COMMONWEALTH CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 13, 18 December 1915, Page 7

COMMONWEALTH CABLES.

QUESTION OF EARLY-CLOSING OF HOTELS. Umitbu Pmsm Absooutioit. Sydney, December 17. la the Assembly, on the Legislative Council stating that they insisted on its amendment to the Hotel Hours Bill, the Premier (Mr Holman) announced that it was not the intention of the Government to proceed further with it. It was intended to reapproach the whole problem afresh when the House re-ope.us. ■» Both Houses have adjourned to 16th February. SAD BUSH TRAGEDY, Sydney, December 17. A bush tragedy is reported. A mother and her two children arrived at Kuringai station one evening and entered the bush with the aid of matches and candleß. They slept by a creek, and in the morning the mother attempted to poison the girl with lysol. The children escaped and told the stationmaster. After two days' search the bodies of the mother and stfn were discovered alongside a hamper containing four lysol bottles and two pea rifles.- There was evidence that both the mother an<J son had been poisoned and the boy shot through the temple. The mother who was a •chronic ■sufferer from neuralgia was identified as Mrs Stokes of Rock<dale.

Wanted Known—;That I stock all kinds of oil for o# engines, motor '•are and cycles. All best quality, at lowest prices. B. Harkness, Juliet 'Street, Stratford. 'Phon# 10.