A PATHETIC CASE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 56, 25 February 1908, Page 2

A PATHETIC CASE.

in The circumstances connected with th« 3d death of Arthur U. Stretton, son of Mr eS W. G. Stretton, Sub-Collector of Cusn- tonus at Port Darwin, which was nienP" tioned in a cable message, a few days ■'}. ago, were particularly sad. About ekht ;n weeks ago (according to Australfan » s papers to hand) Mr. Stretton was 'P strolling round the Zoo with his sister f" when, during a fit of coughing, he swa )! P lowed a small plate holding an artificial tooth. He went to the Adelaide Hoso P . ', f llinki »S steps would be taken to ' give Inn. rehef at once, but although he B was admitted during tk, atlcnoou he received no medical attention until the ' fo "»wmg morning. He told his friends afterwards that the doctor then informed him that the plate had gone T| into the stomach, and that the inedi- > IT 6 iS W " S ~eh,g given WimUi dissolve utioi he was discharged, and as he eont.nue, tu suffer from sore throat, he consulted a leading North-terrace do" n,f P t " o,,o ''" tioll ,la<l t0 be !«•'•• ouned to remove it, but the patent < e.l. Mr. Stretton had been engaged to Hi*. Beeker, daughter of the late lead keeper of Port Darwin and Port IS-nrta «aols and as he desired that she should »*«r h,s name, the marriage ceremon mo he, , n k } a " h with lm ' "idowed ■nothei, and she was therefore able to Sr 1 . g r (l , llcalof «'"•> with tiL pi irate hospital in which he died. Mr. htietton was dying when the ceremony *ns performed, and could only make in on the certificate. THE 15 i EARS' TEST. Fifteen years is a long test. Do you know of any other drench that has been tested for fifteen years? Do von know that after fifteen years of testing Sykcs's Drench is used by over !)0 per cent, of the dairy, farmers ot New Zealand? When you buy Sykes's Drench you l.uv the drench that has been tested for over fifteen years and is used by nil progressive dairy fanners. Isn't'it belter to buy the nest? Remember that when you buy Sykes's Drench von buv the nest.

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