ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS.
Press Association Telegram.
ASHBURTON, Jan. 2,
An elderly man, James Hawkins, committed suicide last evening. _He strangled himself with binder twine. He tied a noose round his-.neck and tied the other end to a door handle* He pulled back until he was suffocated. He left a letter for the Public Trustee as to how to dispose of property, and three other letters to friends. He is supposed to have been drinking heavily during the holidays. Prompt S< ttlcmeni on the Spot. Fair treatment from the Standard Insurance Company, Ltd._ O. G. Rloore, Agent, Fire, Marine, Accident.—Advt.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 4758, 4 January 1918, Page 6
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