Almost the first paragraph that his eye fell on was headed: "Heroic Death of a V.A.D.

Commandant." Something made him read on quickly, and this was what he saw: "At the inquest on the late Mrs.Knight, the wife of Colonel Knight who was reported murdered by natives in East Africa some little time ago, some interesting evidence was given.

It appeared from the testimony of Mrs.Parsons, a nurse in the Hawk's Hall Hospital, that when warning was given of the approach of Zeppelins during last week's raid on the Eastern Counties and London, the patients in the upper rooms of the hospital were removed to its lower floors.

Finding that one young man, a private in the Suffolk Regiment who has lost both his feet, had been overlooked, Mrs.Knight, followed by Mrs.Parsons, went upstairs to help him down.

When Mrs.Parsons, whom she outran, reached the door of the ward there was a great explosion, apparently on the roof.