FATALITY AT TARATA.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 75, 17 April 1901, Page 2

FATALITY AT TARATA.

Ihfokmation was received by (he police at Inglewotd last week of the disappearance at Txrata of Mr. W. Mowbray Higgs, a teacher of music, whose wif« and family lixe in luglewosd. It appears that at about 8.30 p.m. on Easter Monday, he had finished giving a music lesson to one of Mr. Taylor's children, wh»n he complained of being unwell, and said he would go out and be haolc again in a quarter of an hour. Hej went out, but did not return. At 9 o'clock he called at Mr. Clifford's Accommodation House, and opened a door which give admittance to a room in which amt-eting was being held. He apologised for intruding, and nothing has been seen or Lesrd of him since. Mr. Taylor stated that Mr. Higga was low spirited when he came to his house | on the Tuesday evening. A thorough search was made of the district and its surrounding parts, hut without success, nnd it was suppos. d Mr. Higgs fell into the Waitara River at the bridge, where the water is about 27ft dec-p. t Every effort was made to ascertain if this was the case, divcjra searching eviry available place in the vicinity. On Tuesday, however, all dnubt was at rest, as the body of the unfoitunate man ivus seen floating om the water, and was got out ns soon as possible, being conveyed to Inglmvood wheie) an inquest will be held to-day. j