KIRK THE KUR.

NZ Truth, Issue 114, 24 August 1907, Page 6

KIRK THE KUR.

" , A Bottle-weilder Welted. When a rapscallion's, name is down for 48 convictions and achieves 49, it is a bun to a biscuit that he'll reach the half-century or bust. It seems likely that Billy Kirl^ will get "there anyhow, and hang the odds ; he is a boozer of the booziest, and would sooner sleep with a Ibottle under his pillow than do lots of •things. But he is a madman when wined, is curious Kirk. The yarn of how he smashed a bottle of beer on Constable. King, of Christchurch, arid jabbed him m the face with the neck of the bottle after the major portion of the bottle had fallen by the wayside, has been told before. The constable got his violent . dr.unk handcuffed, and then police stationed. Afterwards he had. to go to the hospital, and Kirk found himself up against a charge of INFLICTING BODILY HARM at the Christchurch Supreme Court. His plea was that he didn't mean it, and that the constable was responsible ; or that the bottle burst !and hit the, peeler of its own accord, or something like that. But the N jury wasn't impressed ; it takes a darn lot to impress a jury, and after their return the prisoner was invited to have a conversation with the judge as to what he had to say. His reply was short— "drink." The judge's reply was almost equally as short— although it was long— "two years." So Koward. Kirk's near future is provided for, and he need have no fear yet a, while.

'John Pressling was brought' tip for sentence at Wellington Supreme Cc v "fc on Tuesday, on a charge of indecent assault at Peil-ding. While under the influence of drink Pressling, who appears to- be -a', man under thirty years, took a girl child of tender years to ths 'back of premises and there attempted an indecent offence. The police were ready with another charge of ma'kins; 'an indecent proposal to a second child had the girlspoiler jjot pleaded guilty to the first one- Asked if he had anything to say, accused replied, "I did not know what I was dcring/'Fis Honor stated that the pica was m excuse. It was a very hard cc.se, and were it not that there was no corroboratioK of the child's testimony, he would order the prisoner to bo 'flossed. His Honor proposed- to inflict a heavypenalty by imposing a term o f imprisonment- These offences aeainst children must bo put down. Presslino: will do arduous to'l at an address removed from public observation for five years.-

(Eastern Maori.) -<*•;■ A 1 scholar is Ngata,. ; No member smarter, At repartee neat. When he's a starter He's a regular tartar . And damned hard to beat. An authority on Native lands, He guards the Natives' rights, For the Maori cause he always stands And fights the Maori fights.