TOWN EDITION.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 9939, 10 December 1900, Page 8

TOWN EDITION.

Captain Edwin wired at 1.24 to-day ' — «* Moderate to si rong westerly winds during the next twenty-four hour*?, th<»n changing to between north-east to north and west winds ; indication of rain after midnight; tides good ; weather warmer ; glass fall." The Highland and Caledonian Societies' championship sports will be held here on Friday, February 22nd, not January 2„nd as previously stated. The authorities of the Children's Home desire to tender their sincere thanks to the Waipawa Brass Band for a donation of £2 12s, the proceeds of an open-air concert toward the funds of that institution. A southern contemporary states that an effort is being made to compel another member of the Legislature to seek the protection of the Bankruptcy Court. The bugling competition at the main school sports for Mr J. Vigor Brown's prizes is open to the buglers of the cadet companies of the district schools in the borough of Napier. At nine o'clock this morning the thermometer readings at the places mentioned were as follows: —Russell 60, Auckland 57, Gisborne 58. Napier 58, Wanganui 53, Wellington 59, Be_ley 58» Christchurch 62, Dunedin 57, Invercargill 55, Bluff 53. The Napier Swimming Club are fo" J- ming a class for laiies desiring to be v.-,' lg ht the useful and necessary art ot swinir rung. Early application is desired, as tlv d class will be limited. Mr A. E. E*glet on wii act as honorary instructor. Div ing tl« seasons of 1896-7-8 these clashes were mucb appreciated, and many '.adies _e--came proficient swimmers. A fracas ocurred between two men. al ** The Lawn," Mangatereterf*. yes-terdaj -morning, which has resulted in -ease c! them being s'abbed in the rierk and th« arrest of the other for the ofienoe. II appears that the men in question-—one s XSerman named Henry F. }_"er_l_ and th< other a young fellow named James Creedon —nad been working together and that Herold had co'_-ei*aed_ grudgs against Creedon on ace ount of some rea or imaginary grievance. They -wen called into breakfast by :the house keeper, Mrs Faulkner, <and Creedoi ■was first to take his place ;aS> the ts)ble Herold followed, P_d in-consequence o threats she heard him -utter against tin other Mrs Faulk_or wertt after him an< saw vrh-i took ylaee. Creedon *wcs sit ■ting with Ms back to Herold, when tin latter staack him a blow 'which k_ocke< him off his seat. Gn rising Creedon wa rushed by HeiroM, who took agsrunip] knife from his jiocket and stabbed th young man in the neck. Af'e _urbh_r scuffling, in which Herold flour i-hed a broom and Creedon seized a toma hawk with the *sbject of frightening hi assailant, Herold was induced to desist Creedon proceeded to Hastings, wher "he was attended by Dr. Tosswill. Th -wound is not likely to have seriou effects, bat is of so comparatively sever _ nature that four stitches were found t be necessary. Herold was arrested in hi ■whare during the afternoon by Constabl Davey. As will be seen by >_ur report < this morning's court proceedings, he ha been remanded to appear at Hastings. A case presenting some peculiar pr< lirnLn&ry features was at th __agistr_te"_ Cou-t; this iwtvnina, who Arthur Spriggs was charged, on the ie formation ot Sarah A tkin, with havin committed wilful and corrupt perjury b, swearing in an affidavit made before M J". Bnrden, J.P., that he had seen th said Sarah Atkin duly execute a eertaii instrument. It appears that in the fire instance Mrs Atkin went to the Hasting police to lay the information and was re lerred to the Napier police, and by tin latter to the Court officials- Eventually i solicitor (Mr Cresswell.) prepared the in formation for her, and the summons w_: duly issued, but when the c i.se came or for hearing this morning it transpirec that Mr Cresswell had ceased to act aftei the laying of the information, and tha the police, understanding that the mattei -was in the hands of Mr Cresswell, knev nothing of the facts and were therefore not prepared to prosecute. The S.M, said that if neither Mr Cresswell nor the police would take the matter up ther*; was nothing for it but that the complainant should conduct the prosecution herself, and he did not care to place her at that disadvantage in so grave a case. Sergeant Treanor suggested that tlie case might be adjourned or dismissed without prejudice to enable the Hastings police to make enquiries. Mr Dinwiddie, who appeared for the defendant, said the Hastings police had already made enquiries, and had apparently satisfied themselves that there was no evidence _pon which they could act. Eventually his Worship adjourned the ease till Thursday, directing that in the meantime the police should enquire into the connected with the charge.