ENTERTAINMENTS.

Gisborne Times, 16 December 1911, Page 10

ENTERTAINMENTS.

cciP. PATHE PICTURES, rail hl a c Historical drama, when interpreted by eans of the cinematograph lias many m angular charms, and film manufacturtho j, are being compelled to turin these P eai t in order to : conserve their coamecma Pp‘ii, now that so many firms are enHcitge’d in film production. One of G - Defendant fexoii/eaiyj : cor the last 1 four years this woman has worried me t by coming to my place of business be- i cause I have paid her over and oyer 1 again; to avoid the publicity of coming 1 to a. Police Court. . < Complainant: It is an absolute he! i Defendant: She lias come round to <

my olacc with bullies ‘Complainant: I shall murder you! Defendant: Five shillings a week is nothing to me. She sends me offensive postcards. I can’t stand this sort of thing any longer. Sir John remarked that the order would remain in force eleven more years, and some arrangement must be made to keep the peace. Defendant: She is a wicked woman, sir. Complainant: You brought me to it-. The defendant said he would arrange to send the 5s a. week regularly by a messenger. Sir John Bell, in discharging the man told tho woman she had rendered herself li able to prosecution for tho postcards she had written, and there was no justification for the defendant’s arrest at all. A summons was then issued against the woman for threatening in Court to murder the man. “I’ve nothing to say. I did make that statement/’ sobbed the woman. Norval went into the box and said lie • apprehended violence. Defendant had threatened him before, and he had had to eject her from his premises. The woman (now defendant): That’s a lie. Twice you have tried to kill me, and I wish we wore both dead ! Mr. Richards (the Clerk): Will you promise not to use any violence to Mr Norval P

Defendant: No. T can’t promise that. I don't know what I may be driven to.

(•sir John: In your own interests I shall remand you in custody, and shall send a note to the prison to have tho doctor and clergyman to see you. The woman was removed weeping and wringing her hands.