ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21647, 18 May 1932, Page 10

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

TOLL OF THE MOTOR GAR TWO DEATHS. IN HOSPITAL, (Per United Press Association.) AUCKLAND, May 17 ; As the result of head injuries which she received when she was knocked down by a taxi-cab on May 4, Mrs Emily Jane Campbell, of Ligar place, died in the Auckland Hospital this morning. Mrs Eva Holland, a widow, aged 58, who wass struck by a motor car and knocked down on the afternoon of May 7, died early this morning. She was admitted to the Auckland Hospital with a fractured leg and other injuries. She lived at Grey Lynn. DEATH FROM GUNSHOT WOUND (Per United Press Association.) INVERCARGILL, May 17. At the inquest to-day into the circumstances surrounding the . death of Earnest James Leslie, who died as the result of a gunshot wound on Monday morning, a verdict was returned that he met his death in the manner stated and that there was hot sufficient evidence-to show how it happened.

A novel Gilbertian suggestion for the financial rehabilitation of the Dominion is being canvassed in Marlborough at the present time (says the Marlborough Express). The basis of the plan is that .on the first of each month in every town in the Dominion a party of, say, 100 men—6o farmers and 40 business men—should assemble and march to the nearest official assignee, where each would solemnly file hig schedule, the theory being that most people are bankrupt now and might just as well file and be done with it, thus relieving themselves of all further financial responsibility. It is freely estimated that in all some 500,000 people could be induced to file, more or , less as a patriotic gesture, and the fees, which would amount to something like £3,000,000, would enable the Government to balance its Budget, after which everyone would start off again, leaving the official assignees throughout the country to grapple with the many knotty problems at present causing so much loss of sleep.