Profiteers will be be" g Walton said.

h d NT News, currently u

1 He said his branch and

h e t distributed free. · d t f Dar ·

I a r "l understand the g~~a~~~i e~~ ~onune~ charge for The News was Mr Alex Forre t. were a mistake, and I uggest anyone who paid it should making a smvey of Dar-

Profiteers taking advantage of Cyclone Tracy will risk heavy penalties, the Territory Price Controller, Mr Bryan Walton, said yesterday.

He said shopkeepers than Magistrates Courts. found profiteering could They can be fines of up have all their stocks con- to $100~ or up to two ftscated under a section years jail. of the Control of Prices "We have two ?fficers Ordinance. down the Stuart Highw~y

"I am prepared to use to check on prices be g that power as much as I charged a.t all ~entres.

"Few complamts have ~~,,.,.,,/,_,,,,. ... x, can. been officially referred to

"Any cases of over-charging for goods ~e- the price control office. clared to be under pnce "Of these, some con-control will, if possible, cern alleged excessive be referred to the Sup- rents in Darwin, and an­reme court. other alleges a city news­

"This court has power agent charged the usual to fix heavier penalties 12 cents for copies of the

SEKEiNGi" Y••••rdi.s BELi EYING "It is a shattering experience to

;ee what has happened in Darwin," the Governor General, Sir John Kerr, said yesterday.

SAYS SIR JOHN "At th sam time lt Is

wondl'l·ful to sec how en­thuslustlc people arc 1\bout getting it solved," lw contlnu d.

Sir John was peaking to th NT N ws at n "soup kltch n" lunch at Onrwln Hlith School. On th' m •nu wns steak and onions nnd mushrooms, 11nlndR, nnd npplc pie with custn.rd, uormnl to.re for

Ing with the situation. "I hn.ve met. a. loni line

ot people t.his morning, at the airport, the emerg-ncy s rvices centre and

h re. What is so lnterest­inr ls how very much on their feet tbey are and how very ent.husla.stlc they are a.bout what they a.re doing.

"It is obvious they have had a high degree of suc­cess.

''I have met people in hospitals down south who spoke in glowing terms of the help they received in Darwin. I can see what they mean now.

"But, you cannot fully

comprehend what has happened here by reading the southern newspapers.

"You have to see it to get the proper impres­sion."

Sir John continued his tour of Darwin and the northern suburbs after lunch accompanied by Dr

th r gulnrs l\t the emci-g­cncy crntrt'.

''l htw only s en a limall scgm nt of U1c city so for but my flrst im­pr sidon i · that or amaze­ment or th d vnsta.Uon nnd •qually, amazement nt th high 1 v I of co­op rntlon, good will o.nd brl htn ·s or those cop-

Man brolie ja111 in police cell

A new Tracy?

A Supreme Court writ alleging assault was issued againsi a NSW police constable on behalf of one of nine men appearing in Darwin Magis·

Bltl.,B N - The Uri ban Weather l\u~nu ls rec hill&' Lhrt't" - hourly sa~llite plt·h~s of a. t.ropkAl low nenr l\lornlucton I. l!Utcl, ln tih~ Gulf of l' "°J>('nta rla.

Tht:> low. of 1002 m.Uli­bnr., wn • d ' v rt'd late on Wt'dn~sdny morning 175 km tllO milt;·) north or the islnnd.

ure rn official id the ·~-stem w lS till in it· infancy a.nd w not Uk ly t develop into

y lone. Th y nid it h d ln­

cre ed. squalls in the nre t-0 35 knots.

l'\U"th r rain and thunderstorms luwe been f rt'<.' t for lll t of u ensland v t~r-day nnd t-Oday. ·

trate's Court yesterday. The defendant, Theo­

philos Rl.gns, 38, was al­l g d to have received n broken jaw while in a Ct'll at the Darwin watch hou e nfter having been tnken into custody on ~cemb r 27.

Darwin barrist r Mr Mike Twemlow so.id he h d issued the writ Ilg inst Constable John Orlffitl1, of the NSW Pol­let:>, who took part in the n rre t of nine men on a looting charge.

Before l\Ir Lawrence Kirkman. SM. were Peter Mngriplis, 37, Theo Mo.g­nplis. '12. Nicholas Mag­riplis. Stephen Vrettos, 35. Peter Anapliotis, 21, Or i Parisi, 52, Tbeo­phllos Rigas, 38, Michael BilliYis. 25, and Tony Pllrisi. all on ch rges of lnr eny.

Police prosecutor Ser­geant Wayne Von Hoff

11 ged tbe men h d been

inter\"iewed on December 27, in a house 1n Millber St.

He said the men had been loading a truck and other motor vehicles with goods allaged to be stolen from various business premises in the Night­cliff nnd Rapid Creek area.

The list of goods as pre ented by o. police wit­ness ranged from cloth­ing and food to transis­tor radios, stereo players n nct other articles.

NT police Constable Ian Doube. told Mr Kirkman of the arrest. When asked if he could identify any of the defendants, Con-table Doube said: "I can

Identify them all." He said he had taken

them to the Casuarina police station and later to the Darwin watcll house.

Constable John Griffith, of the NSW Police. said

he had assisted Const. Doube with the arrest.

"I did 1earn that Mr Rigas received a broken jaw at the jail," he told l\1r Kirkman.

However, he denied a.ny knowledge of how this had happened and denied having hit Rigas.

A Queensland police constable read a. detailed list of the goods found in the defendants' cars, which featured, amongst other things, several teddy bears.

Several witnesses told the court they had seen men loading vehicles with goods from supermarket trolleys.

l\Ir Kirkman committed the men to a Supreme Court hearing to be held in February. They were allowed $1000 bail with one surety for a similar amount.

DARWIN B·RIEFS Television from Bris­

bs.ne by micro-wave will resume In Darwin to­morrow to allow people "ith receivers t-0 watch the fourth crick.et test.

The controlltr of emer­gency senices. Mr Ray McHenry, said yesterday: '"\ye are being flooded with requests for re-entrv permits.. They will be pro: cessed as quicklv as possible." ·

This was agreed by the Postmast~ General, Sen~ ator Bishop, during talks with the emergency co- x x x ordinating committee in Efforts a.re bein&" made Darwin yesterday. to get 12 Japanese sea-

x x x f Hundreds of men rom Ba'hurst Island people to Darwin for repatria­

evacuated from Darwin tion to their homes. are already anxious to The men were aboard come back. the trawler _ Kampira

2 The NT News, Friday, January 3, 1975

Maru which sank during Cyclone Tracy. _ _ _

x x x Hundreds of small gen­

erating plants a.re now being distributed to habit­able flats and houses around Darwin. Applica­tions are being handled by the Department of Housing and Cons"'nlction at the 2~ mile depot.

x x x Many members of the

emergency committees v.ill have a few days

"rest and relaxation" soon. Mr McHenry said yesterday they would be stood down as quickly as possib.e. Many would fiy interst&!e to see their families before returning to du:y.

x x x The emergency com­

mittee is obtaining equip­ment for the Nlghtciif! drive-in theatre, and ar­ranging for it to be clean­ed up. The heatre is ex­pect€<f t-0 open in about two weeks.

Patterson. and the Ad­ministrator, Mr Jock Nel­son.

Also in the party were Police Commissioner Mc­Laren and members of the NT Force, Inspector Dallas McDonald of the Victorian Police, Colonel Bill Orr, Department of the Prime Minister, Mr Dick Harmon, Depart­ment of the NT, the Mayor, Alderman Bren­nan, and the Governor­Oenera.l's ADC Lieut. Richard Scott.

Welcome at NSW schools

SYDNEY. - Children evacuated from Darwin wm be accepted into NSW schools.

The NSW Education Minister, Mr Willis, said yesterday school ac­commodation prospects were good this year.

This was because last year 14 new high schools and nine primary schools were occupied for the first time. In addition, three new high schools and four new primary schools would be ready when the new term be­gan..

Later in the year, three more high schools and eight primary ones would be ready.

"They would have been ready for this year's school opening but for strikes and the shortage of materials and skilled tradesmen.'' Mr Willis said.

ONE CASE OF RAPE

One case of rape has been reported in Darwin since Cyclone Tracy struck.

Fifteen people have been arrested for loot­ing and according to the Majority Leader in the Legislative Assembly, Dr Got! L-etts, no one bas been shot for loot­ing.

The number of people killed during the cyclone remains at 48 with 65 still missing.

claim a refUnd. If re- win business firms t.o see

fu cd, they shoula tell our what tl1ey needed to re­

ume operations. 0~~;is is on the second About 200 firms had

fioor of the NML build- been covered. Those not

contacted should ap­ina in Smith St. t proacl1 either the prices ~All complaints abou

d th office or Mr Forrest. prices. rents an ° er At present the main consumer atiairs should be referred to the office problems seemed to be for investigation." Mr stat! and power.

Workers wanted

Hundreds of workers are still needed for cleaning up and repair work in all parts of Dar·

win. in About 1000 men have already been put to

clean-up jobs by the Commonwealth Employment Service at "award rates or better."

Em0

ployment officer Mr Eddie Quinn said yester­day "there's good money to be made even by un­skilled workers.

"We need as many people as possible for cleaning up. general laboring, clerical work, typing and, of course. all the building and mechanical trades.

"We are surveying operating firms to find their labor requirements.

"Firms needing people, and anyone able to work should contact the employment service in its normal office at Government Block seven, Smith Street," he said.

Union talks on Darwin

MELBOURNE. - Building union leaders will meet today to work ou~ how their members can best help in the rebuilding of Darwin.

They have asked the Minister for Housing, Mr Johnson, to join their talks.

The Federal Secretary of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners, Mr J. R. Lannan, said yesterday a number of btuld1ng workers had offered to work in Darwin voluntarily during their holidays.

He said the union wm discuss proposals and will also be looking at employment on rebuilding Darwin on a long-term basis.

Unions invoived in the conference in Sydney include the Building Workers' Industr1al Union, the Plumbers and Gasfitters Employees' Union, the Operative Painters and Decorators Union, the Plaster Industry Workers' Union, the Plasters' Society and the Builders' Laborers' Federation and the ASCJ.

20 people and 10 ships still missing

At leasi 20 people and 10 ships from Darwin Harbor are still missing after Cyclone Tracy.

The Harbormaster, It would take years to c~~~~ Carl Allr1dge, replace the 60 metres of sa1 . yesterday. decking missing from the

He said a total of 28 iron ore wharf but temp-vessels had been sunk or orary · ' des royed in the harbor re~airs would be

Navy divers and unde;- ~g;e with a Bailey water ~cling equipment The. iron ore loading were bemg usect m at- equi tempts !o locate the ships d pment appeared un-still ,..,..;'"'"m· g amaged, but could not ~ · be tested tu

Captain Allridge said availabl un power was work at Stokes Hill wharf e. yesterday had strength- However, it would be ened repairs to sections months before iron ore damaged wnen ships were could be handled. blown into or under the The Navy's HMAS Stal· \'harf. wart moored at Stokes . This has made it poss- Hill yesterday to act as a i~le. to increase the load floating workshop. limits from 10 t-0 20 The Sea Progress, still ~nnes, and start unload- loaded with 5000 tonnes mg heavy containers from of beer, was moved to the Darwin Trader. anchor in the stream, with

Fuel lines were being most of the other visiting restored on the relatively naval vessels. undamaged Fort Hill wharf, and should be The Beroona is using ready for use by a. tanker Fort Hill to unload due tomorrow. supplies and equipment

from Western Australia.