CASUALTIES.

Otago Witness, Issue 3763, 27 April 1926, Page 37

CASUALTIES.

WELLINGTON, April 20. At the close of a boxing match in the Town Hall last night Mr H. J. Levy, aged 55 years, manager of a well-known firm, fell forward and expired of heart disease. His nephew. Dr Levy, was present, and rendered immediate assistance, the heart being massaged and stimulants administered for some time, but without effect. Deceased leaves a widow and three sons. WELLINGTON, April 20. At the coroner’s inquiry concerning the death of Joseph Delger, aged 20 years, who was drowned as the result of a dinghy overturning at Worser Bay, Seatoun, a verdict of death by misadventure was returned. The coroner paid a high tribute to the courage displayed by Laurie Dale, deceased’s companion, who made a valiant attempt to save Delger. The Coroner said Dale displayed quite conspicuous zeal end courage m his efforts to save deceased from drowning. CHRISTCHURCH, April 2Q. Arthur Collsion Campion, a middle-aged man, was burned to death at Riccarton early this morning in a shed where he had been sleeping Since his father’s death he had been a mental hospital out-patient, and was depressed. CHRISTCHURCH, April 22. Thomas Breen, a farmer at Fendalton, dropped dead at noon to-day while digQ potatoes in a paddock behind his e. HU wife, who was working with him at the time, says that beyond referring to the heat, he gave no indication

that anything was wrong. Death, it is thought, was due to heart failure. CHRISTCHURCH, April 24. At the inquest on Edgar Clare, of St. Kilda, Melbourne, who died in nospital, a verdict was returned that death was due to heart failure and not to a razor wound in the wrist, which was said to have been self-inflicted. FEILDING, 'April 22. A man of about 55 years of age, whose name is unknown, was found at the roadside near Feilding this morning with a bullet wound in his head, and a pea-rifle alongside him. A note found in his pocket suggested an attempt at suicide. The man was still living when removed to hospital, but he died shortly after admission. No means of identification are available, there being no letters or papers in his pockets. He was apparently a labourer, sft Bin in height, and of slim build. The deceased stated before his death that he was an Australian, with no friends and no means. GISBORNE, April 23. Jam?s Puttish, a shepherd on the Ruakituri station, was missing at dinner time yesterday, and later was found dead on the floor of the station office with a gun lying close to his body. The deceased a few months ago was kicked on the head by a horse, and had not quite recovered from his injury. INQUEST AT OWAKA. On the 19th Mr H. J. Dixon, S.M., district coroner, visited Owaka to conduct an inquiry touching the death of the infant female child (aged nine months), of Mr and Mrs J. K Ross, of Tatara. From the evidence it was elicited that at 6 o’clock on Monday morning the mother, with whom the child had been sleeping, awoke and found that it was breathing heavily, and that there was froth on its mouth. The father, who was sleeping in another room, was awakened, and the horse harnessed up, and the couple set out by road for Owaka and a doctor. Halfway to Owaka the child stopped breathing, and when Dr Stenhouse was reached the child was quite dead. The doctor gave the cause of death as infantile convulsions, and stated that it must have been unconscious when the mother awoke. The coroner returned a verdict of death from convulsions. CAR ACCIDENT. Charles Lockhart, aged 22 years, was admitted to the hospital on Saturday afternoon suffering from injuries to his back and head. He was driving a motor car along the Caversham Valley road, and swerved to avoid a cart, when one of the back wheels collapsed through striking a depression. The car was thrown on its side. There were four other occupants of the car, but none of these was injured. Mr Lockhart, who resides at 192 Main South road, was reported later to be progressing favourably. MOTOR CYCLE ACCIDENT. A peculiar -*ccident befell Mr Ferguson, junior, of Woodbury, on his way to the dog trials at Peel Forest. Geraldine (writes our Temuka correspondent). He was seated in the side-car attached to a motor cycle, when it became detached on a hill and was propelled a considerable distance. The occupant received painful injuries, his nose and face being badly cut about. His condition necessitated his removal to Braeside Hospital.