ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 22 August 1907, Page 3

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Per Press Association. ' Cliristciiurcb, August 21. John Fox, licensee of the Zetland Hotel, Uied suddenly to-night. Deceased waa a very old settler, having arrived in Xew Zealaud in 1838.

I A body of a woman found in the river to-day lias been identilied as that of the wile of John Williams, of ltolleston Avenue. The woman had been strange in manner since her confinement-, and lias been missing since Monday evening. 'lt is supposed to be a case of suicide.

Later—At the inquest held this after noon touching the death of Mrs Williams, whose body was found in the river Avm this morning, a verdict of found diowned wa.* returned. Auckland, August 21. A Whangarci telegram states that Mr McMillan, who had been fishing with hU wife and family party, left the boat and went into the bush. Returning, he found tin- Ixjat adrift. Mr McMillan i swam after it. and was drowned. Hamilton. August 21. On Saturday morning W. S. Rigby. a member of a well-known, lirm of architects here. left his home at Cambridge, and, after business in Ham- j ilton, oTsappeared. lie nas not been seen or heard of sine.'. Much anxiety is felt regarding his -afely. He liad been eonipliining «>f feeling very unwell, but as far a.i \ knowu n-'thim* serious was Wi-:»nir .viih him. The matter has been placed in the hands of the police. Ant-kland. August 21. T!»e f:ite .lolm Henry and Albert jV.nlkin-, ni Devonport, who left in a j--i;»all yaeht for a fishing excursion on Sunday, still remain* mystery. The Spindrift, a ihhing boat owned by Tanner. left l>''v« nport ;U 1 M.;u> p.m. on Monday to* make sfnrch for the mfn, and refnrnrd at au early hour this morning after nj »kin<_' a t iior.ingh but ia- i effeefual <eareh of the islands of the Gull.