Infringement of the Prison Regulations. SMUGGLING TOBACCO INTO GAOL.

Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 125, 24 November 1888, Page 3

Infringement of the Prison Regulations. SMUGGLING TOBACCO INTO GAOL.

A Bomowhat extraordinary oose came boforo Messrs. R. C. Shearman, C. J. Toxward, and C. Tringham, Justices, in the Magistrate's Court this morning, when a discharged prisoner named Thomas Hoiran, alias Jones, altos Brown, was charged) under seotion 33, subsection 3, of "The Prisons Act, 1882," with having attempted to introduce tobaooo into the Mount Cook Gaol. Acoording to the evidence adduced in Court, it Boomed that Warders M'Kinstrey and Coyle, who were on special duty at the gaol last evening, observed Hogan approach the new building on Mount Cook about halfpast 10 o'olook, and proceeding to a pile of loose bricks which wero lying just outside the new struoture, he removed Beveral of the brioks and plaoed a couple of stioks of tobaooo underneath them. The warders surprised the man in the act, and took him into oustody. In Court, Hogan admitted the offenoe, and put no question to the witnesses. Mr. Garvey, Governor of the Gaol, stated to the Bench that recently it had become suoh a common praotioe for persons to smuggle various artioles into the gaol that a staff of warders had been specially ordered to keep a look-out for the offenders, and Ho?an was the first one detooted. It was pointed out by SergeantMajor Morice that under the Aot any portion of the gaol reserve constituted a prison, so that the offenoe came well within its meaning. The Benoh, after a short consultation, sentenced the offender to 48 hours' imprisonment,

Mr. F. Muir, who has just returned to Dunedin from his second trip to the Sutherland Falls on Mr. J., Morris' behalf, states (says a southern exchange) that the journey across the saddle by the new track, which - he made in company with Mr.' M'Kinnon, was on this occasion done in remarkably quick time. From the head of Lake Te Anau to the Falls oeonpied them only sixteen hours. Thoy endeavoured to make the trip in one day, but the traok was too rough, and they camped in a fine dry cave whioh they found not far from tho blazed track. On this occasion thero was no fog encountered on the saddle, and the view obtained Mr. Muir desoribes as simply , magnificent. The position commands on one Bide the watershed of the Clinton, and on the other that of the Arthur river, and gigantic mountain peaks tower above the saddle on either side. Immense avalanches were seen, as the heat during the trip was very great, the thermometer registering in tho shade 86deg at the falls and 72deg on the saddle. The expenenoe of this seoond journey, made under more advantageous oiroumstances, only confirms previous impressions as to the grandeur of the soenery and the strong attraction this now route will have for tourists. CONSOHPTIOK, SCIIOFULA, OIKBRAt. DbBIMTY. wastwo Diseases op Children, Chroxio Coughs and Bnoscmns, can be cured by the use of " Scott's Emdmiow o# Vvnt Cod Livkb Oil with HvroPHOsrniTU." Prominent physicians use it and testify to its great value. Please re»d the folJ° wm ß, : ~ iy I* {?»«« n»e (treat pleasure to assure you that • Scott's Emolsios ' ha* proved Tery successful in my pnotioe. I have prescribed it largely and without a single failure. The nourishing powers of • Scott's Emulsiox' are very marked and certain ; | HstMteisaffreeable; it does not, so far sslhave ' heard, repeat. I recently gave It in a case of long standing tubercular disease, and at the end of a week was astonished at the improvement of the patient." Faithfully yours, J. Hislop Johnson-, M.8., &c . a ,1 „ ,D alkelth ' Mid-Lotbitn, Scotland. Bold by all Cbemuta in Urge and small bottles. i* 6d ud 3s (Id. For continuation 01 readxng matter tee fourth