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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 44, 15 November 1907, Page 7

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■ (I'HOM OCil SPECIALVonitESrON'DENTS.) ' • , ... . . .November. 14. , Anothor. instance illustrative'of...the need that exists tor some half-way establishment between the'gaol and "the ' lunatic asylum cropped up at the. Auckland.Supremo'.Court. A young man, Charles Mozart Spinley, aged -2 years, pleaded not guilty.to a.chargo of obtaining three sums of': i«oney ) .'.am6unting. to £•! Us., by' means of false pretences.' Accused was represented by Mr. J...1t. Iteid, who stated that ho intended to show by evidence that fcjpinley was nut. mentally, sound,, and was not responsible for' his actions.' In fact, it was not advisable for him to bo at large. Tho circumstances of'i the-offences, as testified to by witnesses, were that accusedcollected subscriptions from tho'Jicenses of three hotels on tho representation- .that' the' money was intended tor the erection of a gymnasium by'a local football 'club.' AVitV nesses further" deposed that'.accused,'when.' canvassing f or' the ]ludnej^&etc'd' iVi an tirely rational' and sane .maimer,' Jlir.. lieid said the facts of,'the. case,, were, notin. dis : pule/ but since accused had met:.'with r . an accident to His.Head.soine.'t'imo.:'ago.lus r 'be-' haviour had been, very strange. ; l'lie?.father of accused stated that he behaved in.a.vers* extraordinary, manner, and had'on several occasions threatened to commit suicide. 'Dr. Parks gave it.'a'.s."his .opinion that tho'.aCn, cuSed bad unmoral sense whatever,. though.' keen''arid shrewd in his actions at, times. He should not ue..;a't.. largo and should bo confined in an asylum.'rather than gaol. Accused had called on "'him' for a subscription,, and witness was convinced that accused thought ho was actually making a .bona fide/collection. Drs. Lindsay arid Gifdlor 'agrced3h'at accused suffered frpm , ''j»pHe'psy > . v H6"'\vaS'not, responsible for 'bis actions,- ; aiid : 'it .was'- not safe for him to be "at largo'.-' "I believe lie is an 'epileptic'yegenerat'o/aii.d will'gct'wdrsc','' said Dr. Girdlerv Dr.'"Darby'(prisdii.sm-ceoii), on the other hand, declared%at"accused'Was quite sane, and- was'not d'ea'so'for a lunatic asylum. The' I 'gaoler warder, giiv-d 'evidence that 'accused slrdwed''"no ,; 'tra'co""'of lunacy whitojn prison. ..,Aft:er a-short ro\ tirement the'iufy found"accnse(T not" guilty' on the ground of'insanity:"'Hi.i'Hb'n6'ur made' an order for .Spinlcy ,to„l)e,"colufmed, in tho; Avondalo Jlentaf'Hosjiitil'during''thojplea-; sure of the Colonial "Secretary. '''...'".:.

Sea Fisheries Bt!I^ ~ •••• At tho ineeyng pt tho.ii^ral.,and.Labour Federation it was. rosoJlv.e.d :',".That tbis;meeting strongly approves, of.- 'tlio Boa- : FishpricsBill now before tho Legislative Council, being of opinion that...t]ip..provisions],,o,f...the Bill aro in the bes'trinterest.Vof ■tlie' oyster'pickers and the public generally, and this meeting regrets that the. Hon. S. T. _Georgo should havo so sweepingly cpndenin'ed ' tho" pickers of Auckland, who are- licensed by tho Customs before they aro allowed- to: pursue .their, calling." TK.p. mover .desccibe'd""tlib ..Bill-"as] in the best , .apfj. the Government's, action,.would 'not,-only. pre-, serve the oyster fisheries,' "but' provido tli'e' people with cheap "oysters. . Several speakers, condomued the Hon. S. T. ,G ( remarks,, and the motion was^carricdiunariimouslj.;; Liberal Federation;7;,./;'• k The official:, organiser' 0f... Liberal and Labour Federation (Mr.,Ji..fiallichaii),; course of an addrcs? to.-.the' Auckland branch," described it as-the leading-fone of '.Noir* Zen--land. 111 going) round tho ;coimti'jv-ho'found' the prevailing; idea amongst-,th6 pefiplP was. that the Liborals in the towns were;;rank, out-and-out Socialists with -only.-one religion —"Labour and Socialism every time"—notwithstanding ' tbcC fact ", that' Atnongst the farmers there were probably greater Socialists than in' the—Federation branches in the city. . Hp?found- the difficulty "tif-'tWo country was to clear' aWay thi .idiVth'dt' tli'i' town workers were all; Socialists'and -Labonv' agitators. The'aim of the Federation should be to convince'tho'farinfcrs'that'the farmers' and the Fcdofsctio9-'is r, }ntjjr(j&t£rwtA%r*identlcail:' There was absolutely no chancc -of a'-coalii tion between .the' ; WaM'.' i r t-Ke - Opposition. '"' J . -

Rotorua Carnivall .rr-vuv, v.v. Tbo 'arrangements in connection with ,the Rotorua Carnival of 190S, which is,to extendover a month, "are now. actively. Jn.'band.'A.i committeo has Jjpen set; up;.imder,.the. cliair-.' manship of the, president. of; .the Rotorua, Chamber of Commerce (Mr. D.VGarder),; andMr. A. HV Francis Ellis'has been appointed director and organiser:" Evening amusements are to .be-tho-. main, feature^-of, tlio affair, and this'should provo most successful, as one of the most frequent complaints of visitors. to Rotortia'l is' .'tlio' laeiir bf. evening'' entertainment. The Carnival will start about February 20, and, if the effort is successful, may ..become '.au.institution. The Tourist Department' is actively T co-operating,, and the Government-is beingt'asfied to contribute in a manner cdiumbbsUra'te-'with -'its' business tVie'plh'ce,''' The'bulk'of the events'will"take place.6n u the',esplanade fronting. the lake; This ground will-be enclosed, and lighted at evening time. A local syndicate' has intimated its intention to erect a water chute if' the necessary length of tenure can .be obtained.-.Dancing' platforms will'lVe'erected 01V the"groundj" "oil' which the poi and liaka competitions, Maori tableaux, -and - other events.; will -take.;place. The Rotorua 'feowing' Cltilj will hold' a' big day's regatta at ,0110, of tlic,.bcauty spots on the lake, and the Maoris will give tlio visitors a day's water sports. A purely rMaori race meeting will.'also beJield,. Ladies'..- and gentlemen's howling.' ( night will be-organised- under the .'auspices of-ithe' Rotorua .Bowlings Club, and.-the toimis- club intend holding\a championship,,meeting.- A sham fight will bo organised ,by tlio'.Maoris, and weird processions will-tako: place throughthe streets. -A masked ball will-'be-another feature. • : r

Forged Totalisator Tichots. , For some time past Mr. Harry Hayr, totalisator contractor to the Auckland Racing Club, has been'-'victimised by ah ingenious system of fraud which the perpetrators jiavo so far been ab]e..to,carry on undetected. The method adopted is to present winning tickets cleverly forged, at. the .pay windows of tlio, machine and.'driiW the dividend, tlio excess number of -payments'' notl boing discovered until after the paying of tho .dividend, when the bogus tickets, , are ,tlirqugli duplicated numbers beiijg on, thein.. In most cases these forgeries- are nearly perr feet, and, thor'qfo're,. to pick out in,llio,,liui:iryyofJ,..pay,ing'r.,.^.ut..lv.csterday afteri\opn„ a after oho raqe'^lrai'"sfiovrcil^su^idcn^;imper-' fection to arouso the suspicions of.-tho-pay-ing clerk. Aiter..a..rapid,.,jnvest,igatioii,,,an arrest followed-, and, deyolopnjen.ts tqpk place*, Earlier in the afternoon no.less-than;thirteen: bogus tickets had -been, successfully, negotiated on 0110 winning number.,, and ;,tM.-fraud naturally increased the vigilance of; the, ma-, chine staff. As,a result, a young-man nanied Henry Toovoy,. was charged i at tlib Polico Court this morning with having, yesterday afternoon, .it tlio ■ Ellerslic - racecourse, forged and uttered certain-.totalisatoi' ticketsfor tho payment of' £2 .Is. . with .'intent, to defraud Harry :Hayr. Chief-Dctectivo'Mar-, sack asked for n week's remand; which' was agreed to by Mr. Endean, who appoared for accused. Bail was not asked for. r-~ Tramways Trouble, v ■ Tho Management Committee'of "the .Tranir. way Employees Union to-day decided-to call a meeting of the wliole Union' (or ."fiiosilay next- to discuss the case of the dismissal, (if Conductor Holden and the question pf.feniule. detectives. In explanation of the latter, it appears that- t.lio conductor (SpeiicoV, who stands charged, with stealing 4d.,is.socharged at tho instance, of a woman alleged to .have, been employed 'by tho company in .the cap-, unity of private'detective. .. . .'