DROWNED IN THE SURF
CHRISTGHURCH BUSiNESS
.MAN
EXHAUSTED -BY SWIM
;.'.. (By Telegraph.-—Press ,Association.) .-. ". .CHEtSTCHUEeiI, 12th January,:'.; ;' Thomas"Erie -Hugh- -Mourb> a married taahi manager of : the: Canterbury^: Stqam Shipping Company,: and a son of Cap--tain Monro,.' chairman of the Lyttelton Harbour Board, was drowned in" the surf, ait' 'Waikukil beach -this'afternobn. -.' With a. companioifij "Mr; j;. D.7 Simp'sonj he had gone", far, out,- and' on- tlie Toturn: journey' -bbth became -exhausted;. Their plight was noticed by a womaiij who gave, the alarm.. ■'_" Mr. ySiinpsbn' managed: to . struggle ashore, but' when 'assistahco '■'■' reached Mr. Monro he "was dead. ''" '■':. Artificial respiration was resorted to by Dr,,King--when, the -body- was brought ashore, but/was without avail.
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Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 10, 13 January 1932, Page 11
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111DROWNED IN THE SURF Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 10, 13 January 1932, Page 11
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