A SAD CASE.
BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION
TIMARU, Oct. 21. John Wilds, aged 88, who was one of the Deal boatmen brought out about 50 years ago to work the Timaru surf-boat service, committed suicide to-day under peculiar circumstances. He was In his cottage, and yesterday underwent rather a severe operation. He got yip early this morning, walked to the beach and into the water, but being seen was pulled out and taken home. A few hours afterwards he left home, though supposed to be unable to do so, walked to the wharf and down the boat steps into the water. Though pulled out immediately, he was dead when recovered, probably from heart failure.
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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XVIII, Issue XVIII, 22 October 1912, Page 5
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114A SAD CASE. Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XVIII, Issue XVIII, 22 October 1912, Page 5
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