NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3549, 11 August 1920, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND NEWS

BUTTER OUTPUT.

WELLINGTON, A ug. 10.

I The Prime Minister has received :1 123.1310 from the British Food Controller rel‘~l.\'ing to represenfations of the New Zealand Butter Producers’ Com--111-irtee regarding the coming season’s 011‘?-Dut, :In°d has passed the cable on to the cornlniittee. It is understood that the cabl,e will hot enable final completion of the negotiations to be secured. .

A CONCURRENT SENTENCE.

PALMERSTON N., Aug. 10-

The Supreme Court opened to-day before Judge Chapman. John VVil- - McClure, charged with breaking and entering and theft, pleaded guilty‘ and was sentenced to three years’ hard labour, concurrent with the sentence accused is nOW serving for theft. at Auckland

\VEL.LINGTON VVI-IA RFIES A T

WORK.

VVELLING-TON, Aug. 10‘

VVol'k was resumed on the Wellington watex-front to-day, after having been delayed owing to the rain.

G LADYS BA TCHELOR CASE.

E\+'IDESNCE STILL VVITHHELD.

VVELLINGTON, Aug. 10.

For the fifth time James Hayue and Norman Neylon appeared in the dock at *the Supreme Court yesterday on a charge of using an unlawful instrulllGllL to procure abortion.

Mr Macassey, for the Crown, after--I'e\'iewing' the case, said the Crown did 1101: propose to call evidence against Neylon, and the jury might acquit him. '

Mr Justice Edwards directed .the jury accordingly. - ' ’

Mr Macassey then asked Neylon to take the witness stand, which he did with some hesitation. "In answef to .questi;C-n-5v he "said he kept company with. the"‘g'irl’Gladys Batchelbr, who becaine pregnan't_' 'He declined to answer a further question involving Hayne. no

Ml‘ Macatssey was given leave to assume I:ha‘t the _Witness'wa.s hostile, and asked: ‘You knew that Miss Batchelor became pregn£i‘n"E'? j’. ; Witness: No. '

His Houaur then asked for the Court ”I:epoirtel-’s mote, and read the answer given before lunch” by the witness when he admitted Bat-chelor had told him of her condition. _ His Honour: And you say 'now’she did not tell you? "Wi't'lles‘s: Yes.

[ Witness again repeated his denial jot’ giving Batchelor I-layne’s address, iof an-I'aligin«g with her to go to Duneidin, of sending her £3O, of receiving ‘in, telegram from her, and of knowing lthat she had gone ‘to Dunedin. i(3Mr Maoassey: You heard her eviidenoe in the.‘ Lower Court: and in the ;Supreme Court. Was she telling lies M Witness‘: I suppose so. His Honour: Just as much as you are telling the truth? ‘ Witness: Yes. Mr Maoassey called Gladys Batchelor, who gave her age as 21, but remained ahsol.ui:.ely silent during 7% series o°f' questions which followed. She declined to say whether she knew Neylon or I-luyne, and simply remained silent . .- ‘ Mr Macassey: Miss Bntehelor, why don’l’ you answer my question? No answer. Do you decline to answer any (1110-5' Hons? No answer. Do you still decline, to answer any l_]l19S1'i()IlS? No answer. At fhis stage the Judge suggested that Mr Macasséy should make application for an adjournment. until tomo_rrow_ HO. desired to consult other Jiulges in Wellington as to whether this witness should not suffer furfher "punishment. The Courl then adjourned. . . A I)R.DVP}I.% SHOOTS HI.\fS.IEI.F. CH.R’l’?+’l‘(l‘l~lUßCH_, August 10. When ortlerod to hospital at (‘~ul~ \‘(‘]'d(‘ll on nocount of sickness :1 drowr narned. Stephen. Highs‘-led, bel()i—lgiilg lo ’Rotherha.m, shot himself. A BODY FOUND. \ oHRIs'reHURoHj August .10. The. body of W. Cook, aged fiftyfi six’, has been found in Sm. l".eonard’sj Creek, North C-anterrbllry. There is‘ evidence ‘that Cook ‘moi’ with an rmoident while. riclixig a horse. i