NEWS BY MAIL

Hokitika Guardian, 10 September 1928, Page 4

NEWS BY MAIL

JEWEL RATD CHASE. LONDON, July 26. A brick was thrown last night through a window of the promises of Walter Bull and Son, jewellers, Tlieo-bald’s-road, Holborn, and it was found that a tray containing GOO diamond rings bad disappeared. There was a chase, and an assistant who is nil expert runner quickly outs distanced pedestrians who had joined in it. Many rings were found along the pavement, but all were recovered. A man was taken to Gray’s Inn- road police station and will appear at Bowstreet this morning.

DOG STOPS SERMON. LONDON, July 26. While, the sermon was being preached at the evening service at Beckenham parish church, Kent, yesterday, a dog entered and raced round and round the aisles yelling frantically. The preacher, the Rev. Reginald Wynter, went down from, the pulpit and persuaded the animal to go into the vestry. There it was attended by a veterinary surgeon, but before it was subdued it injured both its mistress, Miss Spence, of Albeinarle-road, Beek- , enliam, who had been in the church, and the servant who had been taking it for a walk. It had apparently been affected by 1 the beat, and a veterinary surgeon stated that a number of similar cases had been, treated liy him. He added: > The dog, I should say, developed meningitis, which would lie brought on i by heat apoplexy. It would suffer in much the same way as a human lieing ! would if .subjected to excessive heat from the sun, and would become hysterical. A bite from a dog suffering iii this way is not dangerous.

PRINCE’S OAR STOPPED. LONDON, July 26. Allusion to a. recent occasion when the Prince of Wales’s motor-car was held up by a special (■'Mistn'' , e was | made by the Home Secretary, Sir William Joynson-H.ieks, during an inspection of nearly .1000 special constabulary of Surrey, en Raiiniore Common, near Dorki ng, yesterday. Lord Ashcomhe, Lord-Lieutenant, of Surrey, presented medals to 60 constables with nine years’ sendee. Sir W. Joynson-Hieks, addressing the moil, said a- special debt of gratitude was due to the special constabulary, who gave of their leisure to make themselves proficient in their duties—"even to the extent of stopping a member of the Royal House.” "T do not think one of my own constables would have done that,” he added. "I will not say why. but all honour to the man who did his duty fearlessly and without thought of the consequences.”

'l'lic incident referred to occurred during Ascot Week when the Prince of Wales and Prince George were held up hv a long line of waiting cars while motoring to a hall at Groat Fosters, Egham. Their chauffeur informed the "Special” that the Prince of Wales was his passenger, hut the constable replied, "t have heard that story before.”