Points From The News

Northern Advocate, 29 July 1938, Page 3

Points From The News

collecting firewood on the beach, near the Napier Municipal Baths this morning, Mr William Robson found the body of a newly-born European female child. The body was lying among driftwood below highwater mark. and was apparently washed up by the tide last evening or this morning. There were no marks of violence on the body. m * * * fJpHE presentation to the National Art Gallery of a portrait of MajorGeneral Sir Andrew Russell, General Officer Commanding the New Zealand Forces in the Great War. was made on behalf of the New Zealand Returned Soldiers Association on Wednesday. More than 100 delegates to the annual conference of the association, which is meeting in Wellington, attended the presentation. The portrait iis the work of a returned m'an, Mr jA. F. Nicholl, of Christchurch. The | president of the association, the Hon, [W. Perry, handed over the portrait j and if was received on behalf of the i board of trustees by the Mayor of | Wellington, Mr T. C. A. Hislop, de--1 puty-chairm'an of the board.

CHARGE against Leonard Nciling. labourer and brushmakcr, aged 2G. of causing the death of John Joseph Owen by an unlawful act. thereby committing manslaughter. was dismissed by Mr J. If. Luxford, S.M., in the Fetone Court yesterday, after the hearing of evidence. The magistrate said most of the evidence showed that ther had been a light between two brothers, accused and Thomas Neiling. during which it appeared deceased had interfered and received a slight injury, which, in hir. condition, caused complications that resulted in his death. This was misadventure. On charge'; of assaulting Florence Lily Maude Owen and committing mischief by wilfully breaking M panes of glass and a glass door, of a total value of £23 19 -. Neiling was remanded tc appear at Pc-tone. Bad was allowed