GENERAL NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10413, 10 April 1897, Page 2 (Supplement)

GENERAL NEWS.

GIRL SHOOTS HER LOVEB. At Blofield, near Norfolk, Kate Georsj , young woman, was charged on remand »ly the attempted murder of William Dye,, farmer who bid been her lover. The principal evidence against her was her oiy B admissions. She went, she said, to see Die with a view to arrangements being made • for her, but ha would not consent to do anything, whereupon she drew a revolter from her breast and discharged two clumbers, one bulieii entering Dye's bi«k. She lidded that she was mad at the time anil Dye would Have goo all the six chambers, bus lie "ran away like . ! coward." Thu girl was afterwards found at her grandfather's house, where the re, > volver was discovered secreted in an oven. % The magistrates committed her to the i assizes for trial. | BOKS ON TUB BATTLEFIELD. There has j.ii>t died uD Birmingham i ''■ railway guard named Donald McKende who cuuld claim tin; unique distinction of '■ having beon born on tho held of Waterloo during the b.iitie in which so mauy . : thousands me; their death. His father was a soldier in tho 7i)th Cameron Highlanders, and the birth took place shortly after his mother had carried away her husband's , body from a heap or tho slain. In later life ' Mclienzie frequently acted as guard to the Queen's train. " CORPSE' , WASH A I)KINK. Madame Mary Brim, an old lady livin» at Toulon, was supposed to have breathe! her last after a long and painful illness, says a Paris telegram. The body was laid out and a crucifix with two candies placed at the foot of thu bed. The friends of the deceased watched by the aide of the pseado. corpse, and the arrangements for the funeral had advanced so far that the coffin was at tho door. Suddenly Madame Briiii eat up and asked for a drink. Later on she swallowed a basin of soup, and now appear) to bo progressing towards recovery. The : event has created 11 great sensation in tbi district. AN EXHIBITION OF FAN'S. Under the patronage of tho Queen th( Fanmakers' Company has arranged to hold its fourth competitive exhibition of fan leaves, and fan sticks and designs al ~ Drapers' Hall, next May. The exhibition will be oponed by the Princess Louise [Marchioness of Lome). Prizes of the value of £300 will be offered, '._ and the principal is offered for a design which will most appropriately commemorate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. All competitors must be British subjects except in one class. JDDUK AND COUNSEL. There was a scene in Mr. Justicj Hawkins' court a few days ago. The judge and a special jury were trying an action brought by a Mrs. Booth, of Honor Oak, against the S.E. R. for an accident in falling over a trolly. While Mr. Willis \m sub. mining a plan to one of the company's men, Mr. Justice Hawkins said, "I shall allow no costs of a third day in this case. There is no need for a plan. The facts art quite clear." Upon Mr. Kemp rising to cross-examine for the plaintiff, his Lordship said, " I say deliberately that these cases ■ are spun out." Mr. Kemp: By whom, ray lord? Mr. Justice Hawkins: By all the v parties. Mr. Kemp : Including your Lord- ; ship? iVr. Justice Hawkins: No; don't I be impertinent. Mr. Kemp: Vour Lord- \ ship ha.< no right to say that'. If you say f I prolong cases, I reply th.it it is your f Lordship. Mr. Justice Hawkins: I any t % that unnecessary questioitt are put. Mr. ■; Kemp: I am the per&m to consider,;: whether questions are necessary, aud you ■?. have no right to say tliat. Air. Justice A Hawkins: Don't be impertinent, Mr, , ,): Kemp, and sib down, Mr. Kemp: I am | not impertinent; It is your Lordship. It.;;' is not because your Lordship is sitting there M that you have 11 right to address me in /;*• this language. Mr. Justice Hawkins rj I do. Mr. Kemp then resumed his;; seat, Mr. Willie said lie was sorry i! -J the case had been unduly prolonged. ,i He did not think the blame was altogether >' on the side of his learned friend. It was to . some extent duo to himself. Mr. Kemp : 1 . am not to blame in this matter. The jurj V found for the defendants. CHAMPION KOIKE DIVOItCED. -Jf Mrs. Annette Qawlland sought a divorce';.;.. by reason of the cruelty and tidultery of net husband, Jack GowUand, described as the ; amateur champion of Australia, and a 5 member of the National Sporting Club, There was no defence. Mr. J. L). A. Johnson, who appeared for the petitioner, said that the parties were married in 1892. Almost from the beginning the husband treated his wife with cruelty. He used to stay out late at night. He seemed to have revelled in cruelty. He brought rats and cats to the house to be worried by dogs, and would insist on his wife being in the room at the time. In April of last year he struck her in such a way as to cause her permanent injury. Evidence having been - given as to the adultery, etc., a decree wist, with costs, was granted, AN IRISH LOVE TRAGfcDT. A constable of the R.I.C. named Maxwell, and stationed at Granard, County Longford, became attached to a school teacher named ' Miss Beilly, but she refused to marry him. This appeared to prey on his mind, and one day he met Miss Reilly returning frod school and fired at her two shot.; from I revolver, one of which penetrated hoi shoulder. The poor girl fell to the (ponod, and Maxwell, believing her to be dead, put the barrel of the revolver into bis mouth and fired. Death was practically instantaneous. The injured girl is doing well. The deceased constable was a native of County , Leitrim, and had served for eight years in the Constabulary. SCENE AT A WEDDING. A singular scene occurred at a wedding at Leverton, near Boston, Lincolnshire, Tho bridegroom was a septuagenariai named Hall, and the bride a widow of 69, named Burpei-s. During the ceremony Home commotion was caused in church by a daughter of tho bridegroom placing her arms around his neck, and asserting that her fathor should not be married. The daughter was removed, and the ceremony completed, the officiating clergyman stating that he would not allow such a ceremony to be interrupted by the Queen herself. COST OF THE LIQUOR COMMISSION', It is understood that £3914 this year will be the amount required to meet the expense! of the Liquor Licensing? Laws Commission, ' of which Lord Peel is chairman. The Commission was appointed on April 24th of last year. Up to Christmas it had held, 19 ' sittings, and examined about 45 witnesses. It is most difficult to estimate its probable . duration, for with so large a number of Commissioners, and with so vast 11 ground to cover, any such estimate must) be doubtful. To give some idea of the complexity of the subject, it may be stated that the law of it is contained in something like ISO, statutes, and the terms of the reference are so wide 03 to cover a multitude of questions, which must be separately considered in Scotland and Ireland, as well as England and Wales. The inquiry will probably hut) two years longer. DROWNED IN A TANK OF BEER. A distressing and fatal accident occurred ab Knottingley, Cliiswick. The victim was Robert Tew, aped 19, the son of a Knot' tingley potter, and employed at Carter's , Knottingley Brewery. When last observed ho was at the " squares," which are tanks, about a yard and a-half in depth, to contain the beer when in process of " working." ' At six o'clock in the evening, when it was ; time to leave, the men were all departing, when someone observed that Tew had nol come for his coat). A search was at once instituted, which at first appeared to be j fruitless, but about eight o'clock a man named Renshaw noticed that in a certain "square" the yeast had been disturbed. Hβ procured a stick, and fishing in the beer, to his horror he dragged out the body of the unfortunate deceased. A police constable was at once sent for, who, on taking charge of the watch the poor youth bad been wearing, observed that it was stopped at 4.25. Accordipg to that deceased must have been in the beer close upon four hours when discovered. The general supposition as to the cause of the accident is that the lad must have leaned too far over the tank, and thereby came in I contact with the gas by which the beer w« worked. The fumes evidently overcame him, and he was overbalanced, and thai ID is supposed the sad accident occurred. He was tinging songs all day, and appeared to . the beit ol spirits. |;