YOUTHFUL LOVER'S SAD END.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1879, 13 October 1913, Page 7

YOUTHFUL LOVER'S SAD END.

(By TekeraDh—Press Association.! Auckland, October 11. 'Alfred Edward Day, aged seventeen years, who was. found unconscious on tho beach at Dovonport, and removed to the hospital, died an hour later. Day spont last night in town, returning home by tlio ferry steamer. Ho confided to a companion that his girl had thrown him over, and said lio was to take his life. His companion, noticing that Day had a hottlo of poison, and was m a blue mood, reported tho matter to a constable, and a search resulted, ana Day was found at midnight in a dying condition.

TRAP ACCIDENT ENDS FATALLY. Hastings, October 11. Mrs Annie Webb, aged fifty-four, who was thrown from a trap on Wednesday, succumbed to lier injuries tins morning. At tho inquest a verdict of accidental death was returned.

"Tiny Town" is paying New Zealand a return visit. The tour opened at tho Auckland Town Hall on Saturday, and fcho little people repeated their old triumphs. Tlio Wellington season takes placo ■ about tlio middle of November, and tho entertainment will bavo many new features, including a 3-act burlcstHio drama played by tho tiny tots. 'Ihe company has also been strengthened by tlio engagement of Diedrich Ulpts, a remarkable little Gcrmau character comedian and impersonator, and tho Franco Midgets, two miniaturo Nicolas or Jensens.

A Departmental Committee has been appointed to report on tho steps to bo taken to give effect to tho proposals of tlio Eoyal Commission on University Education iu London,