THE CAT AND THE CRIMINAL

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 9, Issue 521, 9 April 1920, Page 2

THE CAT AND THE CRIMINAL

ENGLAND'S CRIME WAVE.

an effective remedy. Recently, in the course of a leadin- article, "The Franklin and Pukekohe Times" suggested that flc«liine might have a deterrent effect on criminals guilty of brutality, M these degenerates appeared to M contemptuous of imprisonment as a form of punishment. Since the article was published the following confirmation of the suggested policy has come to hand, per medium of the Auckland "Star," from its Loncrime in England, and particularly crimes in which brutal violence is associated with robbery or other offences, has brought into discussion once again the question of the ef ficacy to the cat 0 nine tails as a deterrent- Some of our judges are great believers in the "cat, fl?' Hor/idg, h n mad. « taJJ K he at all events, will not hesifcde in proper cases to order the brutal class of offenders against the law "a round dozen" in addition to hard labouiV He had before him two cases of highway robbery. In one, wo men spfang out fro.n e.mf on two pedestrians on a lonely road, and went through theifl P^ e^ s they threatened them with a rernl ver In the other case, two young - soldiers left an inn with an dderly •. m;,n, beat him insensible, androhbed him of all he possessed,.So the iudge, in sentencing all four to " strokes, in addition to terms of imprisonment, observed that the ume had come for evildoers to realise that there is such a thing as law and order, and that thefts, housebrerting, and highway jobbery will not be allowed to go rampant all over the C °Thens will.^L mawkish outcApWhtA iot ri b l ng Kf b lte& to be done if . .u the Old Country are not t° #e absolutely deprived of all sense of security when they take their walks abroad, or lay them downtosleeo. and we have ample evidence that the •cat" has been in times pa* l the most effective deterrenttothebro taliy-minded criminal. It put m 1 ai most immediate end to London, it dispersed most eff<«tually the infamous "high rip gangs common to Liverpool and vicinity thirty or more y<Sars ago, and cl®an^d-Bir-mingham of the gangs of peakyblinders" which at one time infested its streets to the vast diMomfort of decent folk. It is a fact that not oM among the Birmingham crowd 01 toughs whose hide made acquaintance with the "cat" during this cletu *s* < period, was ever known to qualify for a second introduction, and there is no record of a second dose being required by any of the Liverpool gentry whose brutalities wen for them the attentions of the floeger. The terror by the « C "'t" for' the brutal minded tough was well exemplified-during the prevalence of garrotting in hooligans had cruelly assaulted an old woman, and robbed her °* 8 pence—her all—as she was golllgto do her little bit of shopping. Tta» we p caught, brought up for WW. and convicted. The judge sentenced, them to six months hard 1»W whereon one of the gnnning ruffians ouifawed, and, with the interpellation of sundry lurid adjectives, informed th • Court that he could do that on m< 'ead." A moment later he was blubbering like a whipped infant, and hysterically beseeching the judge "Fer Gawd's sake, yer Onnei; anyfink but that." The judge had lv added to imprisonment twelve s't.okes with the cat." But those hve words had reduced a contemptuously defiant, hulking brute, who had been a local terror on account of n.s "bashing" proclivities, to a whitefaced whimpering, shaking craven, sweating with fear. It Ssas a complete transformation, and almost as pitiable as complete.

,h«, Should it be necessary to WM the shed on a slope it is best IT have the fall from the back •>£ the shed to the yard, Jmt abrupt slopes should be avoideWf possible Whore the slope is from tne shed to ihc yard it is best to excavate the phed site to a firm bottom. Fillings are liable to bink and crack the concrete floor. A drain must be provided at the foot of the bank foimed bv the excavation to carry off surface and storm water and prevent it running through the shed. Where the slope is in the opposite direction - that is, from the yard to the sheda gutter will be required along the front of the building, otherwise the dnt from the yard will work down into the shed, especially if the yard if not concreted. . The practice of discharging drunat e into a creek has several objectionable features. It is a waste of valuable manure, and, further, it wil contaminate the water, which -is •|, ; ( bably being used by some "lie lower down. The water supply many dairy factories is drawn from open streams, so that a senous P"®. 1 " ti.Hi might easily arise irom tftw cause. A liquid manure tank of concrete, or a portable one on a sledge, is much better. An adequate and permanent wi«.e. supply is an absolute necessity m 1 a dairy, and consequently this point Pnist be considered in choosing lite. Where a gravitation supply is available it can be pined to the site which has the most advantages in jg other respects, but where the supp!v depends on .".imping its source . is'of first importance. Defects in other respects can usually be go o.er, though it may coit a little 1, ore money, but a defective w:.tei oiipplv is a never-ending cause of ex- v liense'and annoyance. A shed with ' A iM poor supply of 'liitv one, and the milk receivea f'om it is consequently defective. A . rain water * ipply is seldom satisfactory* as it usually gives out just when it is mcst needed. Well water best, on account of its suitability for cooling milk and cream, but, fail•■V that, a running stream is a good substitute. _ In laying out -he building the sned should be nlaced so that the prevailing wind will come from the back or at an angle over the far corner of the separator room. This will blow any smell from the sned or engine exhaust away from the iseparator room.