BRIGHTON TRAGEDY.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18242, 28 November 1924, Page 11

BRIGHTON TRAGEDY.

i; BODY STILL MISSING. . The body of one of the men drowned at. North Brighton' on Wednesday had not been. recovered last night, but the identity of the. missing man' has been definitely, established as Alexander "Wilfred Anderson, a conductor employed ;by the Christchurch Tramway Board, who resided at 700 Gloucester street. Anderson was'just ..completing nine days' annual leave. • The; Other victim,' Clarence Ernest Schofield, resided with his mother-at S3' Avon street, Parnell, Auckland. His ;brother is. a solicitor in that city. He was employed by A. H. Nathan and Co., Ltd.-,-as a traveller. kAn inquest on the body of Schofield tras opened by the District Coroner, Mr ,H. T. Widdowson, yesterday afternoon. '•.Evidence of identification was given \v Morgan O'Brien, licensee of the ,jshite : ;llart Hotel, where Schofield had Wlnfltsying since the 18th inst.' ail^e.-funeraLwiU. probably be held toWpotv*- - ...% Patrols Wanted. 2f|tf D. G. Sullivan, M.P., telegraphed tjphe Hon. B. F. Bollard, Minister of l|t«raalTA*ffaifß, yesterday, drawing.ihis o-jfftetftion to the. drowning fatality; at Jforth Beach. Mr Sullivan urged the jStweber tb increase substantially the •Stout of' £SO; a: year now. made to the Society, >and to make:• a to' the* surf clubs like those; at |W Brighton and; Sumner, go : ; that fijgwolg' could: be' maintained - on- : the during the'bathiiig season,' and SWyblft-Uyeg be thereby saved. , ®iJjst-evening Mr Sullivan received the Iflmnßg- tffcply from > ; the-. Minister: —> Plpr -telegram ■ received, urging- grant M'ffiade >by Government to life-saving for; patrol of beaihes. |StJer,is'one-for Go.vernment'to decide, shall be : pleased to submit it for » ™-:- v.-