Action Against N.Z. Times.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXIII, Issue 7662, 22 June 1896, Page 3

Action Against N.Z. Times.

ALLEGED CONTEMPT OF COURT.

(Parliamentary Reporter.) Wellington, to-day. A summons for contempt of Court was to-day served, at the instance of Mr Crabbfi, the temperance lecturer, on Mr Cassidy, manager of the New Zealand Times, for commenting in the column controlled by "The Fat Contributor " after the service of a writ for libel. The summons, which is by criminal process, is to be argued in the Supreme Court on Wednesday. I (Per Press Association.) A writ was to-day served on tho proprietors of the New Zealand Times, Mr Cassidy, manager, and Mr Ashbolt, publisher, calling on them to show cause why they should nof. be imprisoned for contempt of Court in commenting on an action for libel brought against the paper by Mr Crabbe, temperance advocate.

Mr Hullett, of Christchurch, claims to have discovered a new cure tor cancer. What tho process is he does not say, but he intimates that it does not involve the use of the knife. A petition is to be presented to Parliament that he may be permitted to practise, the law notwithstanding.

The Presbyterian congregation at Wynuum, Queensland, did a bold stroke in securing the new Governor, Lord Lamiuglou, to address them at the opening of their iittle church. It was a great " druw." His Excellency delivered a forcible address. Sir F. T. Buxion, of South Australia, ib also an evangelicul Governor.

The tick which is ravaging the herda tf Queensland, has the following olements of danger : — Oue is the diminutiveness of the insect in its insipient stages ; another is the remarkable fecundity of the lick ; still another, its tenacity of life. It is hard to kill, and it has marvellous power oi propagation. It has itself a wonderful killing power. It is almosD invisible when it first attaches itself to the skin j iv about a fortnight the female is fuil-grown, aud drops to the ground. In four days or so eggs, varying in number from 1700 to 2000 are dropped, In from 27 to 42 days these eggs are hatched, and the insects are ready for doing their share of animal destruction. It is said that 16,000 ticks have been found on one dead bullock. If these had matured what an appalling power of propagation we have, allowing 2000 average for each female !

An extraordinary affray took place tho other day in the Naval Committee room of the American House of Representatives between Mr F. Money and Mr Hall. Both gentlemen are Democrats. Mr Hall accused his collaogue of making a wilfully false statement, and a heMed altercation ensued, during which Mr Hall seized an inkstaud and hurled it at Mr Money. The combatants clinched, and a struggle ensued, rulers being freely employed. Two of the onlookers, Messrs JBarileu and Matthews, sought refuge under the table. When the combatants were torn apart it was found that each had drawu knives. Mr Money had an ugly cut ou the forehead, and his hand was also cut. His wounds were dressed by a physician. Serious trouble is feared when next the two deputies meet.

Mr Andrew Carnegie is always interesting when he writes on the subject of wealth — or poverty. He is, as everybody knows, a millionare Beveral times over, and he tolls the readers of Cassell's Magazine how he bocume one. But the portion of his paper which will attract most attention is what ho says in praise of poverty. For instance : " You know how people are all moaning about poverty as being a great evil ; it seems to be accepted that if people only had money and were rich they would be happy and more useful, and get more out ot life. There was no greater mistake. As a rule, there is more happiness, more genuine satisfaction, and a truer life, in the humble cottages of the poor than in the palaces of the rich."

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