TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 14 December 1918, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

fPER PRZSS ASSOCIATION.—COPYRIGHT.] WANGANUI ATTITUDE. . WANGANUI, Dec. 13. • The Wanganui Ministers Asoeiation to-day decided to write to the Christchurch Ministers Association, stating that they, as local ministers with local knowledge did not concur in the Christchurch Association’s attitudo (already telegraphed) in regard to the treatment of the men at the Wanganui Detention Barracks and they consider that the removal of the officers responsible for the treatment was .sufficient punishment. It was pointed out that none of the imprisoned objectors to military service belonged to the religious denominations that are opposed to military ser vice. ATTEMPTED MURDER CHARGE. AUCKLAND December 13. At the Supreme Court, John Avondale Arnold was charged with attempting to murder his wife at Alfriston on October 6th., and also with assaulting her with intent to cause bodily harm and further that he caused harm m • such circumstances that, had death ensued, he would have been guilty of murder. 'Hie case for the prosecution was that as the outcome a quarrel accused struck and bound his wife’s hands and then set fire to the house. Accused was found guilty of causing bodily harm. ABORTION CASE. AUCKLAND December 13. At the Supremo Court here to-day Charles Raymond Christey, who was yesterday convicted of having given a girl of seventeen a drug for procuring abortion came, up for sentence. Justice Stringer expressed siffisfaction that the jury had had sufficient'moral courage to find a verdict in accordance with the evidence. There had been a tendency among certain juries to look upon the procuring of abortion as a more or less legitimate employment which was of course a deplorable state ’of affairs. “I think mmv experiI enco,” added His Honour,“ that this 1 is almost the first time a conviction has been recorded.’’ * After commenting that the man was a cripple, and would, therefore be an embarrassment, rather than otherwise, to gaol officials and that, for the same reasons, imprisonment would probably not be much in the nature of a punishment for the mail, the judge ordered pri Honor to como up for sentence when ■called upon. “That means,’’ he remarked, “that you escape the punislimcn which you richly deserve and which I would have administered to you hut for your physical disabilities.” ■■keifpw