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New Zealand Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 5603, 1 June 1905, Page 6

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PRESS ASSOCIATION. AUCKLAND, Alay 31. Mali fJosich nn Au.slrian. who ploadcm! guilty to « charge of having illegally i*c>hi beer on Sunday, was to-day sentenced hv Air McCarthy, S.M.. to three months’ Imprisonment with hard labour, and disqualified from holding any license for the sale of intoxicants for five yearn. The evidence of the police was that Bosich kept a restaurant as a blind, and conducted a very busy sly-grog shop. In summing up to-dav in the case of William Watkins, charged with committing a serious assault upon a girl at Kaihu. Air Justice Edwards impressed upon the jury that all they had to consider was whether the man was guilty or not guilty, and not, what punishment ho would receive if found guilty. During the ten years he had been upon the Bench, ho had only sentenced two men to imprisonment for life, and one of those ho .sentenced the other day. That man had admitted coinnutting two shocking outrages upon boys, and in sentencing Him to imprisonment for life ho so not because he wanted to punish him, but in order to protect the public. This was done in mo«t cases where Hie same crime was repeated within a short space of time. If that was not done society would never be safe. At the Old Ago Pensions Court the pension certificate granted to James Afadlgan wok cancelled upon the ground that the pensioner was spending his money in drink. GISBORNE, May 31 A fatal boating accident is reported from Waipiro. Some Maoris were returning from fishing when their boat capsized in the breakers, and To Anaera Taniwha was drowned. NELSON, May 31. The West Coast coach, driven by Thomas Newman, capsized at Owen Junction yesterday, through the horses shying. All the passengers were thrown out, and wore much shaken. Air Pollock. of the Nelson Lands Office, severely injured his hip. A doctor has gone out. The coach was not much damaged, and came on to Longburu. CHRISTCHURCH. May 31. George Sutherland, in a letter to the Council of the League of New Zealand 'Wheelmen to-night, appealed against the decision of the Christchurch Cycling and Motor Club in awarding the Koval Enfield Cup Kace. run on Good Friday,, to M. Kandrup. He asked the Council to hear the appeal and allow him to bo represented by counsel. It was decided that the council had no power to hear tho appeal, and Sutherland was recommended to lodge it with the stewards of tho Good Friday meeting through the Christchurch Cycling and Motor "Club. Tho Hospital Board to-day considered a memorandum from the honorary visiting staff, suggestions from tho house surgeon, and a report from Airs Grace Neill, Assistant Inspector of Hospitals, with regard to the reorganisation of the nursing staff of the hospital. It was decided to appoint six additional nurses and to effect a number of minor alterations. A motion that tho salaries of “sisters” should be increased from *645 to *650 per annum was negatived by eight votes to four.

HOKITIKA. May 81. William Hillyard, who was admitted to the hospital’yesterday suffering from concussion of the brain, died this morning. Tho cause of his injury is uncertain. He took part in a football match on Saturday, and went about his work as usual subsequently. He first cemfdained of being ill yesterday, and rapidy sank. lie was a native of Lyttelton, aged about thirty. . ASHBURTON, May 31. During an inquest held here to-day on tho body of a six weeks’ old illegitimate child, it transpired that the mother bad just turned fifteen when the child was born. The father of the child worked for the girl’s father late last year. The jury returned a verdict that the child died through being accidentally overlaid by the mother, and added a rider that the one-month time limit in the criminal code in regard to laying informations in offences against young girls should be removed altogether. DUNEDIN, May 31. The Premier lias received advice that the Agent-General has written to tho Secretary of State for tho Colonies, urging the importance of passing the Butter Adulteration Bill during the present session of Parliament. A largely-attended public meeting was held in the Town Hall this evening to take steps to raise funds to add a new ward to tho hospital. The Mayor presided, and Lord Plunkct and Sir J. G. Ward were among those present. The facts of tho case in connection with tho present hospital, which was originally built for the Exhibition of 1865, were submitted by the chairman of the Hospital Trustees, Mr Peter Miller, and tho chairman of the Honorary Medical Staff, Dr G. McDonald. Tho first resolution was moved by Lord Plunkot, heartily approving the steps being taken to erect a new medical ward. This was seconded by Mr J. A.. Millar, M.11.R., and carried unanimously. A strong committee was then appointed to take steps to raise tho necessary funds. The meeting was an enthusiastic and representative one. Lady Plunkot to-day opened n bazaar, which is being held to raise funds to assist the school for Maori girls at Tnrakiha, and made a speech advocating the claims of tho Maori race for assistance. Tho Government intends convening a conference of Goldfields Wardens and Mining Inspectors to revise the mining regulations and to consider the, terms under which prospecting should be encouraged. INVERCARGILL, May 31. Two patent invalid beds, two travelling chairs, two back rests, procured from affirm in Canada that specialises in hospital goods were to-day handed over to the hospital by tho Southland Highland Society. They boar plates inscribed—"To the Memorv of General Sir Hector A. MacDonald, K.C.8., D. 5.0.” In accepting them tho chairman expressed a hope that tho example of the society would bo followed. Ho suggested that the time was opportune to raise subscriptions to erect a ward for consumptives. The suggestion met with marked favour from a large gathering. At the Supreme Court to-day Albert Prentice, twenty-three years, and Thos. Bernard Finnerty, twenty-two years, were found guilty of rape at East Invercargill on Good Friday night under revolting circumstances, five men having forced their way into the victim’s house and treated her most outrageously, afterwards destroying her belongings. Prentice a hairdresser, camo from Victoria in 1902, and had been twice convicted hero of unprovoked assaults on women, in tho first case, the landlady of an hotel, “who ordered him off the promises for misbehaviour, in Lie second on a married woman who was walking home with her husband on the night of the commission of the major offence. Finnerty, is a native of Invercargill. Mr Justice Williams said ho would consider what sentence he would pass. Gore to-day started with much rejoicing, and some ceremonial borough drainage water and electric installations. The drainage cost .£6177, the water-works .£9051, and tho electric light and power £3580. The water is pumped from a well to a reservoir 150 ft above the town. Electricity is brought from the Southland Frozen Meat Company’s works at Mataum. a distance of eight miles, being cheaply generated bv turbine power, derived from the falls there.