ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES
YOUNG MAN'S SUICIDE. By Telegraph—Press Association. Invercargill, Yesterday. Mungo 'Watson, aged twenty-two, a resident of Wyndham, shot himself this morning at Deschler's Hotel. He fired a revolver in his mouth, the bullet lodging in the train. Death was instantaneous. Deceased had been keeping company with a girl in the hotel, and left a note intimating his intention. It concluded. "God bless Ethel." A BODY POUND. Dargaville, Yesterday. The body of William Wesphal, whose empty boat was found down the river on the 14th inst., was recovered on Friday. THE PEA-RIFLE AGAIN. Christchurch, Yesterday. Cordon Ralph, aged eleven years, was killed on the hills yesterday. His elder brother had loaded a pen-ride, and was holding it in his hand when he slipped on a stone. The rifle exploded, the bullet hitting deceased in the head. KILLED BY A TRUCK. Rotorua, Last Night. James Purcell, a married man, about 45 years old, was killed at Steele's mill. Mamaku, this morning. He put a brake on a truck too suddenly, causing it to capsize, pinning him underneath.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 284, 28 May 1912, Page 5
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