Shooting with Intent. MAD-BRAINED ATTACK by a FARMER

Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 125, 29 May 1888, Page 2

Shooting with Intent. MAD-BRAINED ATTACK by a FARMER

[By Telegraph.J [united press association.] Ckbistchubch, This Dat. A serious shooting cose occurred at Springston yesterday. Deteotive Noill, with Mr. ' P. Sinclair, Clerk to the Springston Road Board, who were making enquiries about a suspicions fire at the Road Board Office a few days previously, visited the farm of Thomas Henley, ' who, while he was ' being questioned, flew into a passion, and got a doublebarrelled gun and fired twice at them as they were leaving, the house. The shots took effect in' Mr. Sinclair's legi. Henley,, his wife, .and son then assaulted the deteotive and Sinclair, neither of whpm was armed. They managed to get away, and went to Sinclair's house. The latter's condition is serious, though not very dangerous,- The deteotive telegraphed to Christcliurchr- and Inspector Pendor,, with four armed constables, went to arrest the Honleys. They readied the house at abdUt 8 , p.m. The door was locked, and Henley for a long time refused to open it, saying he would resist to the last. - His wife entreated; him to yield, and the polioe were preparing-'to burst in the door, when it was unlocked. Henley offered a slight resistance, but soon surrendered. The gun with which he shot Sinclair wo? found in the house loaded. Young Henley did not resist. They were brought to town shortly before midnight.

Reported Loss of a Cutter and Crew. , ♦ ■ < |Bt Telegraph. I lunited press association. | , - Auckland, This Dat. ' It is rumoured that the cutter Tairna) now three weeks away on an oyster oruise, has been lost with her orew of four men. The report ia discredited, but the owner is uneasy at the long-oontinued absence of the boat, whioh was last seen ten days ago at Mahurangi. The English Footballers.- , , — : + THEIR OPINION OF NEW ZEALAND PLAY. |Bt Tklkqbaph.l {Our Own Correspondent.) • • Auckland, This Dat. In the course of an interview with a Star reporter, Dr. Brooks said: — "There is no doubt that we, as Englishmen coming out from. Home, have been as tonishedat the great Btrides Rugby football has made in New Zealand. All the forwards we have met here have been stronger than ours and of better physique than ours, bnt they have been laoking in combination, and New Zealand has not got a good modern knowledge of the game. They want to study its finer points. When we came out here wo considered our forwards were our strong point, but we found you could worst us there, and we hod to rely on our backs, who are more scientific than the men you have got. Right through the colony we have found teams physically better built than ourselves. My own impression of New Zealand forward football is that Wellington, Taranaki, and Auckland have certainly ' shown up best agajnst us. Their dash, their energy, and their lasting capabilities have been conduoive in no small way in producing their successes against us in our latest matches. 1 The Southern half-baoks. ploy a, better game than the Auoklandera, who play too close to the scrum and too much off side. I may say without fear of contradiction from any member of our team, that' little Roberts, who played against us in' Christohurch and Wellington, is the best half-back we have met in knowledge of game, and, as fa.r as you can get it in New Zealand, in passing. We consider he is the best half-baok you have got, but there is one point in his play holds good of nearly every player out here. He.very often passes without looking whe*e he sends the ball. Keogh, of Dunedin, struok us as beiner a very fine half-baok — very'quiok, good punt into touch, and always ready to make an opening for his three - quarters, Whioh I consider should bo the great point in a half-baok. Speaking of three-quarters, baok, we consider you have the best in the colony. Of Whiteside we know nothing, except from hearsay, though from the little he showed us before he got hurt he must be a good man. M'Causland is without dqpbt the best centre three-quarter in the colony, while Madigan, on his play of Thursday, comes next. He is really a good playor, and if it is a foot about his collarbone, he is a bit of a wonder. If you ever get up a New Zealand team you should play Thomas, of Otago, as one of tho three-quarters. He is one of the best tacklers we have met, a splendid drop kick, and a. good runner. Besides, he hM a coot head on his shoulders. Gopdjg a fine dashing player, but he only raodp one good run against us, and Iq^sVsay it was a brilliant one, tl\oflgft he should never have scored. As good tacklingr as I ever saw was at New Plymouth; and was the only featnre of the match that stood ont. The tackling in New Zealand, as far as we can judge, is better than wo have at Home. L.usk is the best full-back you have in the oolony. There hag been a, lot of talk about our playing dark in some of ourmatohes. All loan sayis there was not a shadow of truth in any of the rumours and scandalous reports about ub in Wellington. There can be no exouse, for they will never be forgotten by us. As far as tho team is ooncerned, we would not owe to play in Wellington again. Our experience of New Zealand spectator? is that they have only one side of sympathy, and judge them from Home experiences. Tkere you get more applause from tta spectators if you best their crack team titan, their own men would jf ftey ha.d. beaten you. England is the place for- good, solid appreciation of real, honest games, and for appreciation of excellence in sport generally. New Zealand has a lot to learn from the Old Country In this respect yet. Our welcome in Dunedin was unquestionably the greatest welcome we have had throughout the colony, but, with the single exception of Wellington, we have been treated to unstinted hospitality and hearty receptions. Even in Wellington there were exceptions, aqd we received a cordial welcome m certain quarters. To Dr. Gillon especially the thanks of the team are due. As regards umpires and referees, we have had to trust to the fairness of the provinces. We have had no reason to complain, exoept at Taranaki. That was the only exception, and I must unhesitatingly say the referee there did not know the game. If we had known that he was the brother to two of the players, and another b*rotb,er was umpire,.we certainly would not have allowed him to act. The match in Taranaki, I may say, without any fear of contradiction, was the poorest display of football I have ever Been. The first match with Auckland was the fastest and most exciting game we have played in New Zealand."