MISCELLANEOUS

Hokitika Guardian, 27 September 1917, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS

A SAD END. [per PRESS ASSOCIATION.—COPYRIGHT.] LONDON. Rep. 26. Lance-Corporal I). G. May, of the New Zealand Rifles, who was awaiting his discharge owing to ill-health, due. to shell-shock, died through falling from a window at Torquay. It is supposed he walked in his sleep. A verdict. of accidental death was returned. j A MINISTER RECALLED.

fRe liter's Telegram.) (Received This Dav at noon.) MADRID, Son. 26. The Spanish Minister in Belgium lots been recalled. A BIG COMPANY. I PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. —COPYRIGHT.] (Received This iliiv at 11.2->. a.in.) JOHANNESBURG, September 26. An Anglo-American Company has been formed with a capital of a million with power*to raise a further live, millions ,to acquire gold areas in East Rand, to support a vast industrial development scheme in South Africa.

MILITARY CROSSES. • f AUSTRALIAN A' N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION A REUTER.] f Received This Day at 11.26. a.in.) LONDON, September 26. A Bar to the Military Cross has been awarded the New Zealander Captain H E. McKinnon of the Infantry. Military crosses have been awarded to the New Zealanders, Captain J. G. Coates, AY. IT. McLean, M. Urquhnrt; Limits. O. E. Morgan; R. K. Virol; A. M. Rodgers (infantry); J. E. Gardner (artillery); Captain TT. M. Goldstein (Medical Corps); .Limits. IT. J. Leaf (pioneers and R. Morloy (engin cers).

NOTED CORRESPONDENT KILLED

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("Received This Dav at 10.16. a.vn > LONDON, September 26. During the air raid, a bomb killed Mr. G. W. Stevens, too Athens correspondent of the Daily Chronicle and Daily Telegraph.