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ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

V ; AN UNIDENTIFIED'BODY^. ::; 'An inquest was openetl' by-Mr';: D. (jv 'A. Cooper, S.M.. yesterday , afternoon into the death of an ufiidentified body of a middle-aged mahr which-was found in the harbour on Christmas Day. ; Andrew Wrixoh and Constables'Roohe and Chapman, gave evidence as to the finding ,of the body. stated that there we're no papers of any kind found on deceased, but that on the centre of the right hip there iv.as foaid a scar about an inch; by.a'n inch and a half in dimensions. The scar had the appearance of. having been caused by a burn. Pending a report as'to;fingerprinte which had been from deceased,; the Coroner .reserved his verdict. . BUPDEN^DEATH \T'. THE HOSPITAL A woman named Mary Lloyd, who was removed to the Hospital by thepolice some ..days '■ ago, died there suddenly yesterday.. She had been, making a good recovery at the .institution, but. yester.day rdorning she collapsed unexpectedly and died' immediately.-. It is 6urmised that heart, failure was the cause of death.. An inquest will be held, but thodate ha&.not yet been; fixed., -.'.; DROWNED WHILE BATHING; '~ ffljr Telegrapli;—Prese AesociaHon.)' ' ■ Hawera, December 30. i' Arthur Christiansen Westj employed as a caretaker of the Egmont'A. and P. .Showgrounds, was drowned; while the: Waingongora! River today. ', The body has been recovered. .-"■:'■ ; DETERikIINED SUICIDE. '■'i''.-.' . ; ; ";-.'. o- Thames, December 30. - Daniel'Doolan, aged 45, a single man, oommitted 6uicide at Patetonga,' Hauraki Plains; by shooting himself with a shot-gun. He' was sitting outside' his whare, and placed the muzzle- of the gun to his mouth and fifed.. Deceased had been drinking. DEPRESSED THROUGH- SICKNESS; ■'~.'.'"■'■ Thames,\ December 30. ' In'.connection with the death by of the man Davey, a miner suffering from minors' phthisis, a letter was found- on the body addressed to Davey's mother, stating that he was depressed through; sickness and asking forgiveness; ''■;-... .':■'.'''.'■■' : FOUND DROWNED. . . .Invercargill, December 30. Ah elderly man named Da'niel'M'Neil was found drowned in the Waihopai River, on Tuesday. -, At the inquest a verdict of found drowned was returned.

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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2346, 31 December 1914, Page 7

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ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2346, 31 December 1914, Page 7

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2346, 31 December 1914, Page 7

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