Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, MAY 26, 1923. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 2585, 26 May 1923, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, MAY 26, 1923. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Charles William Crisp, aged 10 years, reeeived serious internal injuries at Wanganui, on Friday, through falling off a motor lorry, a wheel of whieli passed over him.

The Mow A. Hodge, Congregational minister at Napier, lias resigned his charge in order to accept tin appointment under the Bishop of Waiapu. He has been appointed chaplain to the Napier hospital and gaol, and will undertake other duties nl the discretion of the Bishop. To-morrow night at Ihe Salvation Army, there Avill he some community singing. The congregation to pick Ihe hymns and choruses also. Mrs Ensign Huston will speak on “(Madness and Sadness." All nllending no other place of worship especially invited to attend. Mr Charles Slmnd, a wool and skin buyer, who is well known in South Otago, where lie has been farming for a number of years, was seriously injured through u vehicle lie was driving being struck by a passing train at: Kakapnaka, near Bahdutha, and died from his injur-

Tlie Rev. das. Ale Caw, Presbyterian Minister of Lower Ilutt, is visiting Foxton in connection with Soots' College and Queen Margaret’s College, Wellington. The Rev. Air AleCaw has consented to conduct the morning and evening services at the local Presbyterian Church to-mor-row.

Petersen, a wealthy Danish jeweller, at Geneva, saw his wife at a. ball. He took her home and in a frenzy of jealousy, hanged her in her ball frock before the sittingroom lire, then set the frock alight, and wrote a justification for his deed. He sent tlie note to the police before hanging himself in his bedroom.

A youth named Arthur Prentice, aged 17 years, was severely injured as a result of a collision at the intersection of Devon and Brouglnnan Streets, at New Plymouth yesterday. Prentice was struck by a motor car driven by Mr P. J. Flanagan, who was crossing the street. The boy, who was severely injured about the head, and was suffering from concussion, was removed to the hospital.

Ensign Huston, of the local Salvation Army Corps, has received notice of his transfer to headquarters and will lake up his duties next week. Mrs Huston will continue in charge of the local corps and will have the assistance of an otlieer. Ensign Huston informs us that his duties will mean periodical absence from Foxton but that will not lessen the interest he and his wife are taking in social welfare work.

An unusual case came before the Dunedin Magistrate’s Court this week in a claim by Cyril Plato for £8 4s for loss of an overcoat lodged in the Forbury Park Trotting Club’s cloakroom on February 3, the first day of the races, and not claimed till the second day. It was contended for the defence that the club only contracted to look after the coat for the day, and after that the club became an involuntary bailee. The magistrate, in awarding plaintiff .€4, held that the agreement made on the hirst day covered the whole meeting.