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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1185, 21 July 1911, Page 5

Having crushed tho little finger of her right hand while steadying a punt, Mrs. May Elenda Ernina Lucas, aged thirty, n music-hall artiste, residing at Lnleham-on-Thamcs, Middlesex, was surgically treated, but lockjaw set in and she died. A verdict of accidental death was returned at an inquest held at Hammersmith. To put a stop to hat-lifting as a form of salutation a league has been formed at I Zurich which seeks to introduce the mili- j tary fo::n of salute. The league stales that the uncovering of heads is the cause of many colds affecting mainly the older men. In Germany, Austria, and German ■Switzerland it is the custom for a man to hold his hat in his hand until the lady asks him to "cover" himself. A nod is generally sufficient, but somo wait for a formal request Why is it that tho N.Z. Express Co., Ltd., can offer such cheap rates for parf!>l delivery? Simply this: The number sent by them being so verv Inrge, the cost of single parcels is -educed to a minimum. The Company sends parcels, large or small, to any address, and delivery is always prompt.—Advt. A street urchin went into tho grocer's shop and asked for ii quarter of ■■>. pound .of tea. "Hlack or given?" inquire:! the grocer. "It doesn't mailer, mister; ifs for a woman klio's blind."