NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1678, 19 February 1913, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(By T«l»jr»pii,-PreM Aiwclatlon.) —; —-■»■ -: : " : ■ • "MENACETO SOCIETY." EECEIVES HEAVY SENTENCE. Auckland, February 18. In tho Supremo Court a young niun, Lewis Weeks Byron, charged' with. having criminally assaulted a email boy, was sentenced to leu year*' imprisonment and a-further ten yeaTs' reiormativo treatment. Mr. Justico Edwards referred to a previous seivtouco of four years served by tho prisoner lor a similar oifenco, .and said no was the worst possible niohace to society; a wild beast would bo infinitely less men.ico to society. . ■". . " ' , John O'Brien, charged with having wounded John Peter. Smith with/intent to do grievous bodily harm by stabbing Smith with a. khifo in tho breast and leg, was sentenced to thrco years' imprisonment. The Judgo remarked tliat prisoner was fortunate iu not being charged with murder. .'."•-.. . ' TENT OR HOTEL? V CONSTABLES WATCH SHADOWS. | Glsborno, February 18. 1 .'Patriok O'Cbnncll was fined JESO ; and, sentenced to one-month's Imprisonment for sly grog-sclliug. Two constables who watched at night saw numerous visitors , in accused's tent near tho railway works it.Matawai; and shadows in the tent repealed tho production of bottles, tho draw-' Ing of corks, and drinking. .Underneath the dog kennels and woodhcaps they found holes in"tho ground containing seventy bottles-of whisky, whilst many emptybeer bottles'and one hundred empty ' tvfiisky bottles 6trcwri about were found. , The magistrate ordered "tho liquor to bo confiscated.and sold, the proceeds to, bo paid into tho Public Account,,

SLOT TELEPHONES : Chrlstchurch, February 18, : . Last week's earnings from ten. publlo . slot telephones in tho city and;eubutba . amounted-to over J3II, -This is,tho best return' to dato. , . ILLEGAL OPERATION'CHARGE.: Auckland, February 18. -~ ■ In tho Police Court,, a widow named - Sarah Eltea Skeltxm; aged 58, was committed for trial on a charge of performing an illegal operation on a girl sixteen, years of age. The girl is dangerously ill in tho; hospital, DOOTQIVS MISFORTUNE; : >. '/■'' Eltham, February 17. Dr. <3„ A. Harrison sustained blood poisoning while operating on a 1 little child recently. He has had to how his left'arm amputated just below the shoulder. _ He: ! is improving, but his condition is critical.

TRAIN;- ■"•"•''. ; Tlmaru,; February 17%;. ; For Bomotimo past a train has.been run from'Timaru'to Christchurch and back on Wednesdays, but has been poorly patronised. The Chamber; of Commerce■.. ;, to-duy decided to recommend' tho Donartmeht to dispatch it earlier, and mako it servo tho purposos of tho morning train. . from Ashburtbn to Chrlatchuroh, and also make it more useful for local pas«. fic-nger. traffic. : ■ ... > .-.'•■<':-.■ ■■--•■ CLAIM FOR COMPENSATION., } j ,'. . Tlmaru, February 1(1. .'/ ;.;. Some months ago a stable boyt efeepilij',, in the loft of a.town livery stable got, ■ .. up Ln the night, as ho says, because ho •„ :, hoard a horse making a noise. .Ho tell faver the rail round the landings'the • •lop 'of the Btair. In consequence, _he said, ho was crippled for life. Mr. Jus- ..., tice Sim yesterday, and, to-day heard - a , suit for 'compensation against tho employers and reserved his decision.'lho ; defence urged, that the accident, did noti ~ ariso in the courso of employment,- and suggested-walking in sloop.. /'.' AUCKLAND & CRIME. j Auckland, February IV. : . ; At tho opening of, tho. Supremo Court .... ; criminal, VtSiou!s;'/Mr,' 'i u'itice^-Iklwards}, '.;; in his address to'the Grand, JUTy. said lt»:-,i.. was claimed,that;crime.,was,diminishing, '..., in tho Dohlinioii'.VHe,hoped tUattfos ,so,' ;• but he' was sorry there was i\o diminution, | ,',-, in this province. This was; attributnblo , largely to the. largo, number of x foreign,".,'.. criminals arriving trom Australia, .to tbo prosperity Of Auckland' City, and the fact,, ... that Auckland had a..larger:.population; iL :; ■ tnau any. other centre in the Dominion. , ,', Despite tho largo number of cases he would^-..,, , not believe, however, that the community..: was mow criminal than any other., lie "-—■ called attention to the largo number of, sexual offences, including no.-less than 6evch' offences against girls. ... ~ > ... '•,.- ■>■ TEAROHA: BLAZE.', ', ~■''."'.•..• ThamM, February 17.' ", The property. destroyed by fire at To • Aroha on Monday) is owned by ■ H. Jackson. Insurances: On tho buildings, ',;,' MX in .the Royal; Hawkins, £200 >u the I'lioonixi Herbert, <Cloo'in tile Victoria; ] Eachlers, 4200 in tho Royal. ;rhcro was a, narrow escape of tho wholo block going,- ;- " TELEPHONES OUT OF•:ACTION.' '■"'[ ~ :'■'"'•'' ". Napier, February 17*., \\': •'; ( The whole telephone, service of tno dis* -,-.' trict'was thrown out of action this morn-:. . iug through tbo bursting, of; a. hydrant flooding the exchange and ehort-cii'cuitlng .-.-,. the wires; The troublo is uot likely to bo.. remedied till late this aftotnoon, and bust, ness people are sulfering considerable in* convenience.' ■'~;.'* " ■'!,*;' . '■■■';'■''': v!. MAORIS, DRINK, & TRAGEDY. ,; .. .Rotorua l 17. : ';'■'" As a sequel- to.the tragedy on . Lalp» 'Rotorua on Sunday, February 7, wherein , a Maori named • Solomon: Newton wa» ■■< drowned, Richard Maurico Hoaly to-day ' pleaded guilty to; three charges of having supplied'liquor to Maoris off licensed prom- ; ises. Ilealcy, who .'hired 'a launch and, ; supplied liquor for a party of Maoris, waa' mulcted in fines and costs aggregating M\ . > Is.- ■ ",/ ( . : .;' /'■;. - | ,"'. ';..' •.."..■..". . MEASLES ON A MAIL BOAT. ,' - ■■''.. Auckland, February 17. ■ Shortly after tlw Marama- left Ynncoa« ; ver a malo passenger developed measles. The ease was isolated in hospital on th« upper deck, but tlio infection had spread and the hospital accommodation was 60ort overtaxed. The first-class smoke-room' wa»: then utilised for.the accommodation of,a number of the patients.- 11l all thcro wore • .' twenty oases. On; the vessel's arrival here the outbreak was Well/under control, and after tho health officer had seen that the hospitals were properly isolated ho allow- • ed the Marama to berth at the- wharf. The other passengers were, allowed to ' land. ~ •■ COMPENSATION, Dunodln, February. 17. Marion FOS claimed jEISOO s ; from . thi : ' Otago Harbour Board as compensation for tho death of her husband on September 23, through iv culrert accidentally slipping and crushing'him. The. case,'\ which,was set down for hearing to-day. has been settled by. the payment of X 6M■ ■> and costs. ;, .- ■ ~'.;••■. ■■-.•■'•■"■ ■■-;■ .■'■'. ■ AFTER EATING SARDINES.' V Auckland,' February 17. '. After eating tinned sardines yesterday, thp'family of J. Morris, of Avndale, be- ' came seriously ill, Medical help was sura-' moned just in.time, nnd nil weroabetter this morning, except''a little boy, who i« still in a'weak condition.. ■•» •, ■ ■ • ." - 1 . ;' DOWN.,,- ■ . '■- ''■''■ ■ Hokltlka, Fobmary 17. . ■A'fire at : 1.30 this morning .totally, destroyed a largp unoccupied for-.: merly known os tho Newcastle Hotel, Bevel! Street .North. The cause is unknown. It is understood fhcro was no in> surance. ■ ■;■■ <.'. .,, - ..;. * }'TRADE COMMISSION. • •■'.' • ~ TlmarU, February 17. , The Chamber of Cotmiierco has decided to arraUgo to be represented' when tha Empire Trade Commission sits iii Christchurch,' ' " ''/ .;. TERRITORIALS FINED. N , Wnngnnui, Feimiary 17. This morning, fivo Territorials wcm fined in 6111119 raneing from ss. to 10s. fon i;ot attending drill.;' ,; '