Not On the Breakfast Menu

NZ Truth, Issue 1108, 24 February 1927, Page 8

Not On the Breakfast Menu

Angry 'Words rand Flying Fists On j '. '. . '■■■',',■' (From . "N.Z. Truth's" Napier Representative.) -'.-'-• "Glory Hole'- differences, terminating m an alleged assault, were ventilated before Magistrate Dyer at. the Napier Police Court J last week. I

THE hash purveyors involved were" Howard Quigley,' chief steward of thei i Union Company's! Kamo, who was charged with ) assaulting Ferdinand Oswald, an assistant steward on the same vessel. The informant, (Lawyer L.. A; Rogers) stated from the witness-box that when the ship was approaching Napier— and after he had just' served breakfast to the officers— Quigley ordered Wim to prepare the table for the cooks and assistants.' , "I told him that I couldn't do two jobs at; once," remarked witness, "whereupon* he told, me that I could - go to— — r. I retorted by telling Quigley. that he was a shirker, at which he struck . me "with; his' closed fist." . As a' .result of the alleged h,lbw Oswald sought medical attention and was sent to hospital for fqur , days. Lawyer Humphries (for Quigley) : Didn't the chief steward try to get you to do your, work m a systematic manner?— No. When he gave you the order to prepare breakfast you called him a — — ? ' —No, I: didn't. ;.•-.; :.'"•. When leaving the saloon, didn't' you double back and hit him?— No, he hit me first. a Didn't you threaten to . knife • him?— -No. ;' ,"■ '"=\- ", How did the captain get to know about the matter? — Hewastold a yarn about it. : ' "I consider Oswald is a most excitable, man, I ', quoth CKlef Steward Quigr ley from the witness-box, "arid m order £hat he should have more time, to himself I tried to arrange his work for him In a systematic way.'' r - .. ' Quigley went on, to state that ..after the ..officers had their s breakfast he ordered^ Oswald to lay the^ table for the cooks and the latter' s reply' , to the

order was: "You are trying to bounce j| me." > m "Later he called me a : —,": — ," con- jfl , firmed witness, "struck me on the a shoulder and I retaliated. The assist- M ant cook came on the scene,; when Os- ji wald said: 'I will stick a knife m your m ■ ~" "''"'■ S Oswald came at him again and j| blows were exchanged. In Quig- 8 ley's opinion he could not have js been injured much, as he carried ja two large suitcases down the gangr $ way. '-.'.-,. ■' '„ . / I To Lawyer Rogers: "I am a docile ...Ji . man and I had no differences with Sj Oswald on war matters." *■ . ' .| . „ Captain E. R. Law -stated that as a I result of investigations he dismissed 1 Oswald. , I Charles Edward, O'Grafly,. assistant . « cook, was present during the alter- I cation and was' standing, behind Quig- | ley W- .''•''■' I "Both men made use of the word a , Quigley striking the .first blow." | said: O'Grady. "Oswald attempted to | strike, but Quigley got. him first and $ . I restrained Oswald from throwing a -.'j dish-cover at Quigley." ■■'•'.-.-.■ % Lawyer Rogers: A sort of peace- ]j ■ maker, eh?— Yes. ■ '/"'''_ I :-" You are not a hostile witness? — No, 1 ; quite unbiased. "' 'i The S.M. held that it was quite clear that blows were struck on"- both sides. 1 On tlie facts he. would dismiss the m- B formation, each party to pay his own H costs. f , B YOUR HEALTH, SIR! J.D.K.Z. GIN. 3 . The best <■ drink, . for ; your health's | sake,' is.LD.K.Z.'Gin. No depressing | after-effects., A. genuine potrstill malt | gin of absolute purity. ! Beneficial m. g cases >of rheumatism and gout, besides | exercising a healthy influence on the ,g nervous system and blood. ; All hotels »V i and bottle stores.* fi