A man named John Buchanan was ad mitted to the Hospital yesterday, suffering from a slight concussion of the brain. He was walking across Colombo street, when he was knocked down o> a bicycle.
.The funeral of "thai late Mr Aitken took place yesterday afternoon to the Linwood Cemetery. There were over 60 carriages forming the cortege, and the whole of the ironmongers' establishments in the city closed during the afternoon out of respect to the memory of the deceased gentleman.
Our Amberley cot-respondent reports the death of Mrs Law-cock, the mother of the girl wlto was murdered in Amberley a few yeara ago. Mrs La\vqock's death was rather unexpected, the result of a sudden She never recovered jco__-.ciou_mes-, and died after a few hours' illness. She was an old and respected resident in the district, where she had resided for about thirty-three years.
The following is from Melbourne "Punch" —Our loyal Chinese subjects in the Malay States have subscribed a very large sum to the various war funds as a recognition of the benefits and privileges which can only be enjoyed under the Union Jack. Three of them have together contributed £7000 to the Widows' and Orphans' Relief Fund. This 13 a record that puts to shame plenty ot our wealthy Victorians.
There appears to ba something wrong ia connection with serving of summonses under the School Attendance Act. A man was charged yesterday with failing to send his children to school, and his wife appeared. The summonses had been return ed as duly served, but it turned out, just as the Bench were about to fine the defen dant, 'that he had been dead for some time,' and was dead wheb. the summons was alleg ed to have been served.
