Dominion Doings

Southland Times, Issue 12123, 1 May 1908, Page 3

Dominion Doings

TO PROTECT AHIHUS. Per United Press Association. AUCKLAND, April 30. Speaking 1 at the annual meeting of the Society for the Protection of Women and Children and the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Lord Plunket, as president of the society, said that as far as cruelty to animals was concerned they were proceeding determinedly against the offenders in Auckland, and in other cities, too. He had observed cases of cruelty to animals—horses, often overloaded, going up steep hills, and occasionally kicked and belaboured. Although it would hardly be the place of the Governor to interfere in such cases, he had sometimes been tempted to do so. The efforts of the society were now, however, doing much to bring the offenders to justice. a butchebuto* question. AUCKLAND. April 30. - In the case of live butchers, who carried on business in the suburbs, employing their own hands to kill sheep, the Arbitration Court held that any man who was killing was a slaughterman, but the Court thought that there was nothing to prevent butchers from employing general hands for killing so long as they were paid, in addition to the minimum wage, the piece rate provided. The case was treated as one brought for interpretation. PAX.MEBSTON MAVOBAZi BOW.

PALMERSTON N., April 30. The sequel to the disorderly proceeding In the Square last night, when Mr E, D. Hoben, editor of the Manawatu Times, was roughly handled by the crowd, followed at the 3.M. Court this morning, when a large number of interested spectators were treated to unusual proceeedlngs. By a unique coincidence -Mr R. Essex (the defeated candidate for the mayoralty, whom Mr Hoben had vigorously opposed) was the only presiding justice when John Flowers was charged with assaulting Hoben. The police under the circumstances applied for a remand, stating that Mr Essex was more or less an Interested party. Mr Essex replied that the matter was petty and declined to adjourn the case. The police persisted that the application be reserved in the absence of the second Justice, who had been duly summoned but had failed to appear. Mr Essex expressed the opinion that, failing another Justice being present, the case should be dismissed, especially at it was not serious, but trivial. Ultimately, yielding to the earnest protestations of the police, Mr Esses decided to wait the arrival of the Justice who had been hurriedly sent for, and when he put in an appearance the case was proceeded with. Flowers denied knocking Hoben down Intentionally, stating that the pushing and surging of the crowd was responsible for it. A tine of 20/- was inflicted.