CASUALTIES

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16962, 11 October 1920, Page 8

CASUALTIES

SUICIDE.

Frederick West, a retired shearer, aged between GO and 70 years, committed suicido some time on Saturday night by cutting 'his throat with a razor. His body was found yesterday rnorninj; lying in the backyard of Bell's boardinjr-house, 331 Moorhouse avenue. At the inqiieyt held by tho Coroner, Mr : iS. K. McCarthy, yesterday afternoon, I>aniel Victor Tooniey said that lie had known West for some months. He waA a steady man of independent mean's, and lhad noli been in good health lately. On Saturday night witness and dc--1 ceased played cards till 9 o'clock, when they retired. West was not seen alivo again. The Coroner returned a verdict that deceased committed suicideduring a fit of melancholia consequent on dyspepsia. The police could not discover yesterday if West had any relo- \ tives in New Zealand. I A young men named Mewey was ad- | mitted to the Christchurch Hospital yesterday sufforing from a gunshot I wound in a hand, accidentally received ■while- he was shooting rabbits at Kirwee. R. Hacks, a railway goods rihed employee, had an arm injured on Saturday morning through being caught between two buffers. He was admitted to the hospital for treatment. (PHE69 ASSOCIATION • TELEGEAMS.) OAMARU, October 9. -The death occurred suddenly this morning, from heart disease, of William Clyma, aged 39, while training a, | steeplechaser on the track. Clyma was probably the best-known rider over jumps at agricultural shows in the South Island. His horse, Happy Jack, had over 100 wins to its credit. Clyma experienced many falls with broken bones during . his career. He had ridden over the sticks since ten years of age. Though not in good health, he expressed his intention yesterday of riding Happy Jack at shows again this year. ' DANNEVIRKE, October 9. Nora Mildon, aged 2G, a resident of Maketnku, who was a passenger on the express train to Napier yesterday, fell off at Kopna. She was admitted to the J>annevirke Hospital in the evening,, when she showed no sign of having received any injury, but she died in her sleep a couple of hours later. DUNEDIN, October 10. George MacKay, aged 60, a waterside worker, and his. wife Mary, also aged 60/ were found in bed this Morning at their residenco in South Dun- I edin in an unconscious condition. The old .couple lived alone, and their son, jon visiting them failed to get any response to his knocking. He thereupon got through a window at the, back, and found ,his parents unconscious. There was a strong smell of gas in the room, the window and door of which were closed. In turning off the gas before retiring ono of them had apparently jolted back the catch a little. At 3 o'clock thip pfternoon Mrs MacKay .was showing signs of returning consciousness, but. there was little change in Mr MacKay's condition.