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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 155, 29 May 1884, Page 2

Dunedin, May 27. The fire has not yet been put out m the Kaitangata ooal mine, but it is hoped that work may be resumed within two or three days. At the Paluieraton .Resident Magistrate's Court to-day a charge was brought aguinsfc a school master named Warbnvton, of ill-treating a boy named Ross, 10 years old. The boy had been accused of telling a falsehood, and the teacher first made him kneel .md beg a boy's pardon ; then he hoisted him on another boy's bauk and strapped him ; and then he made the boy "ride the donkey;" that is, the boy was placed astride a desk aud made to leap along it, and flogged every time he jumped. One boy said lie counted thirty-eight strokes thus inllicLcd ; but it was denied that there were so many. The Magistrate (Mr Robinson) dismissed the case, saying that he could not thiuk it such an excess of severity us would compel him io put defen- . dune m tln» position of a criminal ; but. at the same time, he thought if defendant had fully considered the matter he would not have inflicted such a punishment.