THEATRE STAMPEDE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 232, 19 February 1913, Page 8

THEATRE STAMPEDE.

THE CRY OF "FIRE!" •Wastertuu, February 17. A somewhat exciting incident occurred at the local Town Hull on Saturday evening. During the progress of a picture entertainment, a break occurred in one of the films. In shutting off the light from the projector a glimmer was thrown upon the screen. This caused someone at tin- back of the hall to raise a cry of "Fire!" Immediately a stampede occurred. Women screamed and fainted, men rushed frantically to the doors, and a scene of the greatest excitement prevailed. The electric lights were promptly switched on, and the manager ran to the front of the ball and announced that there was no cause for alarm. After some minutes, order was restored, people returned, to the i building, and the entertainment was re-1 sinned. Tt is considered exceedingly for- j lunate that no serious injury resulted. I

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COXUH KC! ATI ON AI, US* lON CON ]•' i:ilECE. By Telegraph—Press? Association. " Timaru. Last Night. The Congregation.';! Union Conference to-<i;iy received deputations from tile Tinuiru Presbytery and the Ministers' . Association and exchanged fraternal greetings with expressions of mutual , liopes lor future union. The business to-day was the reception of financial reports. These showed tliat the expen--1 ses had exceeded the receipts by £55. but : this had been made up by donations. ' The Hon. G. Eowlds was thanked for his i offer of £3l towards the cost of a meeting of the delegates at Wellington at an early date to consider organisation. The pastors' provident fund now stands at •faSDT, an increase of £2lO. A request for the starting of a brunch at Asliburton was declined- with regret, on account of financial reasons, [n the afternoon two papers were read on Bible classes. PECULIAR COMPENSATION CLAT.U. . Timaru, Last Night. Some months ago a stable bo v. slceping in a. loft in a town livery stable, got s up in the night, as lie says, because lie t heard a hors<> making a noise. He fell 1 over the rail round the landing on the top of the stairs. Tn consequence, he said he was crippled for life. Mr. Justice Sims to-day heard a suit for compensation against the boy's employers, i and reserved his decision.' The defence urged that the accident did not arise in the course of employment, and suggested that the boy was walking in his sleep.