HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 575, 2 August 1909, Page 3

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

'■''.', (From Onr Special Eeporter.)

|....A''LETTER AND A/DEATH/ ; '.An inquest-was held at" Petone on.Saturday'morning, .before Dr. M'Arthur, S.M., touching thef death of an- old .Maori, Wi Hemara, who had been living at Hutt Road. During the course of proceedings, the question as to whether a brawl had preceded the,old man's death -was raised. \ ; . ' ■)■' ( .'■'• Dr. Harding said,that deceased was suffering from hemorrhage of- the lungs, the result of senile decay..-;,.., ■'..■■-. .... ' Stephen .Campbell, son of .Hemara, gave evidence as ,, to his father's death.' There was no row, and he did not hear anyone call out: "I'll kill the old, man. , '. . : .;.. .' '"'-...

■ j)i. Ross stated that he-maoVf an tion , ; of, the body, butfound no • bruises'or traces 'of any injury. There was, nothing to indicate any violence. ■; V : - . . ...'-,' '-.. T,: Ji'LunnyV a fellmonger, also stated that he had:heard no.disturbance. •. . . '■■'.■'

. The' Coroner returned a verdict in accord-, ance-with .the medical evidence.' He then made reference to an anonymous letter that had been received by the police; stating that there had been a rowin the house, and that the old man'was so injured as to cause his death.' He was satisfied that there was no truth i in the story, and■: characterised , the writer as a coward for. not giving evidence to substantiate his story; ; ■ ■■'.'.'■

•; : vi ■;•:■.;. ".;.■; JOTTINGS. . ' ;•'VEvidence in connection with the expenditure of the £52,000 loan will be heard at tonight's meeting of : the Hutt Borough' Council. After the evidence of Major M'Donald and Mr. '"'W.;' H. Russell is heard, the proceedings will probably be taken in committee. ' Mr. H. J. ' Wynyard, the retiring president of the Petone Working Men's Club, has been entertained by the members at a smoke concert, and presented with a handsome case of cutlery in recognition of his • services'■ to the club. '.'-'■ . '~■',■ . .

. The amalgamation of the Kia Ora and Epuni Football' Clubs ;will take effect at the end; of .'the present season. 'The amalgamated club will be known as the Lower Hutt Football Club. A committee'has'been set up to consider the gymnasium question.' .'■',■.: