LAST NIGHT'S NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10957, 27 April 1907, Page 1

LAST NIGHT'S NEW ZEALAND NEWS

(Per Pre3i Association.) AUCKLAND, last night. An infant female child about two months old was found on the doorstep of a house m Main road nt Parnell this evening. It was well clothed and had an empty feeding bottle alongside it. The child, whose antecedents are unknown, has been sent to the Door pf Hope Institution. . Questioned by a Star reporter to-day regarding tho Mclntyre case, the Minister for Justice (the Hon. J. McGown) said : "We .will take steps to secure McIntyre's extradition, inquiries having | shown that this will be justified. There ' is not a great deal of money m the mat- '• ter so far as the Government are concerned, for Mclntyre had no authority to receive payments, i nd. the only money he got was from firm exhibitors for additional space, which he took without the author, ity of the Minister. A number of private people have suffered, however, and it is only right that a full investigation should be made, so that blame may not be attached to those who do not deserve it." Judgment was given this afternoon by Mr R. W. Dyer. S.M./ in the dairy prosecutions, m which David S. Ireland, John Bayliss, Edmund Chisman, and Samuel Wood were charged with -mixing boric acid with milk for . human consumption. His Worship said that the boric acid m th c milk must have come there by human agency. He had no hesitation m holding tliat boric, acid .introduced into milk irrespective ;bf. quantity- was injurious. Bayliss admitt^dirusing^a certain,, amount of a compound riariied "Preseryatis,". which contained a proportion of boric acid. With regard to others both defendants and suppliers denied adulterating their milk m any way. Obviously sotfteone wa& not telling the truth. ,On the facts.he was prepared to hold that the defendants and not the suppliers introduced the acid, or some compound containing boric acid, for they were the persons who had the greatest interest m keeping the milk from going sour. All the defendants would- be convicted. Bayliss, who admitted using "PreseWatis" but did riot know that he was doing wrong, would be fined 20s and costs. The. other three defendants would each be fined £6 and cost's. In these cases he had not inflicted heavy fines, but m any future cases which came, before him, except under exceptional circumstances, he would inflict the, maximum penalty. Mr Northcroft gave notice of appeal on behalf of his client (Chisman). ' WELLINGTON, last night. It is expected tliat the writ for the Taranaki seat will be. issued, on Monday. In that evlent the election will take place on Monday fortnight. With reference to the telegram from Wanganui that a team of -N.Z. Rugby footballers is likely to visit England next season to compete against the Northern Union Rugby teams there, Mr E. Wylie,: secretary of the New .. Zealand Rugby Union,states : "I have had no official communication from the Northern Unions on tlie subject of visiting them. As we subscribe to the English Rugby Union (strictly amateur) it is impossible for any New Zealand players to play against the Northern Union men, without coming under the ban of our professionalism laws (meaning life disqualification). Any tour arranged must be purely on professional lines, and would not,, I feel sure, have the sanction of the New Zealand Union.'' He adds that no doubt it would be a private venture or speculation. So far as can .be seen at- preset the only: damage suffered by the Inveran through being aground m the harbor is that her propellor is stripped. In the judgment m the Appeal Court m the Findlay case the Court said the.importance of the case consisted m the fact that as the prisoner had been convicted upon an indictment of burglary it necessarily meant that, though by his acquittal of the charge of ■ murder, he had /escaped the punishment for murder, » he really was tlie murderer of Rennie. The case presented to the jury was much stronger than the; case presented on the charge of murder, there being additional evidencd to three important respects. Non& of that material was before the jury. CHRISTCHURCH, last night. !Mr T. W. Kirk, Government Biologist, arrived at Chiistchurch yesterday to superintend th c final dispersal of tne Agricultural Department's exhibit at the late Exliibition. -. ' /Mr Scott, the South Australian Commissioner, leaves for Wellington to-morrow night on business of State. He will return to Christchurch on Wednesday morning, and leaves again on Thursday for Dunedin and the south, -ett -.route to Australia. The South Australian Commissioner at the Exhibition informed a reporter tins morning that irrespective of samples the South Australian show at the Exhibition extended to 64 cases of wine. The New Zealand Government had charged him duty amounting to £32 — at the rate of 10s" a case on this wine. "Never before," said Mr Scott, "at any exhibition iv the world has such an impost been, levied, and this sort of thing, is calculated do the colony a great deal of harm.", T'.e South • Australian* Commissioner repor'.ed that. 14 cases of grapes out of the last shipment have disappeared m com. mysterious manner. He is quite iinaolc io trace them, and] has been obliged t-> iefr iti to "several purchasers, being unable to deliver. \ Satisfactory progress is being made with the packing of the Canadian exhibit. Every day adds to the desolate appearance of the inside of the Exhibition building! Practically all the exhibits bave been dismantled, and nothing but framework; packing cases and litter of all kinds meet the eye. Owing to the very fine weather the packing of tlie Maori pais nearly completed. The total amouat received m the Exliibition tea-rooms during the season was £16,771 6s 4d, the lavatories earned £482 7s 7d, and th c cloak rooms £397 ls 4d. • At the Police Court this morning Edith Malzard was .barged .with- omitting to provide her child, Edith Mabel Malzard, with proper food and 'attention, thereby causing its death, and thus committing the crime of manslaughter. Evidence was given tliat the child died from marasmus due to neglect. It would probably have lived bad it received proper care. The mot Iter had been on a drinking bout, and liad been arrested on April lOth, nine days before the death of the child. Accused reserved her defence and was committed for trial. An inquest was held this afternoon touching the death of Alfred Helleyer, who was arrested on Sunday for child murder, and who was found m his cell m an unconscious condition on Monday after-, noon and died at the hospital later m the evening. Evidence was given that Helleyer while m the lock-up had been given the contents of a"-' phial which had been taken away from him Avith his other property when he was searched on being arrested. The bottle was found to contain fragments of morphia, and morphia was also discovered m the stomach. A verdict was returned that death was due to morphia taken by the deceased while m a state of insanity. DUNEDIN, last nigiit. At the Police Court to-day E. Puddie, licensee of (he Kensington hotel, was fined £2 for exposing, liquor for sale at a place where lie was riot authorised to do 60. During the re-erection of the hotel a temporary bar permit was issued, expiring on December 25th, but the business was carried on until the beginning of March without a renewal of the permit. The defendant only Took charge five days before th© temporary permit expired. James Myers was the name of the man who was found drowned m a ditch at Henley yesterday morning. He was 70 years of age, and was an old age pensioner. He appartnely haM no relatives m tin's colony. Deceased left Berwick on. Tuesday morning to lake train from Henley to Dunedin. He was on horseback, and when he reached Henley he left his horse near the railway station, himslf proceeding to the Wliite Horse hotel. He had something to eat tliere and a glass of whisky. When he left about 7 o'clock he obtained a bottle of whisky from Mrs McKegg, saying that he would pay her when he returned. He went for his horse,- wliich was held by a little girl while he mounted. She states that he was shaking as with cold, but Mas quite sober. This evidence of sobriety was corroborated by Mrs McKegg. The ditch m which 4>e was found contained 2ft of water. No trace of the whisky bottle was found, and there was no money m deceased's pock-ts. At the Police Court- Fredk. John Garner, James Ahhur Callan, and David Isaac Rodger were charged with breaking ! and entering ihe sliops of Messrs Denbj Terry and Charles A. Scott m George street, and stealing large quantities ol postcards arid other articles. The charge against Callan was dismissed, as far as Terry's shop was concerned. All the ac.cused were committed for trial m the other case, and Rodger and Garner on the first charge.