ACCIDENTS & DEATHS

Gisborne Times, Volume LXVIII, Issue 10712, 9 October 1928, Page 2

ACCIDENTS & DEATHS

ACCIDENTAL. DRO WN IN G. NATURAL HISTORY COLLECTOR’S DEATH. iPrera Association.! DUNEDIN, Oct. 8. At the inquest on Catherine Willis degg, whose death occurred near Lawyers Head on October 1, a'verdict'. or accidental drowning was returned. Evidence showed deceased ivas official collector for the. Natural History Section, National Museum, Wales, and was in the habit of collecting specimens from rocks and pool s along this coast, where are many kelp-covered rocks accessible at low tide, but breaker washed, and indications show she was swept from one of these. Deceased’s shoes indicate that she slipped.

LORRY CAPSIZED. MARRIED WOMAN’S DEATH. ■ Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, Oct. 8. Irene Bryant, 20, a married woman, was killed in a motor accident at Port Levy last evening, through a lorry which her husband was driving getting out of control and capsizing. Bryant received minor injuries. MAN FOUND DEAD WITH GUN ALONGSIDE. INQUEST ADJOURNED. (Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, Oct. 8. Adam Ernest Smith. 51, an insurance agent, was- found dead this morning at his residence, with a. gun alongside the body. The inquest was opened this niternoon and adjourned for medical testimony- i. Ellen Jane Smith, wife of deceased, s<i.id her husband had .never seemed worried arid had never spoken of committing suicide. H had complained of pains in the back and side, and seemed nervy. He had had mental trouble, having. Been under observation in a mental hospital six years ago. Who pavs the bill for the injured worker? ' i Consult the Standard Inurance Companv for full protection -Cl. G. Bloore, chief agent; A. G Seddnn. local manager Ar| vt,.)