LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 57, 4 October 1916, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A Press Association telegram from Wellington states that Ernest Devour. was sentenced to imprisonment for life for the manslaughter of Louisa White, whom hp had promised to marry, though he was already married.

A diver’s extraordinary escape from decth is reported from Broome, in [West Australia. The pipe and line broke, and the portion attached to the dress beeatfi& entangled in a coral reef 21 fathoms' 1 dowA. Another diver foimdi the unfortunate man, who had closed the air valve, suspended half way to the surface. He released the pipes and blew his own dress to the surface, bringing the imprisoned comrade with him. The latter’s eyes were protruding from his head, and his face was almost black. Now pipes Avere attached to the victim’ft dress, and he was submerged for three hours. He was then brought to the surface, and was found to be a I right. He is now working again. When questioned regarding the methods employed to revive the diver. Dr. Ramsay Smith, Adelaide, said it wa|s a remedy quite well known to the medical profession, and was generally applied as a remedy to the caisson disease. The great pressure of water caused bubbles in the blood, and it the pressure were taken off at once the patient woyld he liable to faint am, die. The treatment is to put the patient’ 1 into a compressed air chamber afid''believe the pressure gradually. Ting 'p/robess, which was found only after'^ekrs 1 of experimenting, revives the’'patient without difficulty.