PRISONERS SENTENCED

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 205, 24 May 1919, Page 11

PRISONERS SENTENCED

, TWO HABITUAL CRIMINALS. His Honour the Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout) presided at tho Supreme Court yesterday morning, and passed sentence on several prisoners convicted during the past week. A coloured man named James Arthur Pollard, alias" Archio Tnvlor, who was convietcd of breaking and entering the premises of Oscar Hull-Drown at No. 137 Vivian Street, and stealing therefrom certain musical instruments, valued at .£l2s'. was the first to appear in the dock.

ITis Honour said there wore five previous convictions against the accused for theft and false pretences. With the. obicct of allowing. tho Prisons Board an opportunity, of dealing with the ease the prisoner was sentenced _ to eighteen months' imprisonment with hard labour. and declared n habitual criminal.

A FIGHT AND A KNIFE. •.! Percy Cashman, .who was found guilty of assault causing actual bodily harm, was the next to bo sentenced. Mr. P. W. : Jackson, who appearedfor the prisoner, pointed out that the jury had recommended Cashman to mercy, and he stressed -the fact that the prisoner had served at the. front, and suffered ill health, and also that he had a. wife} and young children. He urged that the prisoner's punishment should be such ,as not to necessitate his confinement. in prison. llis Honour said he could not agree to that suggestion. He had laid it down for several years that he would not allow any person to attack any other person with a knife. Ho said that a. year ago, and he would keep his word. On account of the ill-health of the prisoner, His Honour imposed a sentenco of nine months' imprisonment. _ Addressing the prisoner, His Honour said: "If you fall ill I will recommend that you be sent to Kaincaroa. There yon will be kept in the open air, and there you will live in a garden." AN OLD OFFENDEIt.. Mr.'P. W. Jackson represented William Albert Hurray, who was found guilty of the'theft of a kit of tools. Ilis Honour remarked that tho.prisoner:had twenty-six previous convictions against him. and he would lie sentenced (o six months' imprisonment with hard labour, aiid would be declared a habitual criminal. •SEXIIAL CHIMES.. Mr. H. F. O'Leary pleaded for consideration for a young man named Henry Arthur Grant, who had been found guilty of indecent assault on a little, girl. Mr. O'Leary pointed to the youth of the prisoner, and also referred to the fiict- that the offence was committed about two years ago.. The prisoner yas sentenced to five years' reformative detention.

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I POULTRY NOTES"

— EGG-LAYING UTILITY CLUB'S COMPETITIONS. The New Zealand Utility Poultry Club's fifteenth egg-layine competition opened on April 8, aud will continue till March 31, 1920. The figures to May 18 afo:— LIGHT BREEDS. Single Birds Contest. (For purobred pullets between the ages of 5J' and 8 montna.) Total Weekly to total, date. White LeghornsW. A. Gee and Son 0 3 Green Bros. (No. 1) 6 28 E. E. J[ar6den 6 30 J. B. Mcrrott 5 31 T. Faaackerly 6 32 Beck and Oakley, No. 1 .... 6 32 W. Newell " l« G. Gee... 5 30 W. 0. Bail 5 8 Oalder Bros., No. 2 6 51 Bock and Oakloy, No. 2 , 5 29 ' Grcon Bros., No. 2 5 SO 11. Williams, No. 1 6 153 Jlisß Jeesie James ? 32 i Wiiitottol Stud Farm 6 24 Oalder Bros., No. 3 4 29 H. Hunter 0 0 Oalder Bros., No, 1 5 29 S. L. Beer 6 35 L. Llggins 6 31 G, B. Bradford 5 31 Mrs. E. D. Hunter 3 21 Blaok Minorcas— Mrs. Boach 2 .22 H. Williamß 3 14 109 604 TWO YEARS' TEST. SINGLE BIRD CONTEST. Tracoy King 0 291 W. A. Gee and Son 0 264 •E. J3. Itarßden 0 191 I 746 ' HEA7T BREEDS. Single Birds Contest. (Foi purebred pullets between the ages i of 6 and 9 months.) ! "' ' Total Weekly to total, date. American Barred RookGreen Bros » -51 Black Orpington— J. M'Donald 7 36 Rhode Island Red— H. Hunter 1 2 14 69 EXPERIMENTAL TEST .FOR LIGHT AND HEAVY BREEDS, TO BE HOUSED CONTINUOUSLY. A SINGLE .PEN CONTEST, IN PENS EACH sft. sm. x 3ft. For purebred fowls: Light breeds botween the age of 6J and 8 months, Heavy Breeds between the ago of 6 and 9 month b. ■ 1 Total Weekly to total, date. Blaok Orpingtons. O. Renn 5 81 Whito Rock— H. Meadows and H. Rose ... 6 34 Rhode Island Red— C. H. Bull 0 0 Silver Wyandottes—' Beck and Oakley 0 1 American Barred RocksProgress P. Farm 0 0 White Orpington— E. R. Vercoe 0 0 II 66 White LoirhorngT. J. Richards 5 32 Oalder Bros., No. 1 5 20 G. Geo 1 13 Mrs. S. Dick 6 31 . 8. Dick 5 27 • .Oalder Bros., No. 2 5 15 Ey Marsden 7 37 Beck and Oakley, No. 1 ... 1 16 Waitoitoi Stud Farm ' 7 21 Tracey King 4 16 T. ■ Faaackerly 6 29 J. Ligglns 6 ■30 W. A. Gee and Son 3 22 T. Wilklnton 6 37 Atkinson Bros 6 9 T.iE: Conway 6 33 Green Bros., No. 1 S 30 Green Bros., No. 3 5 27, Green Broß., No. 2 5 28 Waitoitoi Stud Farm 6 16 Progress Poultry Farm 5 29 J. J. Eoberry 0 1 Progress Poultry Farm 6 26 Webb Bros 5 27 «■.''•■■ 114 672 LIGHT BREEDS CONTEST. ' (For- 6 purobred pullets between tile ages of 5J to 8 months.) Total Weekly to total, date. Black Minorcas— ,H. Williams 35 105 White LeghornsGreen. Bros., No. 2 28 72 S. L. Beer 26 . 95 Tracey King 35 126 Beck and Oakley 27 145 M. F. Blackmail 2 28 B. Campbell 13 . 63 J, Liggins 31 171 N. Stark' and Son 19 . ICO 0. J. Norton 18 ■50 G. H. Bradford 8 37 H. Ball 30 128 Heretauuga P. Farm • 30 125 J. H. Stevens 25 86 G. Bonnett ..'. 15 38 E. G. Terry : 28 145 ,F. li. Ozanne 18 71 0. H. Izard 28 114 J. T. M'Jlarg 18 99 W. J. Chambers 22 132 E. E. Marsden 34 151 O. Renn .29 143 Mm E. D. Hunter 26 140 A. Olegg 29 140 J. Noncarrow, senr 15 56 R. W, Hawke 26 107 Dalmuir Poultry Yards ... 29 148 Oalder Bros 28 98 ■ Green "Bros., No. 1 27 116 W. J. Richards ; 22 58 L.' Oouch 24 140 Master A. Haley .'. 28 75 W. A. Gee and Son 17 85 D. V, M'Dougall 30 87 • tßeck and Oakley „i 20 104 L. T. Wright 1 12 17 P. Freeman 20 ' 68 Mrs. Gorinski 32 154 Waitoitoi. Stud Farm 27 114 W. Davey 31 83 B. E. Tomkies : 21 57 Oxford Poultry Farm 27 125 •B. W. Coombes 20 155 Yerrall Btob 11 . 69 Ranglurui Egg Ranch 14 20 G. Geo : 31 95 Inder and Phillips 26 123 A. H. Skilton 6 42 J. Robertson 29 123 A. M. Love i..' 21 87 D. Gruham ; 26 117 O. Thomson 1 32 173 J. Webb 9 42 T. Qlichards 17 54 Brown Leghorns— . ' . *H. Hunter 5 14 *Yerrall urot s 18 1264 6327 TWO YEARS' TEST, '/ White Leghorns— r HMV. Beck 8 1654 Mrs. Gorinski 5 1573 J. Liggins 0 1450 Black MinorcasH. Williams 13 1439 26 6116 HEAVY BREEDS CONTEST. (For six purobred pullets between the ages of 6 and 9 months.)' Total . Weekly to total, dato. Silver Wyandottes— T. Kennedy 0 0 , A. W. Adams 1 1 T.' Dowthwaite 8 36 Wliite Rocks — L, Lh Adams 0 0 - American Barred Rocks— D AUingliam 6 5 5 Black Orpingtonß— C. H, Izard, No. 2 29 93 T. E. Conway 17 94 W. Blooraflold 23 49' O. J. Norton 9 46 0. H, Izard, No.-l 16 55 J. Nanoarrow, Bonr 3 28 I Rhode Island Reds— F. E. Knyvott 10 13 121 420 DUCK CONTEST. Total j Weekly to j total, dato. Indian Runners— , !i ' it. M. Copland 27 95 | G. Bonnett 25 175 ! T. Dowthwaite 33 135 W. T. Greeil, No, 1 39 ' 102 Mrs. 0. 11. M'Dougall 0 1 , *J. Donald 34 160 Heretaunga Poultry Farm 0 6 W. T. Green, No. 2 2B 111 1 Mi-b. E. D. Hunter 3 3 189 788 1 TWO YEARS' CONTEST. 4 Indian Runners i W. T. Green 34 1565 | SINGLE DUCK CONTEST. 5 (For purebred ducks, over 5 and under 3 ' 9 months,)Total Weekly to total, date. Indian Runners— fir. Meadows 7 35 1. .W. T. Green 7 30 it L.-Wadhant 7 ' 12 ir T. Meadows 7 37 J. Donald 2 2 ; - 30 116 *One bird dead. tTno birds dead.