NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 114, 6 February 1908, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(ht te'lbgbaph—pems'-aseooutios,)' ! SEVEN YEARS' HARD LABOUR/. OUGHTNEVER TO-' BE ALLOWED AT ■ LIBERTY."' N ~ i •. .' ! V. ; :Aucklandi '.February 5. !At the/. Supreme, Cojirt ; ' this, afternoon, JSmes Vespy; .a man, about 40.years ,of ago. pleaded- noti guilty'to throe charges, of maepent"; assault'. 1 ■ The. assault in Victoria, Park on December.;-30;-lastj-.andvtne" , victims of tho outrage are.; thrcorlittler'girU • Sged rcßpectiyely .sixj spTenV arid \eight-years. Evidence .was given to-tho. effect that.-tlfe three children; were playing: in: the- Victoria Park when they met . the prisoner/ who tampered ' with them ■ arid then gave) them ! money tri* buy lollies. His actions were observed f by ■somo.' men. who went up' to him,; when prisdrie'r.. declared:' that the . children were hi* own.Ono of the'little girls, However,'was recognised' by ond of' the,men. In 'sentencing 'the .prisoner to.seven. years' hard; labour,' His. Honour, said that' in this . Court', years ago, prisoner had,been convicted.'.of a similar filthy ; assault ■ uKri a' little girl.' It'wail quite clear who ought never>to : bo allowed, at ; liberty at all. 'if-it was in'.His Honour's power'he would havo treated him as an habitual* criminal. ' ' .■ FAILURE TO KEEP PROPER; BOOKS ; CHARGE AGAINST A DENTIST.; ' ' • Tlmaru, .-.February 5. , v At tho Supreme Court, this mornipg;A. L. • Zouch, : dentist, of Ashburton, 'was,: found guilty of failing to keep proper -books,.',!- and was to enter into one. recognisance of ,£so= to come up'for, sentence when called . upon. :• • '• ,His Honour said he agreed with .the ver- " t diet of~the-jury, but'did- not like,to send.a man to gaol, for: this offence if jt was through mere' carolessness. Ho was not altogether satisfied with accused's conduct-, and,intended to,'get more information concerning the, case from the assignee, with a view to _ ascertainJng''wiiethcff.accused- : .had (jn ulterior motive... in' destroying the butts of his cheque-books. . FALSE PRETENCES. , v,!:•.. ,!.. ..Auckland,'-■ February,-.5.;: : At tho Supremo ' Court .. to-day Alfred ' Crossey,-who , was convicted- pn .Monday on two'charges of false pretences,.was sentenced to' two years'-imprisonment.' . CHARGES OF CARGO BROACHING. - ■■■ T. Lyttelton,• February 5. iV Seven firemen of the steamer Papanui/uh-.. stand charged with broaching, cargo: ani stealing'nearly £65 worth,'of. goods, have beej : firrtlieE-reniandedvt-ilUWednesday, when/tin boat 'wili arrive here; Tliree of the men arr reported to have confessed I .' DANNEVIRKE -MUNICIPAL. -DISPpTE. '"-w. • ' : Darincvlrta,' -February '5; :i - 'As', a. result of tlie ' deadlock in .'Borough ■> Coiincil matters,• which'- occurred;, some/ tipie , :ago,'councillors obtained;'-Mr;-Martin?*. opinioh'on*tli'e''positioh;,' r vTh"at'opißipil was r.ead at' a'Weoial meeting last night, • hut 'did' not - help i the;' Ipositioii.iasVthe/.'Mayqr i'. contended \ that Mr.- Martiri 'favoured'his line Of-cdndudt ! dn' alf points.;'^The.' djfc'a'dlo'oji the .Council: will not.pass acpounts/ ;Mr. v Lindsay Siilck has notice to'moVe iri: the f Cham- * ber: ;• of - Commerce* that >: the". Government '.be askerl. to- : mtroduce'.legislation"defining-. th(. power of . mayors, "with: the ; pfevent' ~ , ing' a recurrence of * deadlocks -,; in * future,.,.- v •••••c.rf-vvfji'i •: . i EXHIBIT OF COAL' } - . " Westport, February 5. •v ; The>Westport: Gdal.Coriifianv shippedvfoi London, trfo fiasosof;. CoalbroolidalQ (coal-fo? ■ - exhibition: ,at;the,'Fr,inco-Bntish..Exhibltiol ■ at Sliepliord's Bushi'.London.v ' : 'HU,MAN BONES r FOUND „' r' , i •■ {• - I "*;:.Westpsrt?;Fefiriiary's.■ • "■ ■■ : , A resident- of St.: Kildaj - NewL Brighton, has reported that, ho~ discovered'-a -skuTl'ana other human bones in -crevice of'a'rock on - tho -' Bcach half ''a * rnllo -south lof vNew Brighton. ,