NEAR AND FAR

Evening Star, Issue 14523, 26 November 1910, Page 1

NEAR AND FAR

In the, Auckland Supreme Court yesterday Harry Fyvc, an ox-man-o’-wars-mail, who had been convicted of perjury, came up for sentence. Mr Justice Cooper said that the perjury in this case was of a black and cruel character. T iie accused had abused tile hospitality of Mis Kehoe by giving false information to her husband with the object of blackening; her character and obtaining; money from herself and her husband. There could he no exteinuit ing eijenmsi.anees in such a ease. 'I he accused was sentenced to live years’ imprisonment.

The <rf.npr.-iI seen-iai v of the Nc-vr Zealand Hailway OHiem ,’ ]m-tiLntyes-terday forward d tro.n Dum-din the Inflow ing telegram to the J'lin..- j.l ini-t,.:r, the .Minister of Railway.-. and oilier oliieers " Kiiuilial.ie piote.-. received i roiii ail liraneiie-, ImHuile throughout New Zeahiml t i <Taus.es ‘J. 7. A and 10, Governin' in. Ha diva.', s Act Amendment Pill (No. 2'|. These chi uses arc unanimously considered a gross breach oi faith with till railway men. FNeeinive New Zealand Railway Oliieers’ lii c li! iite strongly urge that clauses quoted lie delet ed i mill lilll.'’ On charges of Inning illegally sold hi-er at Tewera on ilie At li inst. Kll<*n .Mommey. wiio pleaded guilty, was iinoil k.T). with £1 Ris costs, at the Ftralit.nl Magistrate’s Com! yesterday. Her husband, .iohn Moimsey, was also tilled .£5. with 7s eu: ts, on a charge of luring liquor for sab. Then, are still giauis in England. In llnerh .• Hi!!. Ft ah'.'. there is a riant named Ce..r;c who stands o'er till in in sol and weighs 31 stone. Living m lie* Harrow road, London, 1 here is Mr W. i. .Feclesimm. heller Inuiw n SS !iy dtiiidio.” wiio, alchoogii ra'l'T ».fe Fbn. weighs 33 sti.ne, ;lr \\ aii; o. oi L '-ds. v.ho makes reiidi. ; ! ■> weigh- ~3 ; tom. t oil.-la ill.. Wolfe, Oi the Hah, lll Relic.', v. ■ ;:.,hs 31 sloim. and Hands fat Lei in iiis stocking--. .Many other giantI', 1 ', have e-*efj recent !v brought, In light. ad g.iiit iv. tail tie- irnth, this . , ,ry. told by an iri.-h goi;'. nin.M, ho : i"I", A el.t'jnil:. tin;;;; lu pi-eiicd to claying g.,)i ivn days ago. I drove '-mi. i ii,. m e-ind on to the iolirth .n. Viimn i.e ea'nc uji wo saw two 11 .. !;•; figliiing o'er my bail. Wo till v ai.cln d for u- niiniilt,’:. and then Milled up to the]:. Him of them, as ~.,i! as r„ gieked ep Hu* bail i.i in I,ill ami tie w nil wit li it, ami <!iopped ic. wit’ in i'll yards of tin; •eond ;;re /- n am! enahe-d ns to get ft, Tin; had v. u • < ■ rrie<l a iinndred ael HU yv.i.i , in a liirt.e! line VO ihc bo,-, and oi e; o.m of 1:m i.i.rhcst h«li.k. i s on the coni \\b. lomeliiims proi< :-T a miest t!if> g,raj;dieoiheriv ate clime oi_ Now Zealand legislator- : oi.their mim.rt chon.-; ’,ie j ><- ■C ■ 'em pared with m-iiieveiner i-, m H - Nra ri'-ans. Of the ' tale of Hklah mrn. !<t exanij !■■. Mr J Cons uv dt has ,*.ed i inn us legislation J, 1 ol'id' i em o-ebl'T except, t.hc u’gtilaiinii of ih« p'an' ts ami tiui w -lather. On- .a u laws i-oixipcls hotels to r.nitpiy’ In d-Mieel - nut less than nine iem in 1 ! ■ n”11 1 • This law u'srj holds in Texas. Another <ii the Vi e; ; - tern Stains makes it an olienco for howls and ct:ling-hot's.is to ui.e cracked crockery ea ihc table, or to <fmp!oy a roller toiu-i i.a.rn vioni two days con-M.c-.itively. In a neighboring Slate passengers on .-treat ear-; who cross their legs when their shoes arc soiled with dust arc. liable to a, line. There liavo been introduced into Cougrcss Hills to regulate •■international between the fair daughters of America and oii.'ic khtropcan nobles. Oris statesman proposed to tax the dowries of brides uho deserted their native land; but he Xadad. to ssesmn support.