MAORI CHILD DROWNED
A Maori child, Elizabeth Dorothy Moki, aged 21 months, was drowned at Murupara on Monday afternoon when, after wandering away from her home, she apparently fell into a small stream. In evidence given at the inquest held the mother, Aporina Moki, stated that she had left her little daughter playing outside the house at 3.50 p.m., but a few minutes later she discovered that the child was missing. A search by herself and her son resulted in the son finding the body lying in about 2ft of water, face downward in the stream. Artificial respiration, which was carried out by the district nurse, for about an hour and a half, proved unavailing. The Coroner, Mr. W. L. Richards, returned a verdict of accidental death from drowning. .
E. Johnston and Co., auctioneers, will sell household furnishings at the residence, 49 Overtoun Terrace, Hataitai, tomorrow at 10.15 aan.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 77, 28 September 1938, Page 8
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149MAORI CHILD DROWNED Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 77, 28 September 1938, Page 8
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