EXERCISE AFTER MEALS. FATAL RESULTS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXVI, Issue 106, 31 October 1908, Page 5

EXERCISE AFTER MEALS. FATAL RESULTS.

At the inquest on Stephen Swadling, an employee at the tramway powerhouse, it was found by the jury yesterday ihat deceased died from eyncopo, biought about by taking exercise after ha\ ing a meal. The medical evidence by Dr. M'Lean showed that when ho examined the body of Swadling — who was dead when the doctor arrived — • there were no external signs to indicate the cause of death. Dr. Fyffe, who mace a post mortem examination, said Swadling was a very thin man of between 30 and 40 years of age. From what- he saw witness attributed death to (1) ptomaine poisoning or the result of some irritant poisoning acting on the stomach ; < r (2) syncope clue to matral stenosis ard the almost airless condition of the left lung after heavy exercise and vomiting. Tho condition of the heart and lung was sufficient to cause death. The doctor was inclined to doubt if analysis would detect ptomaine poisoning if it were the cause of death The evidence of Charles Jones, a fel-low-workman at the power-house, was to the effect .that Swadling had complained of feeling unwell on Thursday night, while he was out with the Jine \sag gon. He was also unwell at the power house, and collapsed twice while being taken home. During tea hour Swadling had a game of cricket. He was a teetotaller and a 6teady man. Edward Hiscock gave corroborative evidence. J. \V. Buchman, 1 carpenter, said he had knewn Swadling from boyhood, and he was looked upon as a healthy man. This was all the evidence.

The. vital statistics for the month of October for Wellington are : births, 217; marriage?. 77; deaths, 64. Captain Richardson, Chief Instructor of Artillery," has been awarded the prize offered by the Wellington Garrison Officers' Club for an essay on "Infantry Training." Scarlet fever was down to a modest two fresh case? for this week ; diphtheria one, tuberculosis two. Only one case of infectious disease (scarlet fever) was reported from the Hutt County since last Saturday. Captain Smith, of the s.s. Mokoia, has advised the Union Company thai while en route from Auckland to Sydney, he searched the Three Kings for any indication of the missing Loch Lomond. He rotifies that there were no signs of life on wreckage on the islands. Mr. F. Larkin takes exception to what he considers a suggestion in the published report of Mr. It. B. Williams's speech at Wadestown, that he brought up p. squabble which occurred at the Onslow Borough Council when Mr. Williams was Mayor. Mr. Larkin says that he simply asked tne candidate if he was in favour of amending the Municipal Corporations Act so as to compel local bodies to -carry out works in respect to which loan proposals had been carried. Mr. Larkin adds that Mr. Williams replied that he was not in favour of such an amendment of the law. A discussion arose nt a meeting of the Wellington. Centre of the Amateur Athletic Aasociatkm on the question of where the headquarters of the New Zealand Council should be situated. Mr. Hogben moved that the council bo asked to havo a vote taken forthwith on a proposal to remove the Headquarters from Ohristchurch to Wellington. He said he was one of those who originally opposed the Wellington centre moving in this direction. Since then s>ucli a. lemarkabld set of circumstances had arisen that he thought the removal was now justified. The motion was seconded by Mr Heenan. Mr. Larkin moved as an amendment that an appeal bb lodged against the decision of the returning officer in declaring the nominations invalid ; that the Kew Zealand Council be asked to produce its correspondence to the Australasian Council ; that the New Zealand Council bfc asked for an explanation as to «vny thb nominations of non-resident* of Christchurch were refused, and that the Australasian body be asked for a ruling on the subject. Mi. Dawson seconded the amendment, which was carried, the president, Mr. M'Villy, Mr. Larkin, and the secretary, being appointed a committee to draft the letter U- be forwarded to the council. On the motion of Mr. Bridge, seconded by Mr. DawFon, the meeting placed on record its resentment at the discourteous manner in which its correspondence with reference to the nominees of the Wellington centre's delegates had been dealt with by the New Zealand Council. Ladies' bailors. — The oldest and best firm in Australasia. Eton Gowns and Costumes from £5 ss, Skirts from £1 10?. Nodhie and Co., 30> Wellington-terrace.—