KAIRANGA SENSATION.
A GRUESOME FIND,
On Saturday afternoon (says the Standard), Messrs Thompson brothers, of Kairanga, were out shooting on their properly, when they discovered the body of a man hanging from the limb of a tree on (lie hank of the Oroua river. The police were informed, and on searching (he body found a soldier's pay-book, containing the name, Thomas Parker, together with a letter to-,a relative in Manaia. The medical papers found on deceased show that he had served for over four years in the Medical Corps, and was discharged on 3rd January, 1910, as “no longer physically tit, on account of wounds received.” He was formerly a cabinet maker by trade, ami was 34 years of age, and it is thought; he has a brother residing at Manaia. From its appearance, the body had been hanging about a week before it was discovered, and so far has not been identified by friends or relatives.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 1973, 6 May 1919, Page 2
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157KAIRANGA SENSATION. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 1973, 6 May 1919, Page 2
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