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Hokitika Guardian, 16 April 1926, Page 1

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NIGHT OF TERROR. LONDON, February 21. Remarking that it was clear that the man was a homicidal lunatic and that it was a wonder be had not murdered his wife, the Westminster coroner (Mr Ingleby Oddie) yesterday recorded a verdict of Suicide while of Unsound Mind, in the ease of Edward John Roberts, aged 56, an cleetrican, ot Peabody Buildings. Wesmmster. who threw himself out of a window. The widow said she spent a terrible night on Wednesday, when her Imslauu! compelled her to light candles alt night and sit opposite him and watch them burn out. He told her she was oning to have a long sleep and was going to take her with him. lie had locked the door and refused to allow her to go out. A friend called on Thursday morning, and she seized the opportunity to get away. .Mr Oddie said that Mrs Roberts owed her life to humouring her husband instead of annoying him. KNIGHTHOOD FOR MINISTER. LONDON, February 27. Last night’s “ London Gazette ” announces that the Right Rev. Andrew Wallace Williamson, who last year resigned his ministry of St- Giles’ Cathedral. Edinburgh—recognised as the principal State church of Scotland—has been made n Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order. Dr Williamson, who was appointed a Commander of the Order in 1919, is Chap-lain-in-Ordinary to the King in Scotland, and Dean of the Chapel of the Order of the Thistle. He was Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, 1913-14. During the war Dr Williamson, wlm is 70. took a, great interest in the welfare of the Scottish troops and paid several visits to the battle-fronts. In 1915 Sir John French referred to bis activities in one of his despatches.