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Hokitika Guardian, 13 July 1925, Page 4

NEWS BY MAIL.

“ NOTHING TO LIVE FOIL” LONDON, may 1(1. "If ever there was a man who could not bo blamed for taking his life it was tins poor man. He had nothing to live for, and no hope left in the world,” said the coroner at the inquest at liotlingdenn, Brighton, yesterday on Thomas -Moore, aged G 7, a retired barrister, who threw ■himself over the cliffs. The doctor said that .Mr Moore had a malignant internal complaint with intense pain. .Mrs Moore said that she had been living apart from her husband. The jury returned a verdict of Suicide during Temporary Insanity. DANCE BITINH CHAIiOK. LONDON. May 10. A summons against Peggy Clarke, a young single woman ol independent means, for the alleged biting ol a detective when asked to leave a daiK-e at

Crichton was adjourned yesterday for tier aityndnuee. The Chief Constable .said that Clarke who was with another woman ami two 11:011. war under the influence of diiuk. The party was asked to leave. The men left at once, hut as the women were going Clarke struck at the detective. He caught her hand and she hit him savagely. LAST OF Tills DIPCKUS. LONDON, May 10. Mrs Pnilv Bourne, v.ho died yesterday at -Brighton, aged 7(1. had heel; known to many generations ot visitors to ! or bathing machine station on tit " Aunt Belly.” as she was called. ■■ maid niton recall the days of .7(1 years ago when women visited Brighton to he dipped In- her: they wore in the Wilt >r high-necked ilanncl bathing dresses of C id; llannelette and never attempted to -wim. she admired the modern girl’s pluck. hut found the old days more profitable.