A FATAL FALL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9080, 2 May 1908, Page 5

A FATAL FALL.

WELLINGTON, May 1. At an inquest on Mr T. Langton Joll, of Okaiawa, Taranaki, who died to-day from injuries sustained by a fall from an electric tram car, on Easter Monday, the medical evidence showed that death was the result of meningitis, following on a fracture of the skull. Phillip Myers, who knew the deceased personally, and was travelling with him on the car, said that Joll jumped out as the car neared Woodward Street, in the direction opposite to which the car was going. He fell heavily on his head. The car had not stopped, and was going at from five to six miles an hour. Witness did not think Joll rang the bell. He simply got up and walked off thJ car as] if it were stationary. Witness saw nothing that would indicate carelessness on the part of the irotorman or conductor of the car. Joll was probably thinking of something else, and just walked out of the car. After hearing further evidence, the jury returned a verdict in accordance with the medical testimony, and found no blame attachable to anybody. FIRE AT A THEATRE. CHRISTCHURCH, May 1. A fire occurred at the new Theatre Royal last evening, after Pollard's company's performance, and when the children had "assembled on the stage for the taking of a flashlight photograph. The fire started m a dressing room, among the performers' clothes. It was put out before much damage was done. VITAL STATISTICS. CHRISTCHURCH, May 1. For April the births in Christchurch totalled 169, against 217 last year. The deaths were 65, against 101; marriages 126. against 105. FIRE IN DUNEDIN. DUNEDIN, May 1. A fire occurred in the drapery department of the D.I.C. at 8.15 this morning. Sweepers nuticed it, got a hose to work quickly, and suppressed the outbreak. The damage by fire and water amount to a few hundreds, the loss being in the dress, glove, and hosiery dapart'.ments. The cause is not known, but it is conjectured that one of the sweepers accidentally dropped a match.