LYTTELTON NEWS

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16148, 28 February 1918, Page 8

LYTTELTON NEWS

B. AND F. SAILORS' SOCIETY. The Lyttelton branch of tlio British and Foreign Sailors' Society hold its annual meeting in the Seamen's Institute. The report and balance-sheet ivero read and confirmed. Officers for the ensuing year were ; elected as follows:—Patronesses, the Count- ' ess of Liverpool and Mrs V.\ F. Massey; ! president, Mrs M. J. Miller; vice-presidents. I Mesdaines Bromley, Whitby, and Hadciiffe; a executive, Mesdames ilatchwell and S. J Booth; secretary, Miss Meiklo; treasurer, !i Miss Owens. After the business those pre- i sent wore entertained with musical items by j Misses Thorpe, Hatchwell, and Owens, and J Mr F. AV. Anderson, president cf the Board c of Directors, gave a brref nddresa. Among E the visitors from Christchurch were Mcs- C dames Blunt, Smith son, and Marriner. r 1 HARBOUR LIGHT PICTURES. j 1 Last evening th© Metro drama, "The Soul |! of a Magdalene," was repeated at the local j picture theatre. The charming picture, "The j . Porr Little Rich Girl." starring Mary Pick- j ford, will bo screened thin afternoon. At j to-day's sessions a percentage of the takings [ ■go '.to the prize fund of the Lyttelton Die- j trict High School. The same programme j will be repeated to-morrow evening. 1 MAGISTRATE'S COURT. At tho Magistrate's Court yesterday morn* | ing, before Messrs L. A. Stringer and' C. T. ! Middleton, J.IVa, Thomas Henry Field (Mr I Hunter), appeared on remand charged with j attempted criminal assault. Senior-Sergeant j Jackson, who conducted tho caeo for the i police, stated that accused, who was 19 i years of ago, haxi assaulted a girl between 14 and 15 years of ago on the Zisf-Zag road on the ISth instant. The complainant gave cvidenco that she was walking along the road between Lyttelton and Sumner at about 5 p.m., when sho met accused, who was 1 carrying a gun, with which ho had been j shooting rabbits. Accused, witness stated, assaulted h©r ar.d attempted' to commit an .] - offence; and threatened to shoot her if she 1 5 called out. Dr. Patterson, af Sumner, etat- J r o<l that on tho day in question tho girl was ] brought to his surgery for examination. Her j - condition appeared to bo quite normal, and j > thero wore no indications that she was tin- ] ? duly excited or had been tampered with. Detective Qir.irtermain said _ that accused r made an admission confirming the girl'* 3 statements, nnd later, in the of witness and Constable Joyce, mnde and bith--3 ed a statement (produced) admitting tho r facts. Accused pleaded not guilty, reserved £ his defence, and was committed to the Supreme Court for trial, bail beinsr allowed, 1 self in £100, and two sureties of £100. each. r SEAMAN'S FALL DOWN HOLD. . William Kelly, a seaman engaged on the Westport Coal Company'o collier Canopns. , whilst engaged in fastening a batten slipped , and fell into the hold, crushing his right s thigh on some iron bars. On being removed to tho casualty wprd his injuries were attended to by Dr. Newell. The man's condition had not improved last evening. It ' will probably be found that his injuries are too serious to allow him to bo Temovod today to tho Chriatclmrch Hspital.

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