INTERESTING HAPPENINGS

Waikato Times, Volume 94, Issue 14599, 24 February 1921, Page 2

INTERESTING HAPPENINGS

FROM THE ENGLISH PAPERS. EX-KAISER'S, M!LLiO.\>. Mr Bonar Law staled, in*the Commons, tti.it he understood a sum of some 50,000,000 marks (nominally C2.500,000) had been paid lo Ltie ex-Kaiser since January, 1019. The-greater pari of this sum appeared to have been pai i in connection with Hie purchase -of i house in Holland and Hip sale of cerium ■property in Berlin: The attention of llm Reparation r.ommWsion had liepn drawn to these payments. flr George Lambert: Will Hie Allies take precautjons Ihnl this money is nol used for the purpose of bringing the Hohenzollerns back to Germany? Mr Bonar Law: The Allies do eonalder it their duly to keep their eye on what.is being done.in that con lion. JEWELS IN PAWN. Lady Maxwell-Willshire, who made l-tr deb»t on the African stage as Hi ■ principal wife in mi harem scene in "Afgar." at the Central Theatre, New Wk, states that she went to the Unite I States to avoid disagreeable publicity r.nd to earn money. She added thai sin had been obliged io pawn her jewels to pay ih,. rent of apartments she now occupies. Lady .Maxwell-Willshire. whose maiden name was Lilian Birtlcs, married Sir Gerard Maxwell-Willshire (then Gerard Willshire) at Melbourne in 1012. vhen they were both louring in Oscar Asche's '•Kismet" company. Sir Gerard was made a bankrupt lasl year, wifh liabilities E 7600 and atsols nil. SWALLOWED \ NEEDLE, "Accidental death" was the verdicl returned at a coroner's inquesl at Pres.ten, on Thos. Kay. 68, cotton mill hoist"man. of Emmanuel street: The evidence showed thai deceased fell down n hoist at Maynant's mill on October 10, i.ml later told his wif lha| he had swallowed a needle. All examination wis n-ade of deceased's throat and two unsuccessful attempts made, to remove \\\f needle. Heath was due to heart failure following septic poisoning caused by the nee,lie. COLD-BLOODED MURDER. An ex-soldier, George Edward Lever, M. was sentenced to death at Kent Assizes for murdering his wife at Northfleet lasl September. Lever lured his vifo to a lonely spol near the tramway terminus in Gravesend, and there cut her throat. He confessed to a police st-rgeanl a few minutes after the crime, remarking, "I want to give myself up for murdering my wife by cutting her throat with this razor." —Mr Justice M'ory told prisoner thai he had been found guilty of a cold-blooded murder, end warned him thai he might not find ri;y ground for hope of mercy. MISSIONARY BEATEN TO DEATH. ~ Information lias boen received hy Mr Avilliryn Gillespie, manager of Lcwry Loan Bank, that his son. the Rev. 11. Gillespie, M.A., Presbyterian minister, si Kwanshung, Manchuria, was attacked by robbers and so badly .beaten that i.e. died on November IS. The murder - e 1 missionary served in France during the war, and worked with the Chinese Labour Corps. GIRL IN DOG-KENNEL. Refused by her father admittance to tl e house, a' girl of M was obliged to apend the night in a oog-kennel. This v as one of the facts elicited at Forrnby. when John Marcer, labourer, was sent to prison for three months for the wil • ful neglect of his two children, Elizabeth, 14, and Lucy, 11. His wife was severely reprimanded. It was stated that after picking potatoes at Altcar, Elizabeth lost 28s, her week's wages. Next morning tier father tent her out without breakfast, and tohi her not to return until she got the money. She returnel home about 0.30 p.m., but was not admitted, and slept n the dog-kennel. When she knocked for her coat the following day her stepmother chased her away. Mrs Spencer, the girl's aunt, declared that Elizabeth collapsed after reaching her house. Her hones were projecting through her skin. Dr. J. B. Glover described the ease as one of the worst he had ever met. In explanation, it was pleaded that the family were reduced in circumstances owing to deaths and the father being out of work. "Occasions, like clouds, soon pass away."—Arabian Proverb. Bill coughs and colds are •■slickers." t'niess such a recognised specific as Ha.\ter'«- Lung Preserver Is taken to shirt ttiem. tliey- are going- to stay and cause trouble. Treat colds as they should be treated —not as guests, but as enemies. Have '-Baxter's" by you always. Its tonic properties make it a protection for the whole family. "Baxter's" has been New Zealand's friend for 55 years, so you can rely on it. Always keep Baxter's Lung Preserver handy. <;et a big 2,'C bottle to-tlay. Obtainable all chemists and • tores. (1) Don't go away ou your nullday without taking a bottle of Nazol. Good for Couirtis, Colds. Sore Throats, etc Thickness of treaa is a Dig reature or KORTH BRITISH SOLID TYRES Tor a|l types of trucks. Replacements are veni ■mall indeed. (118)