ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES
DROPPED DEAD IN STREET.'
(By Telegraph—Per Press Association.)
DUNEDIN, May 23
A man, named Hugh McCallum, dropped dead in George Street this morning. The deceased, who wag connected with J. llott, Ltd., in Wellington, some years ago, was for the last four years Manager of the Cash Provident Order Coy., in this city. He was well known m musical circles, and in his younger days was..-a successful heavy weight lifter. '•
INJURIES PRGYE FATAL.
ELTHAM, May 23.
Ernest Peircival Martin, single, Tirimoana, died to-day, as .the. result; of injuries received last Wednesday, in a head-on collision with a horse and gig on the approach to a bridge five miles from Elthnm. - \ ' •
Tlie accident happened ,-£at| night, Deceased was riding a motorcycle.
FALL OYER A CLIFF.
NAPTEII, May 23.
Kenneth Cowan, aged 19, fell over a cliff 50 feet high, at Rissington yesterday, death resulting. Ho was out shooting with a companion. Deceased’s gun was broken in two by the fall, but the cartridges wore not exploded.
FOUND WITH THROAT CUT.
TE AWAMUTU, May 23
The body 'bf' Edwin Bvwater Smith, single, aged 50, labourer, weft-known a Hunt tlie district, “'•'was found in %' clump of gorse, on-lii|. ybrothev*’s farm; at Hairini on Sunday, with his throat cut, and a razor in his hand. At tlie inquest this morning evidence wn® given that deceased had been missing from home since Friday morning-
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Hokitika Guardian, 24 May 1932, Page 5
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