CASUALTIES.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13109, 7 May 1908, Page 7

CASUALTIES.

A child 18 months old, named Susan Brown, died suddenly at Mrs Irvine's Nursing Home, in Caledonian Road, St. Albans, yesterday morning. An inquest -will bo held this afternoon.

Yesterday morning a man of about forty yeais of age, named A. H. Penny, traveller for Duff and Co., softgoods merchants, of Christchurch, was discovered dead in ono of tho Somerset Hotel bedrooms at Ashburton. JJ_ had been staying at the hotel from April 30th till Monday last, ■when he left presumably to go to his home in Christchurch. However, ho arrived back in Ashburton yesterday morning from Rakaia, and at 10.30 asked for a cup of hot water and the loan of a room, it was thought for shaving purposes. "When the housemaid went to tidy tho room about an hour later, she found Penny reclining on tho bed, quite dead. .{press association telegrams.) TIMARU, May G. Mr O'Meara, cf the Stook IXopartment, attempted to commit suicide at Temuka this afterncon. In passing a butcher's shop he grabbed a knife from the sill, walked on a yard or two, and then gashed his throat in two or threo place-.. By-standers threw him down, took tlie knife from him, and rendered first aid. He was taken to a private hospital. His injuries, though serious, are not expected to be fatal. oJMear0 J Meara l who is about to be transferred to Masterton, was very depressed during the last few days. Ho was much liked at Temuka.

WELLINGTON, May G. The inquest concerning tho death of Mr Joseph Petrie, Mayor of Greymouth, which is supposed to have resulted from a tram car accident on the night of April 6th, has -been further adjourned for enquiries to bo made as to the particnlar car which the deceased was in, and the name of the motorman and conductor.