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ACCfDENTAELY POI SOXEI >
AUCKLAND, .September 10
.Margaret Davis, aged tbirty-f *nr years, residing with her husband at Remuern, died in the hospital, prexiimalfly from halting taken spirits oi salt in mistake for medicine.
A SERIOUS WOUND
RAITfATUA, September 10.
George Cheek!ey on Sunday was riding round his father’s sheep farm at Hintmoa a blackblock settlement- carrying a butcher’s knife. Being unseated descending a hill the knife entered his side and penetrated the light lung causing a serious wound. Checkley had lost considerable blood before he wiw discovered. He reached the liispital atmidnight.
THE WAR LOAN \
WELLINGTON, Sept. 11
The Minister of Finance stated today that- subscriptions for the War Moan were still reaching him. A Dunedin fir pi had telegraphed asking if would accept a subscription of £20,009 and many smaller amounts were being offered and accepted. The loan had not yet- been finally closed and it would he* kept open till the Finance Bill, (living authority to companies, societies, trustees, and others to corutrihute lias been made law.
.MILITARY SERVICE
WELLINGTON, Sept. 12
Ai the Military Service Board the Chairman announced that the Railway Department had withdrawn an addition al 365 appeals and these were formally dismissed.
It was ascertained that 300 men were drawn in tlie third railway ballot, the balance being left over from the first and second departmental ballots. ,
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Hokitika Guardian, 13 September 1917, Page 1
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