CASUALTIES.

Timaru Herald, Volume CVIII, Issue 16882, 1 August 1919, Page 8

CASUALTIES.

I; i- f . -BODY IN HARBOUR. (Per Press Association). AUCKLAND, July 31. The body 01 JohnChaafe, Junr., was found floating in the harbour yesterday Deceased was a well-known Auckland trainer, and was a son of, the veteran trainer, John Chaaic, who is,now sta-j /tioned at Hawke's Bay. He leaves a widow' and three'' children."• At "the inquest a verdict ot suicide while suftering irom, money difficulties was returned. -/ * GIRL FATALLY SHOOTS HERSELF. CHRISTCHURCH, 'julv 30. £ "Eleanor Coveu.tr>, 11 years of age, who had'been temporarily left alone m Jior paicuts' house at Svdenham, was found by neighbours suffering from a gunshot wound m the abdomen this afternoon. , She died shortly after admission'to the hospital.- 1 At the inquest evidence was tendered that the gun had not been used for ten months, and was unloaded, and that cartridges were kept apart fioin the gun on a shelf in a cupboard. The inquest was adjourned till, to-moirow fpr medical and other evidence. ~' ' *

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, . , DUNEDIN, Julv 30.' A man named ,Egbert, Sain'sburv,°°Bl .years, married, ' residing '-at 'Queenstown, apparently mot his death some .days ago by falling into 'the Shotover river at Skipper's, hear Quconstown, ■n-iiile endeavouring to remove some sheep from the edge of a precipice. Search has been made for the bod v. but so far it has not been recovered."'