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Hokitika Guardian, 16 November 1929, Page 3

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MOTEL DRAMA. SUDBURY, Suffolk, Septemuer 14. Nora Plumb, aged 25, a servant at the Bull Hotel, Cavendish, near here, and George Alorley, a gamekeeper at Great 1 hurlow, were found shot dead in the hotel kitchen shortly before o’clock last night. The landlord of the hotel, Mr H. Richardson, Hound the woman lying m a pool of blood at one end of the kiLciien and Alorley huddled up at the other end. A double-barrelled gun /as between the man’s legs. i tie couple had been keeping company for some time and became engaged about three months ago. Nova Plume had been employed by Mr Richardson since she left school. She was a native of Pentlow, Essex, and supported her widowed mother. cters have been found which will probably throw light on the drama. AJiss Plumb was some years ago very friendly with a young man who.recently returned to the district. Her mother stated to-day that Alorley had prepared a home for her daughter, who wanted to marry nOctober, but he wanted to get married at once. Morley, who was 36, was wounded three times in France, and was afterwards in India.

HYSTERICAL DOGS. . AYR, September 14. The mysteries of canine hysteria were discussed at to-day’s concluding session of the National Veterinary Medical Association Congress. Professor Frederick Hobday, principal of the Royal Veterinary College, said that the disease would make a pack of dogs suddenly act as if it had -een a ghost. Recent inquiry had brought details of outbreaks in all parts of Great Britain, and he had never met with a disease more widesspreud among dogs. It was more common among the active and sporting breeds than among lap dogs. Sudden noises, such as another dog banting or the passage of an aeroplane, were apt to cause a return of the symptoms. The general opinion among owners and surgeons was that errors in dietary predisposed to the hysteria. Professor Hobday said he believed that the best treatment was to keep the dog quiet and if possible in the dark. The dietshould be meat or fish and brown bread and exercise should be limited. The disease was rarely fatal.