LOSS OF MEMORY

Hokitika Guardian, 26 June 1933, Page 5

LOSS OF MEMORY

ON WEDDING EVE MAN’S PLIGHT ROR F£W DAYS. . , '■* - * ’■*' • (Per Press. Associatibn—-Copyright). j-' . June 25. . Seventy .guests waited ih, vain for* the bridegroom ;. at t!i;:.wei|ditig in St. John’s Church at Tcpukh on Wednesday moimingV-M and a half they dispersed.; , the; wedding breaklast was cancelled.-

i In the .meantime,.; the, bricjtegrooni was suffering .from loss- of . memory,: am* ivas making his / way to Auckland, where lie is ’ now’ staying with- relatives, prior to his return. ‘ His recollection of events did not'return to him until this morning.. In the meantime, search parties, fearing for his safety, scoured the Tepuke district. The bridegroom; is; Mr J.. Bennett, a well-known, former, Tepuke footballer. •When seen to-day at the home of his brother-in-law,; .said' ’that, he was feeling lit and well, although his mind was a blank as<-to , his experiencesyand movements between .Tuesday morning and this morning. 'Although he hacl since learned that lmdiad' eolled on re-, latives at he hud been in Auckland since- he could recall nothing of jt.

On -Tuesday. Mixmmkgmmim boarded "a?-' - train at Pnonaaroa,;; .wliorh dm. pfoyed Ag a bride’s home is, ; to go to-TbpukeL After p ; that, lie renictnbered.hothiiig-. Ho'lVad. siffee learned, he ttate'df that- the post*'. master . at Tepuke saw hirri at ten o’clock'on Tuesday night, at ,Tepuke. He had then to|d the "postmaster, that he had been to ■ Tanrattga and- back,. displaying a pair qf/shpog: ttfat wore cut with stones, worn and/ mudstaineL. He said that lie evidently had been tramping over rough 5 country ?He had no railway ticket. r - a Mr Beiinett stated ,he had no idea how he reached* Auckland, “A remarkable thing,” , said .'his brothef-iii-law,' ; ‘‘is that her: has v been with us since Thursday evening. - We did not knp|t' thgt/the. wedding was to be Eeld last . Wednesday,, and so_ we had -ho cause ter he shfprised lie - .should be here?/: -He has facodfnpaiiied- -- us, to the pictures/ - .Although he seem- sa ed i’{ithei*quietivwo didHnot Miy*.- .a a thing was wrong..” ,