N.Z. NEWS

Inangahua Times, 10 December 1929, Page 4

N.Z. NEWS

(Per Press Association.) TTIE GOVEPITOR-GENHRAL. VISIT TO INVERCARGILL TO OPEN ROYAL SHOW INVERCARGILL, Last night. ! The Governor-General and Lady Alice Fergiuason arrived in Invercargill thin | nurming on their third and farewell ; visit.. They are remaining for three • days and tomorrow His Excellency will officially open the Royal Show Both have a lengthy list of engagements. This afternoon Their Excellencies were accorded a most enthusiastic public reception at Queen’s Park, where a (suitable address was presented.

PARMER ANGLER. 1 c FOUND DROWNED. 1 c DUNEDIN, Last Night. 8 A well known farmer, James Smith. T of Barncgo, near Balclutha, while trout fishing on Pomahaka yesterday with a party of anglers, became separated from his companions and when j 1.0 did not arrive at the appointed , meeting place in the evening, fears were entertained for his safety. Search parties were organised and , this afternoon the missing man’s rod ( and line were found. Dragging operations were commenced and Smith’s body was later recovered in about 20 feet of water. CRUELTY TO KITTEN. SAILOR “ASSAULTS”- YOUNGSTER - AUCKLAND, Dec. 6. At the Police Court this morning, Archibald Larkin, of H.M.S. Dunedin, was charged with assaulting Kenneth Scott, aged four. Larkin did not appear, but was represented by Mr Armstead, of the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Ani mala. Mr Arm9tead said that Larkin, together with his wife and sister-in-law, were sitting on the verandah of their home at Devonport when he saw two small boys throwing a little kitten in- - to the drain several times and pulled 1 1 it out again by the tail. Larkin > ' remonstrated with the boys. One ran I away home and his mother gave him ' I a smacking. Mr Hunt: That was the proper thing to do. Mr Armstead .added that Larkin picked up the other boy, Kenneth . Scott, and said: “How would you liki i to be put in the drain?” The boy’s ! arm went into the drain. Mr Hunt: Is that the alleged as sault? “Yes,” said counsel. Sub-Inspcctro McCarthy said then was another side to the story. Tht little boy was only four, and his hea.. and shoulders were dipped into tht Mr Armstead said he had three in dependent, witnesses who would deny that. Mrs Scott gave evidence. She sai« her little boy came home crying. Hi head and one shoulder were covered ir mud. Larkin told witness that th< boy had thrown the kitten in severa times and that he stuck the child in too. “The sailor did quite right,” sai< * Mr Hunt. 1 ‘The case is dismissed.” * TWO MAORI YOUTHS CHARGED WITH THEFT WAIROA, Loot night. At the Police Court today, two Maor youths, charged with stealing a post apocket, goods and money tVom tw< Master-ton stores, pleaded guilty an< were committed for sentence to next | Supremo Court at. Wellington. N.Z TIMBER. k I KILN-DRYTNO y II TWO TO BE ERECTED WELLINGTON, Last ni K l,t. The Minister for Railways, the H . 1 Taverner, states that the Railway TV partment- will install a kiln drying tin ler plant in the North and South 1. lands, one at Otn.huliu and another at Addington, at a cost of about £lo,o* » each, for treatment of Department til supplies of New Zealand timber. The plant will readily be capable of extension to treat timber for other Departments. Mr Taverner remarked that, as he w:s " also Commissioner of State Forests, be was doubly interested in this attempt to widen .the range, of use for Now Zealand -timbers.