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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 652, 1 November 1909, Page 9

■ Tho British Postmastor-Gonoral gives notice that on and after October 3 thoso post officca in England, Ireland, and Wales which ore now open lor the transaction of business on Sundays from 8 ajn. to 10 a.m. will open from 8.30 to" 10 a.m. instead. In Scotland the usual hours,of opening, which' are from 9to 10 a.m., :will not be altered. The object is to diminish ,tho Sunday work required of post office ser-. ;vants. Careful inquiries : havo shown that the amount of telegraph business transacted bevtwoen 8 and BJO a.m. oil Sundays; is very Email, and, further, most of this business could (without inconvonience be transacted after 8.30. As regards other business, the restriction 'of [ hours will causo no inconvenience. A terrible accident happened recently in Crewe Works, England. A young man named George Williams Parker was assisting, to lift, a huge ingot of red-hot steel when it became released from the chain and fell on to a carriage, on the top of which was iinother, 17001b. in weight. The ingot of hot Btool fell on to Parkor bolow, pinning him to the ground. His cries for help were pitiful, and it took several minutes before tho burning ingot could bo removed. Ho was burnt from head to foot, his fiesh being torn off to tho bone, several of his ribs were oroken, and his lungs injured. Small hope was given of his recovery. • ; Says an exchange:—A smart piece of rescue work at sea was performed by the Norwegian steamer Sildra on tho run from Ocean Island. During a atorm one of the sailors was washed overboard. Tho Sildra was stopped immediately the accident was noticcd and an attempt uiado' to lower a boat: Owing ,to tho heavy seas that were running this wan, however, a matter of some difficulty, but, despite -nil) it was not long beforo tho boat was got away. After scorching for some time the unfortunate mall was picked up in an exhausted condition, but, apparently,' nono the worse for his trying experience. It says much for the smartness of tho officers and crew of tho Sildra that despito the advorso oonditioni under whloli thoy wore plnood, tho man wm not In the wotci; half-ttn-hcwi.