THREE SUDDEN DEATHS
’WHILE VISITING CHRISTCHURCH (By iTfilegraph-—Per Press Association) i:> Christchurch, August 12. iilinmediately alter he had made an investment on the Tote at Riccarton .yesterday, Donald Malennan, a . fellmonger, aged seventy-one, residing at Maori Hill, Dunedin, was seen to put his hand to his heart and collapse. He was found .'to be dead. The cause was heart failure.'. Two offer Buiiedin men also died yesterday* evening, Alfred George Hill, a married 'man; and a well-known horse breeder, of Ttiierl Plains, died sudden. ly, ' ■: ' Herbert Blackburn, aged 50, of Musselburgh/ Otago, _ died likewise. Natural .causes are believed to have been responsible in each case. The? coincidence was that both Hill and Blackburn died in their rooms at their .respective hotels. ■ An 'inquest will be held on Blackburn.’
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Hokitika Guardian, 13 August 1931, Page 2
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128THREE SUDDEN DEATHS Hokitika Guardian, 13 August 1931, Page 2
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