ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES.

Evening Post, Volume L, Issue 51, 28 August 1895, Page 2

ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES.

I.BT TIUQBAPH.— F3CBS ASSOCIATION.] Auckland, 27th August. A man named Neil JoynL, 65 years of age, was found dead in bed to-day at a boardinghouse in Nelson-street. Deceased ia said to be a brother of the well-known solicitor at Christohurota, and also related to the Prinoipal of Nelson College. For tbe last six months he was in feeble health. (Our Own (Jornspondtnt.J Mastbbton, This Dat. An inflaent'al young Maori ohief named Matau Tiriki has died here. A monster tangi is being held at Te Ore Ore pah. Ghbttown North, This Dvt. * An inquest on the body of the native chief Piripi te Maari, who died on Monday, was held yesterday. Tha evidenoe showed that deceased had been unwell for some time, and was understood to be reoovering. He bad been attended by a Chinese doctor. While engaged in picking np stones from a poddook on Monday morning, he became tired, and went inside bis house and lay down, dying- a few minutes afterwards. A verdict was returned in aooordanoe with the medical testimony, viz., that the cause of 'death was an apopleotio fit. A rider was added that Borne measures should be taken to prevent the so-oalled Chinese dootor from practising upon the natives. ___^_______