1024 THE PALESTINE GAZETTE 28th September, 1936 Attempting to injure by explosive substances. 239. A n y person who unlawfully, and with intent to do any harm to another, puts any explosive substance i n any place whatever, is guilty of a felony and is liable to imprisonment for fourteen years. Maliciously administering poison with intent to harm. 210. A n y person who unlawfully, and with intent to injure or annoy another, causes any poison or noxious thing to be administered to, or taken by, any person, and thereby endangers his life, or does h i m some grievous harm, is guilty of a felony and is liable to imprisonment for fourteen years. Wounding and similar acts. 241. (a) A n y person who :— unlawfully wounds another ; or (6) unlawfully, and with intent to injure or annoy any person, causes any poison or other noxious thing to be administered to, or taken by, any person; is guilty of a misdemeanour. Failure to supply necessaries. 242. A n y person who, being charged w i t h the duty of providing for another necessaries of life, without lawful excuse fails to do so, whereby the life of that other person is or is likely to be endangered, or his health is or is likely to be permanently injured, is guilty of a misdemeanour. CHAPTER XXVI. CRIMINAL RECKLESSNESS AND NEGLIGENCE. Reckless and negligent acts. 243. A n y person who i n a manner so rash or negligent as to endanger human life or to be likely to cause harm to any other person :— (a) drives a vehicle or rides on any public way ; or (b) navigates, or takes part i n the navigation or working of, any vessel; or (c) does any act with fire or any combustible matter, or omits to take precautions against any probable danger from any fire or any combustible matter i n his possession; or {d) omits to take precautions against any probable danger from any animal i n his possession ; or ( e ) gives medical or surgical treatment to any person whom he has undertaken to treat ; o r (/) dispenses, supplies, sells, administers, or gives away, any medicine or poisonous or dangerous matter; or ( g ) does any act w i t h respect to, or omits to take proper precautions against any probable danger from, any machinery of which he is solely or partly i n charge; or ( h ) does any act with respect to, or omits to take proper precautions against any probable danger from, any explosive i n his possession; is guilty of a misdemeanour. Other negligent acts causing harm. 244. A n y person who unlawfully does any act, or omits to do any act which it is his duty to do, not being an act or omission specified i n the preceding section, by which act or omission harm