CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20028, 9 September 1930, Page 5

CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.

•■•■ v.. .■■..■:—r —».--.:. -■• >:•- BEQUEST OF £IOO RECEIVED BY SOCIETY. A meeting of the Canterbury 'Society ■: for the Prevention of Cruelty ' to Animals was held yesterday, Sir J. OJameson presiding. The society's inspector (Mr D. J. White) stated that on September 6tb, when attending a trotting meeting, he j had noticed an aged brown gelding I which raced in the one mile harness | race making a roaring noise. He had i examined the horse and found that it was probably suffering from paralysis of tho muscles of the vocal cord. It appeared distressed and he was. of. the.'! opinion that it was cruel to race an animal so affected. The lessee of .the. hbrso bad stated that It was the first time ho had raced the animal, but he had not known it was so badly affected. Ho intended returning it to the owner. The inspector suggested that horses so affected be not raced, but that in some cases the defect might not be noticed until after racing. It was decided to send a copy of the inspector's report to the New Brighton Trotting Club and to tho New Zealand Trotting Association, with a request that such a happening be not permitted to occur again. It was also decided to write to the owner of the horse informing him that if the horse raced again in< this condition a prosecution would follow. The inspector also reported that he had made 23 cautions, covering such matters as working horses with sores, omitting to supply horses and sheep and cattle witb shelter and proper and sufficient food, overstocking a cow with milk, and sending nigs to market in enclosed bags. There had been one Court case, but the information was dismissed by the Magistrate in view of special circumstances. Megsrs Izard and Loughnan, solicitors, wrote informing the society that under the will of Miss Mary Anno Inwood the society was entitled to a legacy of £IOO. . Members expressed appreciation and the chairman stated that Miss < Inwood had arrived in Canterbury in 1850, and that the money would nob be available for some months. Shelter at Addington Yards. A letter was received from Mr Geo. Derrett, of Hororata, protesting against the exposed nature of the accommodation for pigs at the Addington Saleyards. He stated that when on the day of sale he went to see the twenty-five pigs he had sent in ho found that they had no shelter and. were huddled in a heap for warmth, lashed with bitter wind and rain. His pigs, like many others in the yards, had on. his property been well housed with dry beds, and besides their suffering as a result of the exposure, their value was lessened bv it. On a previous occasion one of his show pigs had died, nresumably from exposure in the yards The writer stated that the cruelty he mentioned was «erhans not so apparent to those who were accustomed to seoing it for years, but it was a shock' ine; state of affairs and he had been 'filled with pity for the animals and disgust.for those responsible for their position. The inspector reported that he understood improvements to the yards were to be made. Miss Jessie Maekayvwrote protrsting against the crueltv of sparrow shooting. Tb was decided to inform the writer tha,t the Hon. G. M. Thomson, M L.C was probablv going to draft a Bill on the subject together with the matter of pigeon ..shooting. • A- member protested against an excessive use of the whip, which ,he had observed when two horses were eoTnjngtowards the firaab'of' a race at-.the";

New Brighton Trotting Club's Meeting on. September Gth. The matter,._was left to the inspector to "follow, up, and were not' avaiJabl&. "•■'•' ; Accounts totalling- £lO2 9s 49 vrerd ' passed for: payment. :,.'.• , . AERATED'... :WATEftS;-,' ; : ■ : -" • ~'•' -y ■■..;':.♦"■••—- '•.;-'.■; - MANUFACTURERS* CONFERENCE. A conference of the Dominion Association, of Carbonated Water and Cordial. Manufacturers ■was held at Dttnedin last week. . There was a good attendance of members from all part? of New Zealand. The meeting was presided over by Mr A. Manzles, Auckland. Considerable business Iras done, some of.the subjects being: Jfisuse of bottles, poisons ' illegally in bottles, Dominion advertising, standardisation of. bottles, ownership, of bottles, Dominion award. ....... .. .A . motion expressing appreciation.. of the wort df'fhQ Health Department was passed.' Sir Saunders having letetfed his connexion with the trade, a motion, was carried by accla.mation. recording appreciation of his services. He was also oleoted an' honorary life member. -It • was decided that the next conference be held in Auckland* The eiection of officers resulted: President, Mr E. Wright, Christcburch: vice-presidents, Messrs Wept (Wanganui), Sykes (New Plymouth), and Henries (Auckland); executive, Messrs Helmsley (Dunedin), . Ghittoeh (Timaru), Maclvcr (Wellington), O'Connor (Levin), and Westbury (Auckland); secretary, Mr Kignell (Auckland). TRINITY COLLEGE OF MUSIC. • * The following corrections in the Trinity College examination lists • have been for- | warded by ,the secretary:— Higher ljocal—Candidates Alfred G. Brown, ! violin (Mr Bernard fiarker) and Joan Owens (St. Mary's Conyont) both passed with honours. " Ferry road Convent Centre —Associate (practical . work): The candidate Majorio Tobin passed in 'cello playing, and not pianoforte. "ONLY ONE THING FOR IT." GET SOME "BAXTER'S." A Certain Wellington wife is very fond of reading aloud to her husband, and one evening recently she was reading somo chapters of one of Peter B. Kyne 's books, but found she could not make much headway owing to an irritating tickling in the throat.. She tried a drink of water, but the coughing still continued. "There's only one thing for it," she remarked to her husband. "I shall have to get some 'Baxter's' from the medicine cupboard." This she did, and thanks to this fine old remedy she was able to j continue her reading in peace. | Baxter's Lung Preserver has been the favourite cough and cold remedy in this Dominion for over sixty years/ If is invaluable for huskiness, sore throats, irritating coughs, influenza, asthma, bronchitis, and other chest ailI merits. This reliable specific is good | for young and old alike, and possesses splendid tonic properties which help to ; build up.. the system. 1...' Now ' put" up in bottles with screw caps. Obtainable at all chemists and stores. Generous-sized bottle =2s 6d, large family size 4js 6d,. and handy ■ bottle for . bachelors eighteenpence. j But be sure you get "Baxter's.'.'