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Evening Star, Issue 21581, 29 November 1933, Page 14

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THROAT WOUNDS-A MOTHER AND HER RADY. Airs Bertha Xallialia Pike. of Newcastle .street, Limvood, ,aml her eight weeks’ old baby girl, wore admitted to the hospital at noon, both suffering from throat wounds. Tile woman’s wound is very slight. The husband was summoned from his work in the city and found Ids wife, and child in the kitchen suffering from wounds on the throat. A doctor and the police wore summoned. The baby had previously been in ill-health and the mother is stated ■to have been worrying.—■■Christchurch Press Association. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. Intimation that there would be no appointments to the Legislative Council this session was given by the Prime Minister to-day.—Well-ington Press Association. SAMOAN AFFAIRS. APIA, November 20.—Air Nelson's case was called on Tuesday, His. counsel (Mr Klinkmueller) applied for a two weeks’ remand. Tlie same hail was fixed. The case is set down for December 11. There are no unusual developments. RUMOUR DENIED. There is no truth in the rumour which recently gained currency that the Hon. IE A. Ransom was contemplating retiring from public life. “It is the first: I have heard of it, and I give the suggestion a most emphatic denial.” said the Alinister to-day, when commenting on the subject. “The last thought in my mind is the abandonment of my duties, which have always interested me and which I feel afford me an opportunity of serving my fellowmen.” For a period earlier in the year .Mr Ransom suffered the effects ol overwork and strain, and his health, as a result, became the concern of his associates. .However, the Minister has now completely recuperated, and, its lie himself expressed it, is looking forward with enthusiastic anticipation to the development of the major land policies winch lie has enunciated. - Parliamentary Reporter.