ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.
Press Association. Masterton, February 15. Tbe body of a young woman named Efctie Piiilphert was found in the Waipoua river early this morning. A lad was looking for cows when he noticed the body in about three feet of water. Life was extinct. The medical examination revealed the fact that deceased had given birth to a child. The latter has not been dsicovered. Deceased belonged to Hokitika and had been in Masterton six weeks and had been employed as laundress in various • hotels. Her father recently died at ' Hokitika and deceased had been de- * spohdeut since then. When deceased was questioned as to ’her condition she indignantly repelled the accusation which she characterised as a cruel shame.
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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIII, Issue 9075, 15 February 1908, Page 8
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120ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES. Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIII, Issue 9075, 15 February 1908, Page 8
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