DOMINION NEWS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 71, 29 July 1913, Page 6

DOMINION NEWS.

"UNREASONABLE" BY-LAWS

[Per Press Association.]

Chnstchurch, July 29

The Magistrate's Court to-day was occupied in hearing a number of charges of driving stock through Riccarton to the Metropolitan saleyards contrary to the by-laws of the newlyformed, borough. The cases being contested, it was found that the by-laws were unreasonable. INTERCHANGE OF TEACHERS. Hugh,, Lusk, the well-known Canterbury cricketer, who is one of the masters at Christ's College, leaves for England to-day. He goes to Rugby and Clifton for two years under the scheme for the interchange of teachers between New Zealand and English secondary schools. His place at Christ's College will be taken by an English teacher.

ATTEMPTED MURDER

Wellington, July 29

Samuel Minifie was charged at the Magistrate's Court with attempting to murder his wife by shooting her .with a revolver in Willis Street last night. He was remanded till August 6th. Two other charges of false pretences were also brought against Minifie. Mrs Minifie, whose arm was broken by the shot, is progressing satisfactorily at the hospital.

THE SHAW CHARGES

Timaru, July 28

Tho prosecution of Walter Shaw, solicitor, for malversation. of £9OO trust moneys of C. E. T. Hall, commenced, but was privatefy handed aver to the police. SubdJaspector Cruickshank to-day asked for a remand until August 7th, which was granted.

CHARGE AGAINST A BARMAN

Dunedin, July 28

At the Police Court to-day, Albert Percy Olding, who gave his age as 23 years, was charged with taking an unmarried girl aged 15 years and 6 months, from the control of her parents. Evidence was given by the girl's mother■■; (Mrs.:Perry) that she knew accused in Wellington,... -where she kppt. refreshment rooms. About the end of April, she and her husband came'to Dunedin for a holiday, leaving her daughter.Jg a. gitlttatipn,. ,but before they'returixipd the. girl had left her /place;.-a'uld; ifc&jfcas discovered that she had been living | with the l accused. About the-' end of• May ikpi parents, and 'daughter' left and; tfaine, tojliye sii Ixwip&^ivi'.".., 0n JiAy 16, ; 'lifer daughter pfcfti for:, work., ; birtn about' jAidday her mother received a telegram from Qamaru. saying that she did not intend to retusfcV.i Accused was arrested in Christchurch that night. On one. occasion the mother had trouble with the girl over accused, and a JJjrashinjg,..,,, .„giri _went away but "returned next day. The Father' 1 'of''the e-irl also gave evidence to the effect trouble h&d arisen; over the'accused keeping company with her.- - "He 1 ' said,that accused told him he was married to the girl,:.but subsequently admitted that he was not married. The daughter gave evidence with regard to meeting accused on July 14. She said that she had. written to him and asked him to take her to Christchurch: Accused was a waiter at the Hotel Cecil and barman at the Pier Hotel in Wellington, She was not happy at home, as her father was always growling at her. about accused. Olding was committed for trial. Bail was allowed in his own recognisance of £IOO and two sureties of £SO each.

THE JUDGMENT OF PARIS

LOVER SHOOTS HIMSELF

Invercargill, July 28

A tragedy which possessed some peculiar features was investigated by the coroner (Mr G.. . Cruickshank, S.M.), this evening. On Sunday afternoon a young man named John Cook, aged 23, employed at the Government railway workshops, was received at the hospital suffering from a bullet wound in the head, and died an hour later. From evidence given at the inquest it appeared that Cook had been on friendly terms with,two girls named Irene Turner and Lotty Cosgrove. He met them on Sunday afternoon at the house of an acquaintance named Fred James Moss. There was a discussion as to which girl Cook preferred, and as Cosgrove had informed Turner that she loved Cook, she (Turner) told the man which girl loved him. Cook, ho\vever, declared his preference for Miss Turner, and tried to put his arm round her and kissed her. She waved him off, and Cook then toM her "It's you or no one," and produced a revolver and pointed it at her. Turner grabbed both his hands and pushed the revolver away. He threatened to do for her, but she said that she would come back to him. Cook then said that it was too late, and putting the revolver to his head, he fired and fell.

Lengthy evidence was given in corrolx>ration of this account, and a verdict was returned that deceased committed suicide while of unsound mind. RAILWAY ROBBER ARRESTED. Auckland, July 28. A week ago last Friday, an intending passenger by the South express lost his luggage which had been placed on the platform of the Auckland station in the afternoon, and was gone when the owner came to look for it, just prior to the departure of the train. It contained, in addition to a valuable outfit of clothing, eight debentures (each of £250) issued by the International Petroleum and Mineral Cor-