WOMAN’S PITIFUL STORY.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 102, 20 June 1911, Page 6

WOMAN’S PITIFUL STORY.

o CHILDREN HALF STARVED. (Per Press Association.) Dunedin, June 19. “The children arc half starved, anc there is no furniture in - house,’ said a wife in the Police Court thii morning, when she appeared for a sop aration order against her husband William Newton. Jane Elizabeth New ten. the wife, said there wore Imu children, all half starved. Tiioy bar no furniture, only a wooden bed stem and one chair. Some cooking utensil were given them. Defendant had noi provided them with food or clothing The children had gone to school with out breakfast. They had cried witi hunger. She had seen them eat rav cabbage and raw sago. Her Juisbiync had kicked and struck her, bruisin' her and bleeding her month very often He had thrown the only chair they mu at her. He had held a razor over he throat, with the children cry in; around. He also used most filthy ian guage in the presence of the children She had gone out to work, and hat been ill-treated when she returnee home at night. Defendant would no work. He had also ill-treated tin children. Witness denied that tin trouble was caused through a mas named Preston. Siie had run to hi; house for protection when defendan. threatened her with a razor. i/Vifh'i'Ct) was ('riven by Harold Now ion, Sergeant Enunerson, Const:-.!)! Herd, William Barry, and Enphomi. Nev’erson. The defence contender that the whole trouble had been cans cd through Preston and defendant’! wife. Wnen Newton came hack Iron Duntroon, where? lie had been work ing, ho caught Preston in the house and gave him a “hiding.” Defeiidam said he was prepared to maintain hi; wife if she would keep away Iron Preston. The children vvbre half starved because his wife was too lazy t cook for them. .soiWauon order was granted, dc fondant to pay £1 per week for main tenanco, and the wife to have custody of the children. iPi a charge- of assaulting Preston Newton was lined £1 and costs (£ Is.) LOASsa PROPOSALS NEGATIVED. (Per Press Association.) Levin, June 20. By six votes to three the Lcvii Borough Council negatived a- proposal to raise £250 by a special rale spread over two years for erecting public baths. This amount would have beer, •subsidised pound for pound by tin Government as a Coronation gift. THE PE LOTAS. o (Per Press Association.) Wanganui, June 20. Mr. T. M. Lane, one of the owners of the barquentino Pclotas, stranded mar tiic .mouth of the river, was in town last evening, and made a survey ol the vessel’s position from* the beach. It is not yet decided whothei an attempt will bo made to got the vessel off. It is wholly a question oi finance. The vessel, which is hitler, with hardwood, is settling down in the sand, though apparently no great harm lias been clone to the hull. There is no insurance on the vessel, though the cargo is covered. It has boon suggested that a hole will he made in the stern from which the timber will bo salvaged. A start was made tin's morning to remove the top-gear, sails, stores, etc.