DYING MAN DISCOVERED
DEATH IN THE .. Hotp )T^ NO CLUE TO identity, MYSTERY OF THE • V . ". IS *;. An; 'unknown elderly man 'was"''f2jS| in a semi-conscious condition in the JV. main Drive last evening at aboi,\ quarts ' past eight. He - was discovered! near tbi'kiosk on the drive by a Mr. Mellen, r hailed a passing motorist and with h' conveyed the dying man to the homjifiraK He 'was admitted at 8.20 p.m., bat d-'jd at 9 o'clock,; without regaining consciea, ness. There were no signs of fcml pi 4 „ ; Nothing was found on the - body to identify the deceased. His age wa« 2., parently about 60 years, and ha wt» 7in.- in height, of slim build. He hid grey hair and eyes, the left of the iatfcr ■ being deformed. He was. dressed n , brown-grey suit, a black and white, striped shirt, black boots and stockinet, a tie and a collar. b ' The only effects found on the body w« re a silver keyless watch with a brass ohain to which a small pencil was attached a pair of spectacles, a large door-key and , a clasp-knife. An . inquest will be opccid '/ to-day. • • :
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18843, 18 October 1924, Page 10
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190DYING MAN DISCOVERED New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18843, 18 October 1924, Page 10
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