The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1916-08-09 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

ROAD.  PORTHAITS REVERSEI. telNaVichrenigapregtifteareet saetchraient, slasuowinrtnatasatr eut.ardlaytyhen,p7.l were reversed. Private Francs IV:: died of wounds in Frame on Adi X' leaving a wife and two &fiches.. .•'l,. The "London Gazette" contains - the. foL pfwidorrintedtozatslzrinytht, tuhthseehimastteirrrtiocrraeuitta:gil:..,ro.bliciprinil lowing announcement: Francis Brown wae that of 9rivate jj•rell'o Lieut. (cm probation) T. A. Dobie is-con. a single young fellow of 23, win firmed in bee rank. I rtren 'street, Lieut. to be Captain—T. A. Dobie. Captain Dobie is the son of Mr. William' vnitten home a most interesting 571 Dobie, the well-known veterinary surgeon, describing how he was woandai„...lll,, and is himself a veterinary surgeon. His lower jaw in the course of tbs IMI 'UPI IP grandfather, the founder of the business, wince d h. portrait should , an m po lend Mr. anmedreMrs.pßricsowtne,lol7ol,l . is a fine old gentleman of over 80 years of peered with the ertracts from the ,rot, age. which we published. We  Family's Proud Record. Three Generations of Patriots. Mrs. B. Jaalson, of 48, Ilivitgitone-road, has every reason to be proud of her menfolk, who have shoe n themselves to be splendid oatinots. Her hmetsted, Seaman Tienjamin Junkman is at present serving on H.M.S. Challenger, and M. &Amon has not on him since the outbreak of the war. He is 43 years of age, and has been attached to the Loyal Noma Reserve for 120 years. In pre-wer daye les was-employed  to visit her son Pte. T. ,Tuekso, iko, wounded in the leg on Bth Icily. ,11! tio Prompt in a London hosOihd. growing favottrahay. intends to keep no the rtroud 'll cord, for he has been reoommended fersi ' Ble is a modest boy, bo""r' informs his mother that )0 €4l° sifes ten her how he earned it easelt at all on the subjent-_,Pke' is but 21 years of age. and )01.70"ana °ors tiPon the outbreak of Ver. r2.-ali teabed to the 13th Hatt. Cheihire He treats hisivonnds end. ir beet of spirits. He told of 12A VP:as( nazism:toe in laying to get te „t„.„17-alt station. He had to din____B.L.//'  , '.:4ll'2'llll'''''' ' ~.. F - :1,t,. ~.:-.,4.- ,s*-,,q ..., ~... 'lt'« ir?,..'," = • 4'' '(a to Stlro, ', lit4.7‘ I* ';.t•  P.C. Griffiths, in his evidence, said that at. 40.50 p.m. on Saturday last he was on duty at the Seacambe Ferry where he saw the accused lying on the stage in an anoometioas condition. With the atiatante of two men he applied artal respiration until the ambulance came which conveyed defendaat to the Liacard Central Haapital. He arrested him that morning and charged lam with attempting to commit auicide, and he made no reply. John Richard Cousins, a top deckhand on the ferryboat "Rose," also gave evidence. He said he heard the bell ring when about haif-way acmes the river. With the assistance of other hands he lowered a boat and was suncessfal in retiring the defendant, who was shouting for bele The Constable informed the Bench that the prisoner had several previous eonvictions. Is 1906 he attempted to oommit suicide, but the charge was withdrawn. When a young man he and his brother came into a sum of money, which defendant spent very unwisely. In a similar manner he spent another sum of money that was left him. Since that time he had been working as a dock labourer, and drinking fncailgairilY• Prisoner, in yto the charge, add: "I remember • about it." Ile was remanded to the text Quarter Seseiona.