ imprisonment.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 15 February 1941, Page 2
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