WITHIN THE DOMINION

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 185, 15 April 1915, Page 4

WITHIN THE DOMINION

FATAL ACCIDENT. KILLED BY A HORSE. . 3 f (By Telegraph.—Press) Association^) Day. Geoffrey Brown, aged I7,Tras thrown from his horse at Motu and kicked in the stomach. He succumbed to his injuries. AN APPARENT SUICIDE. MAN CUTS HIS THROATT. AUCKLAND, This Day. John Simpson, painter by trade, age 59, was found about midnight by his son lying on the floor of his residence in Newton Road, with his throat cut. A bleed stained ra:sor was near his right hand. The police were informed, but Simpson died in the meantime. BUTTER PRICES RISING. BECAUSE OF CHEESE DEMAND. DUNEDIN, This Day. Butter has risen a penny per pound, the retail prrc e is now 1/5. This is the second rise in a fortnight. The ris« is attributed to abnormal demand for cheese for army supply. The big advance i n price is causing factories to increase their efforts in the direction of cheese making. FAKED TOTE TICKETS. .SUCCESSFULLY.,NEGOTIATED. .; , : ,ATAVONDALE RACES. AUCKLAND, This Day. Faked tote tickets representing about £2OO were worked off at Avondale races yesterday by means of split "tjjrkets and mimibfers dnt frapn old tickets b«ing spliced : and pasted on to tickets bearing the Club's stamp of i .races, being; run, j. ... .. „ ]