PRESENT FROM DEAD SON
Sitting up in bed in St. Hospital, Wandsworth, on her 10Mb birthdav, Mrs. Hannah Valk received a large cake that she thought came from her son Arthur. She was surrounded by friends and relatives. Only one thing clouded her happiness—Arthur was not there. "When is Arthur coming. was ne repeated inquirv. She was told that s had sent the cake in case he could not see her himself. They could not tell ? the tragic truth —that Arthur killed in an accident at his home thr. years ago. Doctors say that the shoes of the news would kill her. "Grannie and her son were Passionate l,v devoted to ,eacli other, <■ • Lvdia Valk, of Batter sea, a granddaughter, said. "He was a frequent visitor to the hospital until his death, had to keep making excuses tor absence. He promised grannie a spec£» present on her I.ooth birthday. '■ gave her a large cake, sa - vl " g n . ver Arthur had sent it. She must know that he is dead."
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22444, 13 June 1936, Page 2 (Supplement)
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