ITEMS OF INTEREST

Patea Mail, Volume XLIX, 23 November 1928, Page 4

ITEMS OF INTEREST

‘‘l have asked myself w lether il is either possible or desirable to continue .•local services in the House of Commons,

in view of the appeal of my young family aged between 7 ami 1-1, when they are most susceptible to home influences,” said Airs. Hi 1 tun Philip,son, ALP., at a meeting of rlie Berwick Conservative executive. tfhe added: ‘ ‘Frankly, it is impossible ; therefore i am not contesting the geneiai election. ' ’

Miss Tallulah iiiiikhead. the actress, .will shortly marry Count Anthony dc Hm-dnri. wdio is connected with some of the oldest Italian families, and who is staled to have settled £ U.Hi,(jf)o on her as a wedding gift, says a London Message.

A baby’s death by hanging was recently investigated by .Dr. McCarthy, deputy coroner, and a jury at Hackney. The imother, Mrs. Harris, of Plorlield Load, Hackney, said that she left file baby, Poy, aged If months with a sister of two years and four months while site did some mangling. On returning she found Poy hanging by a cord of his “ dummy ” to the handle of a chest of drawers. The jury returned a verdict of accidental death ami asked that their fees should be given to Airs. Harris.

The Malay bridegroom must remain under the -roof aml eye of his mother-in-law for two years. Afterwards he may remove to a house of his own. and it is only then that he is considered actually married.

Ciirls, we arc informed, tire not marrying- so early as they used to. Still they are marrying more often.— “Punch.”