TELEGRAMS

Horowhenua Chronicle, 8 December 1913, Page 3

TELEGRAMS

[pee press association.] FOUND DEAD. Auckland, This Day. Thoric Gilford'Palgrave, a veterinary surgeon, aged 42, was found dead at his residence ; n Parnell, apparently as the result of poisoning, He recently had a nervous breakdown and has since been despondent. A BABY'S DEATH. At Remuera, a boy named Leaning, aged two years, fell into a tub of hot water while the attention of those in the room was temporarily distracted. The boy died from the scalds received. BEETLE IN THE EAR. Wellington, This Day. A man named P. Bailey was admitted to the hospital this morning suffering from an unusual mishap. By some means a beetle entered his ear, which was bleeding profusely, rendering a AGED MAORI DROWNED. Gisborne, Dec. 7 A boating fatality occurred at Tolago Bay on Saturday afternoon. Three Maoris \vere crossing the bar on their way to a fishing bank when the boat cap sized in the surf. One native swam ashore and left the otbei two clinging to the boat. A launch at once went out to their assistance, but in the meantime th.3 boat drifted ashore, and when the launch arrived on the scene both Maoris were in shall."jw wa • tor one supporting the other. This man was with difficuHy got ashore in a semi-consciinis state. 'A doctor was immediately sent for but the man collapsed, death being due to shock. The deceased Maori was a well -known identity, . familiarly known as "Teapot." His name was Te Pura, and he was seventy-sev.Mi years of age. YOUTH LOSES LIFE HN T AL* KARA RIVER. A sad fatality occurred at Ala kara on Sunday when a youth named John Tonics, .1.0 years of ago, a son of Air Tonks, a bookmaker, of No. IT, Thompsonstreet was drowned near tLie mouth of the Makara river. It appears that the deceased and another boy of the same age named Roy Hunt cycled to Makara m the morning to bathe, and the deceased, who could not swim, dived int> the river. His companion jumped in to the rescue, but } is endeavours were frustrated by the struggles of the deceased, and young Hunt. was barely able to get out himself. A motor_ cylis- Mr P. England, wtei in to Karori and communicated wi.i the police. Constable P arson was immediately dispatched to the s'.vne. In the meantime the bi dy, which was imbedded in the mud at the bottom of rnc river, hact been recovered. Or the arrival of the constable the body was removed to the deceasal's home.—NZ. Times.