ALLEGED ASSAULT.

Evening Post, Volume LXXX, Issue 83, 5 October 1910, Page 8

ALLEGED ASSAULT.

A middle-aged man named George Joseph Beaslev appeared before Mr. W. G. Hiddell, S.M., at the Magistrate's Court to-day on a charge of assaulting Robert Agnew M'Calum on the 27th September so as to cause him actual bodily harm. Sub-Inspector Norwood prosecuted, and accused was defended by Mr. V. R. Meredith. Dr. Brown, of the Hospital staff, gave evidence of complainant's admission to the Hospital while suffering from wounds about his head on tho 28th September. There was a sear over the loft templo a littQe more than an inch long, and this required six stitches. On tho forehead was a: patch of abrasions and scratches. .u/Callum was still a patient. Complainant, who had a Jarge bandago about his head, told how ho went to accused's place at 20 College-street, where his wife had preceded him and was arguing about a dowl with defendant's wife ; while removing his wife he got a heavy blow on the left Bide of the head which knocked him down ; he received another as he got up. Beasley was the only other pernon near. He had never spoKen to accused before. To Mr. Meredith : Beasley was not in sight when complainant first arrived there. The affray took place in a passage near the house. Complainant's wife said she saw the assault after she herself had quarrelled with Beasley's wife. Beasley pleaded not guilty, reserved his defence, and was committed to the Supreme Court for trial. Bail was allowed to stand as before— one surety of £80 and two of £40 each.

So fierce was the wind in the harbour ! this morning that the steamer Ulimaroa | dragged her anchors. Finding the holding ground insufficient in the circumstances, the anchors were heaved up, and the vessel was kept under her engines while waiting for the doctor. Two most interesting devotional pictures have been loaned to the Academy of Fine Arts by Father Malloy, Masterton. They are heirlooms, and have been attributed the one to Rubens and the other to Paul Veronese. Their history is to the effect that they were looted by Napoleon I. from the Austrian Palace, Sahonbrunn, but were- restored at the Treaty of Amiens. They passed into the hands of the yon Mollenbach "family from the Emperor of Austria, and a Count yon Mollenbach, who married a sister of Father Molloy, gave them to him. The Veronese picture is like a Russian ikon in its golden ground. It represents the Virgin and Child of course, and is most exquisitely coloured. Whether it be genuine or not only experts can bay; in any case it. is a very beautiful picture. The Rubens picture is equally beautiful. '"Rubens" is written in vermilion beneath the feet of the Virgin, who is here shown full length holding the Child in her, arms. The colouring is strikingly brilliant, notwithstanding the apparent' age of the picture. Beneath the picture, .which is elaborately framed and mounted in wood and what appears to be painted leather, are written in French the words of which the following is a full translation :—"0: — "0 Queen of Heaven, I salute Thee ; 0 Queen of Angels, I salute Thee, Sacred Stem; Holy door whence issues the Light of the World. Rejoice, O Virgin most beautiful and most precious of Virgins, and pray to your Son Jesus Christ for us." News has been received at Woodvflle of the death of Mr. J. J. Murphy, which occurred at Auckland yesterday. Deceased, says a Press Association message, was a very old resident of Woodville. He built the Club Hotel over thirty years ago, and managed it for a number of years. Prior to that he captained the Government steamer Sturt, and took part in the Maori War on the Waikato River and elsewhere. There were 1430 cases of fruit brought from Sydney by the Ulimaroa to-day, principally oranges, mandarins, pineapples and passion fruit. A small line of the fruit was for Nelson. Mr. Owen Higgins, well-known as a local carrier, died in the Wellington Hospital this morning, aged 40. He recently underwent an operation. "Oney," some fifteen years ago, v/as a good exponent of the fistic art, and fought some good battles with the gloves, and will be remembered for his originality and geniality of nature. At a short meeting of the Wellington District Licensing Committee to-day an application, in support of which Mr. E. J. Fitzgibbon appeared, was made for transfer of a license in the name of F. 0. Weine, at the Princess Hotel, to that of Robert W. V. Allen, ft was explained that certain necessary work was not yet finished at the hotel, and the matter was adjourned for a fortnight. Five passengers of the Corinthic, byorders of the Port Health Officer ;Dr. H. Pollen), were detained aboard for a detailed inspection to-day. Should tl is inspection prove satisfactory, the passengers will, of course, De allowed to land. Various fixtures in connection with the London Missionary Society are advertised Messrs. T. Kennedy Macdonald, Ltd., insert hind sale advertisements in today's i 6,u c . On the 18th hist., aI. 2.30 o'clock in their Exchange Land Mart, they will submit the valuable form estate- | at Porirnu, containing somis 330 acres, and well-known us formerly. owiilml by Itiu late Mr. John Mitchell. ' Specially" easy I terms of sale uris announced for tliu purchase of same, \iz., 5 per cent, deport ; £6000 can remain on mortgage until 1913, ! no interest being payable thereon until the purchaser takes possession of the property. Also, on tho same rluto, two building sections situate immediately oppoaite the Wallaceville Railway Station, completely fenced and clone to the golf link*. Other important tales are also announced by tho firm.