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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2722, 17 March 1916, Page 8

A man who stopped a messenger to a Chatham bank ami obtained from him a ba'g of, money, on tho plea that <i mis. take Lad been made, decamped ivith tlio bag, and, in spi|,e of cries of ."Stop thief 1" escaped. Another remarkhble instance .of a stricken soldier's speech being suddenly restored is reported from Liverpool. Corporal Joseph Preckelton, aged 2-t, was rendered deaf, blind, and dumb by tho explosion of a "Jack Johnson" at the Ttattle of Fcstubevt early in the summer. Five veeTfs later liis sight and hearing ivere restored, but he was still dumb. I'or the festive season lie had a few days' leave in Liverpool, 'and on the last day of tho year attended two weddings, one of them in the capacity of best man. In the evening there waß singing and dancTng, am! about 11.30 Frcckclton, tired out, threw himself on the sofa. There ho yawned, and, to his surprise, ejaculated a long drawn out "Oh." It was the first pound fiiat ha<* escaped bis lips sim'o Fosuibert. lie called out to a friend, and found that his voice was completely rMtared, Ho then sung'a song to plcuae' the wedding