ACCIDENTAL POISONING
A CIIIUSTCHURCH CASE. By Telegraph—Press Association. Christchurch, Last Night. The death occurred suddenly in Christchurch this morning of Mr. John Manttan, a well-known wholesale jeweller and dental importer. He was sixty years of age, and came to Christchurch ten years ago from Sydney, being a native of England. He was married and leaves a large family. For some time Mr. Mantlan had been suffering from rheumatism, and to refresh himself during frequent periods of faintness lie kept a bottle of limejuice in his strong room. Last Tuesday, at about 1 p.m., lie felt weak, but instead of taking the limejuice he took by mistake a dose of glacia ecetic, which was in the strong-room, being kept there for dental purposes. It is known as a deadly poison, and Mr. Manttan suffered severely from its effect. He passed away at 11.15 a.m. to-day.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 303, 19 June 1912, Page 5
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144ACCIDENTAL POISONING Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 303, 19 June 1912, Page 5
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