GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 8, 3 September 1912, Page 6

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

—, —. 0 A SUICIDE'S DEATH. (Fer Press Association.) Auckland, September 3. A Maori woman named Ngaritu, whe cut her throat on June 15th, heing evidently affected by Ihier daughter having been sentenced to five years reformative treatment for arson, died last night. THE SALVATION ARMY. Feilding, September 3. Commissioner Richards, Colonel Fisher and Brigadier Bray visited Feilding yesterday, and last night the} were tendered a public banquet and reception, when the Mayor (.Mr R. E. Coodbehere) presided and offered a civic welcome to the commissioner. The latter delivered an eloquent panegyric on the late General Booth.

The many friends of Mr. G. A Kindberg, a vvell-knoivn settler of thi Flint Road, will regret to learu tha he is in the local Hospital, his condi lion being a very critical one.

It was rumoured in town thm mornins that the death had occurred fit Hastings of Mr. W. Brown, a wellknown Stratford resident, who tor many years was associated with the Wangnnui Fruit Shop, and atferwards with' the fruiterers' shoo, now occupied by the Royal Tea. Rooms.

At the Magistrate's Court this morning before Mr. S. B. Hunter. J.P., one first offender for drunken-ness-was convicted and discharged. \t the Hotnebush sales, reports a Sydney message, sheep further advanced 2s, cattle another 10s, and :n a/few cases 20s.

A comparison of" Iho vr.lunUrv contributions to date fo the btrattori Hospital and Charitable Ad Board r-hows that whereas the contributions amounted to £7l 5s 8d last year this year they total exactly six shillings. The winter has been a severe one and the expenditure for the five months totals £1739 17s 2d. A suggestion was made by members of the Board at today's meeting that a "Hospital Saturday" might relieve to some extent the Board's financial burden.