DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 3 February 1928, Page 3

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association,

INQUEST VERDICT. DAXNEYIRKE. Ecli. 3. The death occurred at Dnnnevirke Public Hospital early on Wednesday morning, of William Perrin, aged (i 7 years, who had been an inmate of the institution for some months, suffering from chronic bronchitis and asthma. An inquest held into the circumstances disclosed that Perrin bad gone to Palmerston North, where be said lie had purchased veronal pellets, eight of which he had taken in cocoa 011 Tuesday, about 7 p.tn., presumably for inducing sleep. He died some hours later. The verdict was that death was due to cardie failure, following on pulmonary haemorrhage accelerated by an overdose of veronal, selladministered. there being no evidence to show that it was taken for any other purpose than inducing sleep.

PATIENT SUICIDES. BLENHEIM, Feb. 3. William Crook, aged 18, single, suffering from an incurable disease, cut bis throat with a razor at Wairau Hospital this morning. He had been an inmate of the institution since July 27th Inst and had shown no suicidal tendencies previously. DEATH OF AIRS M. HANNAN. GREY.MOUTir. Feb. 3. Obituary.—At Christchurch this morning. Mrs AI. Hannan, widow ol the late Mr Michael Hannan. formerly Crown Prosecutor of Greylnoutb. Tbe deceased lady was a notable war worker at Greymoiitb and during the influenza epidemic. She is survived by a win. Mr J. A. Hannan (banister. and Chairman of the Grey Hospital Board), and five daughters.

STILL HELD UP. DUNEDIN. Feb. 3

No work was done on the steamer Vnipiala this! morning and it the vessel is still held up at Dunedin, cargo for northern ports will be forwarded by another vessel. A meeting of the .seamen was held Ibis Inornisig but the olfieials declined to make any statement.

SECOND CHILD DIES. GISBORNE. Feb. 3. Both little girls injured in Wednesday's motor accident have suceumned. the second child, Fay Salisbury, aged five years, having died at tho hospital last night, HAND CRUSHED. HASTINGS. Feb. 3. Whilst re-1 liroading the Well through the ‘TrifiimcV’ rotary press this morning, Roy Gallieii had liis left hand and wrist badly crushed between the slowly revolving cylinders. It is anticipated that it will be necessary to amputate it below the elbow. AN INQUEST. CHRISTCHURCH, Feb. 3. All inquest was hold tn-dav oil Idle death of Bruce Koliar, aged It) years, who died alter an operation in the ho.spn.ll l for a cut on liis face following a motor accident, His mother gave evidence that when told of the boy's deaili witness asked the doctor: “Did bis heart give out ?' and the doctor replied : “No.” Her husband said: “Did you give bill) the anaoistliotic too quick?” and the doctor replied: “We might have done.”

The husband tl»-n mid: “You killed him tin'll." and the hospital sister, who was with the doctor exclaimed, “Oh, don’t sav that.”

Dr Co ike who conducted the post mortem said that death was -In- to asphyxia, rising from inspirati u. <f I f-H-.bl.id'.. ’l'hc ( orom-r: “Do urn know il any

precautions arc taken for giving an anaesl lict ic to see that the patient lias had no recent food ?”

E'xeept in a case of extreme urgency it is usual to allow from three and a half to four hours.