ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 13703, 18 September 1908, Page 6

ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES

Per Prcta ; Association.

ASUNCION", Sep

The fully-dressed dead body cf a mad, which later was identified as that- of John Taylor, of Hampstead, Ashburfonjj was found lying face downwards on the footpath in that suburb -at 7 o'clock tliis morning. There weie no signs of a struggle, and no nuiks on ilie body, biutliert was >• >in.ni 'jiiaiuny ol ' i>; >• . v.t the around which evid. nt!y oo»-d fiotn the iiusf. Taylor, who attended the races yesterday. was a married num. 35 yeais old, with four or tire children. -After taking evidence regaiding the finding of the body the inquest was adjourned till Monday. There are no suspicious circumstances. DUNEDIN. Sept. 17. The body of William Johft Newman, believed to be between 70 and 80 years of age, was found in the harbour tliis after* noon. A heavy weight \ras tied round his neck. He had not lux n seen sincfc 9.50 this morning, when he was sitting on a punt. He had a string dangling in .the water and in answer to a que? ion replied that he was fishing. Doc_u> xl was married a second time a few yea is ago, arid leaves a grown up family by his first) wife:

At Temuka yesterday Miss MacDopald, sister of .Mr Colin Mac Donald, manager of the Temuka Cheese Factory, difcd suddenly from an attack of meningitis. " She was one of the attendants at Seacliff and was ordered away for a rest jtnd changd about- a week ago. Miss Mac Donald was very popular with the staff and inmates at Seacliff. ' *