[?]O On Native-Assault

Charge

From Our Own Correspondent

Moresby, Feb. 5

incident at Rumu in Septem ber last year resulted in an Assistant District Officer facing Port Moresby Court of Sessions in January, on a charge of I grievous bodily harm, e officer, Sydney Stephen h, was committed for trial at next sittings of the Supreme t after evidence had shown as a result of the incident a e police constable lost an eye. dth claimed that the constable been insolent to him in front group of primitive natives and had adopted a truculent atti said that the constable had d his fist and he, in a defen movement, had thrust the fist e constable alleged that during conversation with Smith, the : complained that some domes ork had not been done. When the constable) said that he been doing other work Smith k lum in the eye.

J. Loschdorfer, an eye alist, said that he had ex ed the constable in November year and that before he heard history of the case he had

formed the opinion that the injury had been caused by a sharp in strument. He admitted that it could have been caused by a long finger nail but said that it would not have been caused by the flat impact of a punch.

Smith pleaded not guilty and re

served his defence. He was allowed bail.

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Corliss, with their two children, left Wau, NG, for Brisbane in February. Mr. Cor liss is Native Labour Inspector at Wau.