LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 22, 12 September 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Telegrams from 'Wellington re'gaid'iilg £lio shocking tnuivhr of'a Chuaiman, by a blood-i hi r<vy t'uef 'ajipi'ar on page 3. '' ! ll '' '•-•'' '•■''■•'■•' '■'■ •' '

Mr Stuart ;Rk;ba<r.dson, city electrical engineer,! of, Wcll,i?)gto,ij, was,taken 111' suddenly yesterday ajudidiex] at i> fate holu, repots the. I'i/ess Association'. 1 ' ;,;,• j j, _., :,jj j

The Plunket Nurse may be consult ed at the Foresters' Hall, Stratford (very Tuesday in future. Valuable advice to mothers is given and all are free to avail themselves of it.

Those who love Mt. Egmont will be glad to learn that the caretakers (Mi and Mrs H. Williams) are again in residence at the , Stratford Mountain FToW: JThl' roads &A? good I .and| a run up to the bouse offers a'real'Alphine treat.

"'A-"man named Mark Symonxls; 38; married/ a recent arrival from England; employed on the new gasomecei at Wanganui. fell 2! feet on Wednesday. The Press Association states ihat lie was seriously injured and was conveyed to the hospital, where he died in Friday morning.

A Dauuevirke Press Association telegram to-day states: Alex. McBride, a farmer at Mixta mau, died last evening at his home as the result cl poisoning. Deceased had been depressed lately, and bad been endeavouring to dispose of bis interest in ids farm. Shortly after returning home from Tokomaru last evening, bo took poison and died soon after. An inquest will be held. ]

A Wellington Press Association telegram states :—William Amos Mullins, who was charged at the Magistrate's Court with the attempted murder of his wife some weeks ago and also with attempted suicide, was remanded for a week. Mullins and his wife have since been undergoing treatment in the hospital, where they are recovering. On Thursday in the Foresters' Hall, Mr H. Victor gave an interesting address on "Psychic-Photography," illustrated with limelight views. Among the many wonderful slides shown. were those of the late W. T. Stead and

spirit forms, also the spirt, forms of the lecturer's sisters, who came to be photographed some years alter being in spirit life. To-morrow night Mr Victor will lecture on "The Goal cf Life'"in the Foresters' Hall, at 7 p.m.

The Press Association states that the Dunedin police have notified all city and suburban hotel-keepers that all "slides" opening from the bars into passages which lead into the street must in future be permanently closed. Tlie action has been taken in consequence of the decision of the Full Court recently given in Wellington on the question of the word "liar" in the Licensing Act. The judgment. |it should be pointed out, docs not hear directly on the matter of "slides,'" but is considered to coverit.