A PECULIAR CASE

Hokitika Guardian, 28 June 1930, Page 4

A PECULIAR CASE

J ! '!'- ftf * INQUEST;-■‘ADJOURNED.

(By Telegraph—Press Association). ! ?!

CHRISTCHURCH, June 28. ~ No cause lias-, been disclosed of the death of Albert William Furze' wnli lived at 156 Watmairi Road, RiocarJ ton, and who died unexpectedly in Christchurch hospital on Wednesday.; A medical examination by -two doc‘pu? .before uorjli, 'disclosed nothing, unlikely to cause death. A post mortem examination ..threw no light on the subject. Mr E. D. Mosley, Coroner, opened an inquest yesterday and heard evidence, but adjourned the- inquest sine die in order that further inquiries be made. Tlie ease is a strange one he said. A brother of deceased gave evidence that Furze, aged 41, was married and had been, apparently upset Iby some), medicine prescribed for him. -

LONDON, June 27

The following are the test teams: — Australia: Woodfhll (capt.), Rich-

ardson, JKippax, Bradman, Fairfax, Ponsford, McCabe, Orimmett, Hornibrook, Oldfield, and Wall; with Jack-

son as twelfth man

England (order of battirtg): Hobbs, Woolley, Hammond,' Duleepsinhji, Hendren, Chapman, Alien, Tate, Rob--1 ins, '■ White and Uu’ekworth ; with Sandham as twelfth) man. ' ‘ England won the'/'toss.

England went to hat and Wall and Fairfax opened, the. attack, The weather was fine, but overcast. The wicket was a good one. All the reserved seats were sold out, while the cheaper' seats were filled.

(deceived this day, at 9 a'.m.)

; LONDON, June 27. /Chapman did ’’England excellent service by forcing"the Australians-to field; Seventeen thousand, including the Duke of York,’ .saw play commence. ' The boundaries were short;flrpech'in order to of more spectators.

■Another surprishwas the choice of Woolley as opening partner for Hobbs. Wall, commenced howling at the pavilion end, aided by a breeze. The weather was fine and wicket good. .Hobbs 1 cardfully played a maiden to ?both Waif and Fairfax) who placed only; two in the slii>s, Hornihrook and Richardson.

I '' Wooilby opened the’ scoring. He 'drove Wall tb the ,leg boundary and theh. bealitifully cover drove Fairfax -for four. 'A quarter, of an hour passed" before’Hobbs opened his account. He ihe’ri cut Wall for a single. With the 11 Scoreat thirteen there was the 'fiiW sensation of the'match. In Fairfax’s 'third , over * Oldfield made a smart catfch at the wicket sending hack England’s great'veteran. Incidentally the ' omission of Sandham was a great surprise. It was popularly supposed*' oil the invitation vtb'Lords that he automatically: wpuld open with Hobbs. ' •' ' i The. weather waA beginning 'to becofiie humidly warm, the' flags’ hanging''almost. liml). :;! ' '■

(Received this day at 9.40 a.m.)

; LONDON, June 27. $ ' ie'soape of being run 6ut 'due to 7 smart fielding by Bradman. The--left hander made eighteen of the first twenty runs. When Grimmett came. on he was al.most stumped in .the. first.-over. He then.. hit two more ; great fours but hisqsuperb innings ended when Wall took . an excellent: catch at point, after a scintillating display including seven.,, fours. n Fairfax running up the pitch, almost caught Duleepsinhji. next ball. The latter with Hammond sent up the score, the Gloucester crack hitting Hornibrook .for four boundaries. ■

Grimmett worried the : batsmen who frequently, mistimed..:him. Hammond then had a narrowy-escape, Richardson missing a difficult catch in the slips A"tlr£>' Indian’"-having raised a ’hundred' 1 ; in ninety-fife minutes.

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