DOMINION NEWS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 7, 18 December 1911, Page 6

DOMINION NEWS.

(Per Press Association 3

Hawera, December 18

A young man named John Stevenson was to-day sentenced to six mouths’ imprisonment for disobedience of an affiliation order. Defendant admitted that he had means, but said 1 lie would not pay, as he was not the father of the child. Auckland, December 18. A youth aged 18 years, who has not been identified,' was walking past the now Post Office in lower Queen Street this morning, when the gate blew down a hoarding which threw him against the rail erected for the protection of pedestrians from street traffic. He Fas killed instantaneously, his nock being broken. A boy crawled from beneath the hoarding uninjured. A man passing had his head cut, but otherwise escaped injury. Wellington, December 18. The Wellington letter-carriers unanimously resent the system of stripes Mr good conduct being introduced into the service. Palmerston, December 18. At the Magistrate’s Court, William Tie, a Chinese laundryman, was charged with having opium in his possession in a form suitable for smoking. He pleaded guilty. The charge was the result of a police raid on election night. Accused has been before the Court on seven previous occasions. The S.M. said that judging from lhe quantity of opium found—a half pound tin full, and three others partly full—accused encouraged others to smoko. A fine of £25 and costs was imposed. 'I lie local branch of the A.S.H.S. passed a resolution congratulating the Labour members on their return to Parliament. Thames, December 18. Charles Peel, aged 33, committed suicide yesterday by swallowing a quantity of Lysol. At the inquest. Dr Walsh, medical superintendent of the Thames Hospital, deprecated the indiscriminate and unrestricted sale of such a deadly poison as Lysol and thought the authorities, in the interests of the public, should take some action.