NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 27, 26 October 1907, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS

A PAINFUL CASE.

FARMER ANNOYED BY COURSING ; . PARTIES. .C ; , [BT TEI.EGKAni.—OWK-COItEISrONDENT.] ■ ■ Auckland,'. October 25. An unusually painful caso was before tha Magistrate; at the '-Police; Court;';'- Richard Henwood was charged with cruelly ill-treating, and torturing a* greyhound owned'by >Th6mas Honry Coghlan, by< smashing a shoulder and jaw, and dislodging ah eye, and' with - failing to- terminate its sufferings. - '-Honwood, was further charged, with . assaulting .-Arthur Neville by. pointing''at; niin a double-barrelled gun, and threatening to shoot him,-and,also with using ' obsyone; language in Mangero.Mr. Lundon! prosecuted on behalfr of t iil?., Neville, and Mr. Sharpies appcalred for defendant. The evidonoo for the prosecution was to the effect'that a coursing party was-passing Hen-, wood's place. at'Mangere, when a hare wad put up and the greyhound set off in pursuit. Kenwood came along,.and at lirst threatenedNovillc with a loaded gun, and round, and shot the. dog. .The dog .-was not killed outright, and Henwood rode oft, refusing t6 put an end'to its sufferings. The men then went to Henwood's house, and asked: him why he did. not'kill the-dog:in-. 1 stead of leaving it there to suffer. Henwood: was alleged to have, then used the language complained of. ■ •''«• "j Defendant admitted that, he shot the dog as he had been annoyed by coursing parties and their dogs get-ting. amongst : the shcop. His reason for not putting an. end ..to t*ha dog's sufferings was) because lie did-.not-have,-a .second .cartridge. ' He denied'-threatening Neville with the gun or.haying.used'the-lan-guage. He thought .he had the right to shoot- the dog for trespassing. • ,'t . Mr.. Kettle, S.M., said it was his' opinionthat the act of shooting at the dog with; the' intention of killing it'.was not:cruelty.;. He had no doubt that thq'shot was.; illegal,' but in that- case-a-civil court' action'would ibe.the' : remedy. He- was quite satisfied that Hen-; wood. pointed the gun at. Neville,. and also - that the languago was used.- The charge of cruelty -would be dismissed, and on each, ofthe'two other charges defendant would be-, .lined - ss. arid costs. Mr. Kettle conimentec.. ton the liberty taken by people while'coursing ■ in trespassing .upon' the lands, of farmers, • whose- lncomo often depended upon "-their cattlo, and sheep.; - " ■ v " '" :' ! RAGGING " IN "' THE- RAILWAY .....-service. INTERFERENCEWITH (NEW HMDS i- ■ i ''christbhurohi'^pbtober",^;!.."''-..' ■ • Tho, railway fragging."; iiiory'published ' to-day: has-excited considerable interest'and . . sympathy with .the victim, Bray;,;. His; fellow- • cleaners completely deny any knowledge.of '," ragging," though : they.-admit that a. little '. play marks the" initiation of; new. cleaners. : Mr.' A. M'Kenzie, tho running-shed-foreman, told«a reporter that the officials intended to do all they could ; to' investigate the charges made by .Bray. Ho w%is inclined to think himself'tha, in Bray's case-than ; was- alleged., He.had'.no'sympiithy,.with' : .the practice'at all,'-"and;-it 'Iwas. in his 'interests and in . those lof the; night . foreman.. to try and put a-stop-to..it:-■' ■ I'V. : V CARE OF ALCOHOLIC CASES.. .\ ' [BY; TfiLEdBAPH;—r'aESS /ASSOCIATION.] : ChristohurChirOctober. 25. At ,'a 1 meeting ■ of: the.-Hospital Board,,'thl House Committee reported that-a: letter had . been' received from the .Inspector-General )of < Hospitals asking,if ;would temporary [ arrangements -'for,', alcoholic r'cases,' which : required .immediate; .care.', and: treats j.j merit,v- until U'hor.Govbrhment sfia"d v jß'rected> a suitable ward." Tho; committee, • .after.- fullconsideration of-the - proposals; of the Govern- : merit,-' resolved to recommend ;a : reply-.being • sent, tliat, ■ in co'nsequenco of tlio .very hinited - - accbriiriiodatioii '■ at.' present- existing- - at; - the ; hospital for the treatment-.of. '.ordinary patients,:' tlio Board could- not pqssibly.'soe. its wav to' undertake,, oven temporarily, the care ... and treatment, of patients suffering, from delirium tremens, and. such; alcoholic. c-ases-as. "required'immediate attention. Tho.area 01 tlio land vested " in':thc North Canterbury-. Hospital Board, .on which the hospital buildiD!rS were L erected, was■; only 5J- acies,.'and, . oiv account of its configuration, ,it was-con-sidered' impossible to - provide .a site for, an inebriate ward withriut causnig an': lntoler- ■ ablo - nuisance -to ;,tho -occupants: ofithe preseiit"; wards,'-' to 1 the "residents- liv-the-Tieigh-bourhood,. and the: .public generally. ■It ;was , recommended that;' .in the opinion' of -the: ; Board, the: most' suitable, placc-rfor.the ;_tfcc- . tion* of-an iinobriato,; ward f wouW• ;9o';^ n - tlio grounds, of - the :;Sunnysido > Mental - HosTjitnl; - separate' froiristhe: present- buildings, as'- wasi formerly- provided."; The report was. adopted'.* •'; •; ;V'"iS'i'Z- ' HALF-HOLIDAY DECISION : ; : AucklaniJ, October-25. - - In the case brought by. the ■ Inspwtor.-of ' Fnctoriesi .against Websterin .whicli husband ~ arid; wife carried- on: separate businesses ,in,tne ; same ;promiscs-.as ■ tivelTj the husband .being, chargcd-with failing... to close oil the statutory hMf-holidav, tho Bench'dismissed the. charge,-.holding tliat. lv ; was competent for-tno busirosscs to bo carried on- in• the same';promiscs'-whcn* the -florist -. observed a' hoi May, tho fruiterer being i exempt-under-' the .Shops Acti>-<- ■ DISABLED STEAMER OFr THE COASr l ; Chrlstchurcih;-October 25. •Avtelegram received from tho. ■!' Star - correspondent .'at Port Robinson states .that two white-funn'ellcd : steamers. passed at-Ls.dl*-one,-disabled',| being-;. towed v - , , NATIONAL, INSURANCE COMPANY. .. Dunedin, October/25. The - accounts of, the: Kational- Insuranca ■ Company, for tlio. year-tended .September 3C show an available, balance of -'£<1(5,839 lis. 10d., after .paying aiv interim • dividend for. ;- 'tlio--half year. Tlio directors: recommend;# : payment of a further dividend of 9d. per share, making Is. (id.. for tho-year, and tlio carrying forward of £2!),33!) lis. lQd,.\lhp ; suni of £10,000 has been'added to -the,/.. . serve fund. . ".V; ; CHRISTCHURCII SYNOD . Ch"i3tchurch,,October: 25.: The' Diocesan Synod'' to-night at considerable,length Archdeacon .Harper s motioii ' fdr tho establishment :of a diocesan ; girls' high school in' Christchurch, at an:,es- - timated cost, of, £8500. An; .amendment .in tho-direction of- starting. suoh a school lli -.a .'j small way: was rejected,- -and the debate ad- -v joiirncd- till Mouuay.'- : fV -' ■The question of Sunday, frtnernls.was also -. discussed, and tho-following motion carried: - —"That this Synod welcomes tho protest or tho Canterbury Trades' and Labour Council against tho custom af Sunday . funerals,, and urges the- laity of the diocese' in. nil possible, ; ways-to support the clergy in their,. endeavour to reduco sucli funerals to occasions of

absolute necessity.'' ■/*. ;!. ■ 'During tho debate, ■ Canon 1 that ■ ho particularly objected to military; funerals,oil .Sundays.' ' .■' , ( |'v ; r .Vv."- V-;.' -TIIE COMPANIEfi 'ACT. ! ' ' " . ,V ChrlstchurcV 0c00bcr.24.-; : For' having failed-to fde'dt?clarations .undct ■• > the Companies Act, -. 1593, the Kaikoura ■ frigcrating and Fishing.Company,'-Limited; 'wasfined 20s. and costs. Jli;.'Stringor,' K.C., stated it was the first' Case (if its;'.kinu;-,tp his knowledge, ; and the Act /provided for . a penalty of-£SO-'a day during• the tune the registration was unfiled. ~vi' ..