DOMINION NEWS

Greymouth Evening Star, 17 October 1939, Page 2

DOMINION NEWS

[per presh association.J EATAL INELUENZA. WELLINGTON, October 17. Au overseas ship oif the New Zealand coast pul into Wellington, yesterdav. to land one dead and another sick sailor, It. bad boon hoped >o land both for admission to hospital, but the first died, before the ship could t’cmdi port, from acute influenza. The ship was met., by a tug. and has since put to sea again. claverley murder charge * CHRISTCHURCH, October 17. '[’he grand jury to-day returned a true bill on the charge _ of murder against. Arthur John Patience, who is accused oi killing his vile at (.lavi t ley. on October 4 of last year. The (rial will begin next. Tuesday, and is expected to last for a week or ten days. BOXER ELNED FOR ASSAULT. HASTINGS. October 17. A professional boxer. George Barry Edward Allen. 19. pleaded guilty before Mr. Miller. S.M., in the Magistrate’s Court, this morning, to a charge of assaulting Haymond Walter George Davklson, on Sunday. September 2-L Accused was fined £7. in default one month’s imprisonment. Senior-Sergeant Sivyer stated that, in the early hours of Sunday morning, September' 24. accused was otto of o number of persons at the Coimtiy Club al Havelock North. Accused and Davidson, along with others, were assembled in the kitchen. Davidson was about, to leave the. kitchen when he was struck by accused, and tell to the floor, receiving severe injuries.