INTERPROVINCIAL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume L, Issue 16495, 30 July 1924, Page 7

INTERPROVINCIAL

(Per Press Association.) CARTERTON, this day,

The inquest concerning the death of Frank H. Rushton was resumed at Greytown yesterday. The evidence showed that a party of ten men took 10 gallons of beer arid, a bottle of whisky, besides bottled beer, to a place outside Greytown. They returned a(< 3.30 on Sunday morning. The deceased mounted a horse and left. His companions surmised that lie. became sick or fell asleep on the house, and fell on the road, striking his head, and fracturing the base of his skull. The medical evidence was to the effect that there was no hope for the man whatever had been clone. First, considering that deceased was drunk, his employer, Mr. J. Meikle, with assistance, put him to bed and left him for some hours. He could not rouse him for breakfast, and sent for a doctor, who pronounced the man unconscious and ordered his removal to hospitnl, where lie died a fmv hours later. A verdict was returned that death was caused by Rushton accidentally falling from his horse and fracturing the base of his skull.

NELSON, last night. ■Mr. N. McLe’lan, of the Cawthron Institution staff, met with an unfortunate accident, on the Mount Arthur track on Sunday, whereby his left leg was broken just above the ankle, caused by slipping when endeavoring to turn some cattle on the track. Other parties were in the vicinity, and gave assistance. Eventually a pack-horse was secured, and the injured man was brought down from the mountain track.

CHRISTCHURCH, this day

Sales on ’Change: Manning’s Brewery Co.;, 32s 3d (IvVo parcels); Ward’s Brewery On., cum div., 51s 6d (two parcels). DUNEDIN, this day.

At a special meeting of returned soldiers] lengthy resolutions were passed ex pressing the opinion that the intention and spirit of the D.S.S. Act were to ( liable discharged > soldiers to acquire a home when his particular individual requirements warranted it. The meeting therefore urged the Returned Soldiers' Association to press for a re-openuig and continuance of the Benefits Act to (lualitied discharged sol filers, more particularly in the matter of re-advances from re-payments continually being made under Iho Act. It was further decided t<- present a petition to the House on this issue.

The Coursing Club denies that it lias agreed to sub-lease Forbury Park to the Rugby League for the match against England . on. August 9. It points out that it inns not held a meeting since .July 14, when the question of sub-leasing the ground was not even mooted, and ex presses surprise that it should he joined in aii l action brought by the Rugby Urron against Fmburv Park Company and New Zealand Rugby League to prevent the park being used for a League match. it. was decided that the question- as to whether the club should charge with the League for the match on August 9 he left to the_ executive, after consulting with the solicitors. Shnrernnrket sales : 1933' per cent, bonds. £lO2 and £lOl 17s 6d. Reported sale : ILB.Si Co. pref., 20s 6d.