SOUTHERN NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 154, 29 June 1907, Page 6

SOUTHERN NEWS.

i . (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) RAILWAY ACCIDENT. DUNEDIN, Friday. As a result, it is said, of a misunderstanding between signalmen, two engines travelling at a speed of from five to six miles an hour collided at mid-day to-day on the engine shed track. The bogie of one of them was derailed, and the fronts of both engines were smashed about. C. Reeves, driver of one of the locomotives, was struck by a lump of coal and slightly injured about the ihead. THE POISONS BILL. DUNEDIN. Friday. The Otago Pharmaceutical Association discussed to-night the proposed Poisons Bill, as introduced last session in Parliament. A resolution was passed stating that the bill was, in several respects, unworkable, inasmuch as it would cause serious inconvenience to the public, and would impose hardships upon pharmaceutical chemists. A committee was appointed to draw up a statement as to desirable amendments. It was als**?decided to protest against the Government's proposal to place any new Poisons Act under the control of the Health Department, the association being strongly of opinion that the Pharmacy Board should have control, as in Great Britain and the other colonies. WELLINGTON POULTRY SHOW. WELLINGTON, Friday. The challenge shield erf the New Zealand Wyandotte Club is being competed for at the Wellington Poultry Society's Show. The special prizes of the club were awarded as follows: —Silver: Male, W. Sowman, Blenheim; female, J. Mead, Carterton. Golden: Male, A. Hickling, Mangatoa; female, T. Boyes, Karori. White: Male, W. Boyes, Eketahuna; female, E. T. Bateman, Dannevirke. Partridge: Male, W. Sowman: female, P. Jarvis, Rongotea. Champion shield, T. R. Boyes, Karori, with 11 points for a golden-pencilled bird. A DUNEDIN SUICIDE DUNEDIN, Friday. An inquest was held to-day touching the death of Henry Garrett, carpenter, whose tody was found on Wednesday, at PelT—«*t" Bay butts. Sarah Garrett, widow of deceased, said her husband had been despondent and low-spirited, but their relations were of the happiest. Deceased used to do peculiar things, and would often say his mind was a blank. She did not know that her husband's financial affairs were in a complicated condition until after his death. - The jury returned a verdict that death was caused by a gunshot wound, self-inflicted, when deceased was in a state of temporary insanity. '■ NAPIER SUPREME COURT. NAPIER, this day. At the Supreme Court to-day Charles Horace Kemp, charged with a breach of the Bankruptcy Act by failing to keep proper books, was admitted to twelve months' probation, on paying £15 costs. Hugh Spiers, for attempting to rob, got twelve months' imprisonment. Four youths, who pleaded guilty to criminally assaulting a girl at Hastings, were sentenced as follows:—William Robinson, two years;. Henry Allison, eighteen months; Chas. KJuver, twelve months; Earl Roberts, three months. The Court is now engaged with the trial of Thomas Perry Peddle, charged with assaulting the sheriff in the execution of his .duty. The case for the Crown was that Mr Cut- . ten, the sheriff, was executing a warrant '■ to give possession of Peddles land to a ' buyer, but Peddle refused to comply with the conditions of sale. While executing this warrant Cutten was struck by Peddle. The points raised by Mr Baume, K.C., for the defence, were that there was no proof of identity of the land or of Cutten's appointment _3 sheriff. These were over-ruled by Mr Justice Cooper, but reserved for the Court of Appeal. CHARGES AGAINST BAKERS. DUNEDIN, this day. Mr. Widdowson, S.M., dismissed an information in the Police Couri this morni__/r against the Covent G*rden Company for selling a Barracoota loaf, not of full weight, and against Alexander Cougalton for not legibly stamping a loaf. MISCELLANEOUS. NAPIER, Friday. In the Divorce Court to-day Denis Donovan was granted a decree nisi against his wife, Marie Elizabeth Donovan, on the grounds of desertion, an accusation of adultery not being sustained. WAIMATE, Friday. G. H. Parsons, late town clerk of Waimate, was to-day committed for trial on charges of misappropriating £83 IS/2, the money of the Borough Council, and £33 6/2, belonging to the Domain Board, of which bodies he was clerk.