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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2003, 10 March 1914, Page 6

A man with a peculiar senss of practical iokes."died"in the Sydney .Domain, opposite the Woolloomooloo Police Station, recently, but revived and Tan when n policeman attracted by a. largo and curious crowd came on the scene. The individual reached the spot ho had chosen for his last : resting-place, and stretched himself out on his back to die. His body convulsed, his. face twitched, -and with a- sickly gasp ho "died." Tho cries of an eye-witness caused a crowd io assemble, and fully a hundred gathered round in a circle. Tho man's heart mid pulse- were felt. "Not a beat,"- said Boraeono who appeared to know everything- "ho is as dead as a doornail." Hats were mechanically lifted in reverence. "Better send . for tho police," whispered a woman, in awe. But Constable Haigh, station officer of the Woolloomooko Station, had seen the crowd, and dispatched Constable Winters to investigate. .. 'Winters hurried- to where tho crowd, was, but the dead man saw him through a. corner of his eye, and .with one bound he was on his feet and running for life and freedom. Winters gave chase, but he could not catch the corpse. Mr. J. H. Thompson, land agent. Strnt-. ford, inserts an announcement in to-day's issue rnsrardin? the sale of 872 acres of Tararaki sheep country. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., insert -particulars -in_ this issue, regarding o s'rclr =a!e at Levin, on March 13. A stooksald.win be held at Palmerston North on Thursday, March 12. Particulars of stock offering are advertised. A farm of 1187 acres, carrying over 3000 sheep, is advertised for sale in to-day's issue. Further particulars may bo had on application to' Messrs. C. L. Duncan aud Co.. Wauganui.