LATE LOCALS.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 January 1931, Page 5

LATE LOCALS.

In connection with Messrs Houston and Co’s stock sale at Kokatahi on Wednesday Mr S'. Havill’s entry consits of 30 not (20) fat lambs and Mr A. Fleming has au entry of 14 head of mixed cattle.

A very sad fatality occurred at the Go wan valley, near Murchison or. Saturday Jan. 17th, when Ivan Douglas, the two year old son of Mrs A. 17. Christian, fell into a pool adjacent to the house and was “drowned. The lad was playing in the paddocks and was not missed for about 15 or 20 minutes. When his absence was discovered a search was made by his mother, Ills uncle, and a man working on the .farm at the time. He was found by his mother floating in a pool of water, the deepest part of which, was no more than 18 to 20 inches'.jv Logs were lying about the pool and also in the water. Jt appears that he must have been, walking on one of these and in falling struck his head as he had an abrasion on the left temple. His uncle applied artificial respiration to the best of his knowledge, but to no avail. Un the arrival of‘ Dr Potaka from Milrcliison, life was extinct. At an inquest held on Monday following, the Coroner returned a verdict that deceased died through being accidentally drowned in a small pool situated on his uncle’s farm in the Gowan Valley. He extended his sympathy to the bereaved motti-

A meeting of members of the Westland Trotting Club will be held at Mclntosh’s Club Rooms on Wednesday next at 8 p.m.

The tennis match between the Canterbury Suburban Association and the Combined Greymouth Clubs was placed at Greymouth on Saturday. After some excellent matches in which the local players acquitted themselves very creditably, the Canterbury team were victorious by Iff matches to 8. The match was very enjoyable and the bright sunshine added to the pleasure of players and spectators.