FATALITIES.

Grey River Argus, 18 April 1929, Page 6

FATALITIES.

NOT UNEXPECTED I Journalist’s Death HIS CLAIM TO HAVE WARNING. (Per Press Association). HAMILTON, April 17. G. Fetherston, a Hamil.on journalist, and spiritualist. who died aboard the “Tofua” between Suva raid Nukualofa, on April 1, wrote on the eve of his death a lettr to the “Waikato Times” stating that he was in fair health, but that spirits had informed him that his passing was near. The letter states: — “Permit me to add my quota to the recent debate in your columns 'with respect to the reality of spiritua- [ lis ic phenomena. Publicity was some time ago given to predictions of my dfoath not; being verified by the evlJnt. To these predictions I did not myself give any great credence, because of the evident lack of authority, but now at the time of writing, while in fair health, lam in receipt of a spirit message dirt Ct to myself that the time o fpassing is at hand. 1 await the outcome with interest. Th' 5 message seems of high authority and I confess to accepting it with confidence. It afford? a fair test. 1 pen this at sea, between Suva and 'Nukualofa. —fc>. G. Fethc r 3ton.’’ Fetherston had previously published in his magazine, “The Motorist,” and alleged spirit prediction that hJ would end his earthly labours on January 10 last. BODY FOUND. NAPIER, April 17. The dead body of a man was found on a sheep station this morning. The man was apparently a swagger and Lad been dead for several months. WOMEN COMMIT SUICIDE. SYDNEY TRAGEDIES. SYDNEY, April 16. Two married womfen, despondent through ill Health, committed suicide to-day. Mrs Maud Murphy, 38, wife of a caretaker of a large city budding, jumped from the seventh story window to the concrete pavement and was killed. Mrs Shecdy, 39, drowned It (rsalf, and a five-year-old son in a bath at Lambton.