MAN ELECTROCUTED.

Evening Post, Volume LXXIV, Issue 149, 20 December 1907, Page 3

MAN ELECTROCUTED.

Edward Lewis met his death in a sensationally sudden manner at Kalgoorlie. He mounted one of the Klectric Power Company's poles to repair a luokon tramline, near Boulder City, when his arm came, in contact with ono of the Hno wire?. A sizzling sound was heard, and tho unfortunate man became bung on the wires. A man named Edwards, who was ' present at the time, rushed away to the telephone to havo the power cut off, but before he had gone many yards the lifeless body of Lewis dropped to tho ground. The body was badly burned across the armpits, and about the face and neck. Deceased, who was about <\b years of age, leaves a widow and five children. FEDERAL MEMBER "NAMED." Theic was something of a "scene," in the House of Representatives last week during the debate on the tariff. The question under discussion was manures, which stood on the free lisl. Mr. Chanter, member for the Riverina, thought 15 per cent, would meet the case. My. Poynton, member for Grey, South Amtra'lia, said ho would rather be carried out than' consent to a burden being placed on the shoulders of the poolfarmer, who wanted manure for bad lands. Mr. Chanter said Mi. Poynton did not know what the requirements of farmers were. "Stick lo the truth," said Mr. Poynton. Mr. Chanter called the chairman's attention to tho remark, and asked if it was in order. Mr. Poynton said he would withdraw if Mr. Chanter withdrew. Members shouted from all sides, and thu Chairman's voice was lost in the disorder. "I'm not going to be bounced by this man from the Riverina," Mr. PoynloD was heard shouting above the din, and ho remained obdurate while his friends clustered around him, and urged him to withdraw. The Chairman then said, "I'm not going to allow this to be carried on any further. I name the hon. member for Grey for having disobeyed my orders." The Standing Orders state that on a member being "named" he shall '"incur the displeasure of the House." Mr. Poynton was 'now tinder the displca&ure of the Houso. The Treasurer (Sir Win. Lyne) rose and said it would be his unpleasant duly to move tbnt Mr. Poynton be suspended for the remainer of the sitting (it was now close upon midnight). Boforo doing so he would appeal to the hon. member to withdraw. Mr. Poyntrm was again fusiladed with advice lo withdraw, and ho at length rore, and said lie would do so, in defer'encc- to the f'hair, but he asked that Mr. Chanter should also withdraw what he had said about him. Mr. Chanter was at a loss to know what it was that ho was asked to withdraw, but be did r.o pleasantly, and the debate continued. RIFLE RANGE AT EVERY SCHOOL. The New South Wales Minister for Public Instruction (Mr.- J. A. Hogue) recently received a deputation from tho Redferu School Board Alderman Banks plaj'or of Waterloo), in introducing it, said that they wished tho department to acquire a piece of land udiaccnt lo the school grounds at Waterloo for tho purpose of establishing a miniature riflo range, i garden, and extra playground accummodation. Mr. Jno. Leitch (chairman of the school board) said that Waterloo stood in the '-enti'e of the South Sydney district. The children from all the surrounding schools roultl be taken to this range, and taught drill and the uso of a ritlc. The Minister, in r.Gply, said that tho suggestion was quite novel, aiui >t adopted would probably have to bo applied to r.chools all o\cr tho 'Stale. Ho would have to consider whether ho could commit the department to tho large expenditure so involved. Cost was the primary consideration, mid expenditure was growing rapidly, as provision had to be made for schools in tho far interior. However, he would have estimates piepared, und give tho matter his careful 'consideration.