FATALITIES

Grey River Argus, 30 November 1937, Page 8

FATALITIES

ELDERLY WOMAN'S FALL

[Per Press Association.] DUNEDIN, November 29.

Emma Borland, 83, living at Caversham, fell from a second storey window yesterday, and was admitted to the hospital at 10.45 o’clock suffering from a fractured left leg and fractured jaw. She died at 4 p.m. DUNEDIN, November 29.

Medical evidence that he had been suffering from nervous depression was given at the inquest on Charles Russell Smith, the Coroner finding that death was due to a razor wound, self inflicted, while in a depressed state.

Smith, a well-known Dunedin businessman, was found dead at his residence in York Place. He was a member of the firm of John Reid and Sons, land and estate agents, and was a director of several public companies. He was well-known as a bowler, and had devoted much time to the administrative side of the game. In recent months he had been in bad health. , DROWNINGS. AUCKLAND, November 29. An inquest was opened this morning, concerning the death of Desmond Llewellyn Thomas, 15, of Avondale, who was drowned in Whau Creek yesterday afternoon. He was swimming with fourteen other lads. WHANGAREI, November 29. The first drowning fatality in Northland this swimming season, occurred yesterday, when Arthur Richard Schutt, aged thirteen, was drowned in. the Hatea River. Deceased was bathing with two Tufnell children, in a portion of the river where dredging operations were recently carried out, and the bank shelves sharply to a depth of twentyfive feet. Deceased was soon noticed to be in difficulties, and the Tufnell children ran home for assistance.

Mrs Tufnell dived in, fully clothed, in an attempt to rescue the boy. However, she was unsuccessful, and the police were called. It was impossible to find the body by diving and grappling irons had to be used.

Deceased is a son of William John Harold Schutt, of Port Whangarei. FOXTON, November 27. Held at the instruction of the Soli-citor-General, an inquest into the circumstances of the death of Wilson Angus McPhail, who fell overboard from the fishing launch Madge on September 1, and whose body has not yet been recovered was conducted before Mr G. D. .Hamilton, Coroner, today. The evidence showed that McPhail was feeling unwell, and must have tripped or fallen overboard after the vessel was moored. He was alone on deck at the time. He was one-armed.

A lad, Alan Sim, made a gallant attempt at a rescue, and was commended by the Coroner for his action.

A verdict that McPhail met his death by drowning was returned.