ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES
NEW ARRIVAL DROWNED. By Telegraph—Press Association. , Wellington, Last Night. Robert Humphreys, a third-class pa»senger by the Corinthic, which arrived from London to-day, was seen in tfca harbor this evening, and when takes OUt of the water was found to be droWßed. Nothing is known about Humphreys at present, except that he had intended to proceed to Taamaruuni.
OLD MAN'S SUICIDE. Dunedin, Last Night. An inquest was (held to-day on the body of Peter Dufforn, an old age pensioner, who committed suicide yesterday. The person who discovered the man met a nauseating sight, a wound in his abdomen, extending from side to side, causing a portion of his internal organs to protrude. The medical evidence showed that insomnia had induced lowness of spirits, and probably a sudden suicidal impulse. Tie coroner recorded a verdict of suicide whilst temporarily insane.
FISHERMAN DROWNED. j Auckland, Last Night. A fisherman named James Reed, with' a woman and another man, went out on, the harbor to-night in a small dinghy. They were capsized, and Reed waa drowned. The body has not 'been iv' : covered, and the police are waiting lor \ a dense fog to lift before commencing operations. . ' < • '
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 15, 12 July 1911, Page 5
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196ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 15, 12 July 1911, Page 5
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