CASUALTIES.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 14223, 11 December 1911, Page 4

CASUALTIES.

An inquest was held on Saturday evening, by Mr H. W. Bishop, -District Coroner, concerning the death of a young man • named Charles Edwin Hobson, 22 years of ago, residing with his parents" at 74 llandolph street, "WooJsion. John Cbllinson Hobson, engineer, father of the deceased, gave, evidence. His son was 22 years of age, and.had been unwell for some time. Ho had never been strong, and from thirteen toeeventeen Lad been.subject to epileptic fits. Deceased, had been of eteady habits, -but on election nights had been the worse for liquor; witness believed for the first'time in. his life! On Saturday afternoon at about 2.40 deceased went to the room. They heard a noise there and went in to find that deceased had shot himself with a double-barrelled pun. • Apparently ho had lain down on tho bed before firing. , --' . Susannah Hobson; motjier of the deceased, gaVo similar evidence. The Coroner returned a verdict that deocasod had committed suicide by shooting himself with a shot gun while in a state of unsound mind. (PBESS ASSOCIATION TELEQBAMS.) WELLINGTON, December. 9. Thomas Jenkens, aged 45 years, lost his life -early'-this morning through being suffocated by smoke during the destrue- , tion by fire of a four-roomed house at Lower Hutt, where he lived alone. The , Fire Brigade arrived promptly, but did not know that anyone was in the house ! till they found the body in. the bedroom. Jenkens evidently tried to make his esi cape, bat was suffocated. WELLINGTON, December 10. The police received advice to-day that a man named Dotison was drowned at Lyall Bay this afternoon: No particulars are to hand. «. AUCKLAND, December 9. A Maori named Raha, employed with a relaying gang, was run over by theearly goods train near. Ejmibia Siding this , - morning/ Death was instantaneous. '•''■■ - " A married woman named Mrs Goodby,' aged about 50 years, residing with her daughter, Mrs-. Mason,, in Phillip street, Newton, drunk lysol to-day, and died after her removal to tho hospital. HASTINGS; December 9. A boy named Percy Dodson, aged 11 years, collided with a motor-car whilst riding a bicycle in Market street this morning, and wasj killed instantaneously. The boy was-riding "a zigzag course, and was struck by the car and severely crushed.- The car was travelling only about six miles an hour.