1938-10-17 — Page 3

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Unknown Poison In Sailor's

Party Death

DOCTOR ASKS FOR A MONTH TO NAME IT

A pathologist asked recently for a month in which to deter- mine the nature of the poison which killed' 40-years-old Mr. Francis C. Newlands, manager» steward of a City block of offices and flats.j

The inquest on Bir. Nowlands, who died after be but drunk from a ftusk, of whisky dia luncheon party in' his flat at: Temple Chambers, Témple- avenue, was opened and adjourned until October 3,

The party was on August 20, and Mr. Newlands was taken ill in the evening. He died early the following day in St. Bartholomew's Hospital.

The first witness was his widow, Mrs. Elslo Rosa Nowlands, who, with a sister-in-law, wore deep mourninit. A slight, dark-haired woman, with ́a ́silver. for, fur over the shoulders of her tailored sult, she first identified her husband, and told how she re- mained with him until his death, after giving a blood transfusion.

Watching, the proceedings for Mrs. Newlanda was Mr. Thorold Rogers, a barrister, 2

Dr. 0, J. P. Bollon, of Snow- hill, E.C., said that he reached the flat at 1a.m. 'on' August 21, and found Mr. Newlands tossing about in bed in obvious pain,

Dr. Hulme, the deputy-coroner: Did you gather what his symptoms were due to!--Before I saw tho patient. I was met by two men whom I look to be friends of his, and they stated that Mr. New- lands had taken a drink from a betile containing fluid,

Did you come to any provisional diagnosis as to what he was suffering from? Yes. In my opinion at the time he was suffering from polson< ing.

IRRITANT'S EFFECTS

Was a bolile from which it was supposed he had drunk handed to you? Yes, and it contained fluid.

Dr. H. A. Magnus, of St. Bartholo mew's Hospital, who performed the aid he

found slight corrosion at the

Tooth

Treated:

LINER DAY LATE BECAUSE SAILOR

HAD TOOTHACHE

Because Christopher Eastward,, 25-year-old Irish sailor in the British ship Baron Yardborough,” had toothache the American liner American Banker was 24 hours late reaching Plymouth from New York.

Eastward's tooth was extracted, but severe. haemorrhage set in, and he was in danger of bleeding to death.

Radio calls for medical help, flashed across the Atlantic, were picked up by the American Banker.

EMPIRE NEWS

34,000 -VICTIMS OF FOOT-AND-MOUTH

Cape Town.

The Minister of Agriculture, Col. Reitz, stated in the House of As sembly that 14,600 cattle and 10,634 sheep had been destroyed in the out- break of foot-and-mouth disease in Northern Natal..

The total pald In compensation for ateck destroyed were £50,479. Both Europeans and native owners were generally very satisfied with the amounts paid sald Col. Reltz,

A rendezvous in mid-ocean was Axed by wireless, and for ten hours the liner went through heavy seas, 120 miles off her course,

When the British ship was sighted oil had to be pumped on the sea to calm the waves before n lifoboat could transfer the Irishman-critically Joss of blood-to the liner's

from

hospital.

There he responded to treatment, and was able to walk ashore at Ply- mouth.

It was touch and go," Dr. E. Murphy, surgeon on the American Banker, said. "Had we been a few hours later he would have, died."

Rock Pile For Husbands"

Falla City, Neb. - It's the rock plle for. Richardson county husbands who fail to give their wives support. A newly in- augurated county rock pile has been Mr. II. Lşell-Taylor, The Lon-started, according to county officials, don bom conductor, Mr. H. Lyell and stern methods are awaiting Taylor, who died in Johannesburg a family "deserters" The heavy run weeks ago, has left £24,058. of such cases has demanded such an His widow inherits the estate.

Iden, it was said. Road Acclients Mr. 3. W. Hig-

fow

Kerty, moving A resolution In the Builds Miniature Band

Philadelphia.

House of Assembly that a commla- slon be appointed to inquire into road safety in South Africa, stated Fred Rossi, unemployed wood car- that 1,046 persons had been killed in. ver, has built an orchestra in minia- road accidents in the Union last year türe which he synchronised with and nearly-10,000 had been injured,muale from a phonograph, so that In 1937 the number of persons killed the small musicians appear to be Dr. Edward Morphy treating Seaman Christopher Eastward in the sick in, road accidents in Great Britain playing. Rossi used old tin cans,

bay of the Am erican Banker.

was 6,591, and the number injured radio parts, dentists' instruments and 220,338.

copper tubing in making the model.

Man

Has Hiccoughs

For A Week On End

post-mortem eximination of was recently admitted to Sydney Hospital in a serious condition;

Hiccoughing on the average three times a minute, a man

the throat and in his opinion death was due to the effect of an irritant,

"It is impossible to determine the

nature of the irritant taken without further extensive examination, he snld, "A notable thing was that the irritant had so slight a corrosive action, yet its effect was so intense.” His examination would take quite a month.

Wounded Aug. 3,

Then doctors injected a drug into the nerves around the dia- phragm and there is now every hope that the man will recover:

The ΜΠΑ had several short attacks of hiccoughs before he was admitted, and for a week he hle coughed continuously. Even in his sleep, until it was feared that he would die. When he was admitted to hus- #pital, drugs were injected

manipulative treatment trie:),

1914-Bullet Now the hiccounts-continued.

Taken From

Legime

Twenty-year-old Louis Herman,

on

and but

A constant watch was kept over It was feared that his breathing might become paralysed and he would suffocale.

Hungarian, received one of the first Then doctors began the new treat- wounds, if not the Brat wound, in ment, and in a short time the hit- the great war when he was shot in coughs ceased. the-leg by a. Russian soldier

"Hiccoughs are usually a reflex of August 3, 1014, during the first skir-something affecting the diaphragm mish on the East Galletan border, or stomach," Bald the Director Doctors were unable to extract the General of Pubile Health (Dr. E. bullet from his leg. He became Sydney Morris). Jame.

Although a number of people have

A few weeks ugo-twenty-four died from continuous hiccoughs, the years later—he felt pains in his in- cause of death is usually to be found jured leg. Then the bullet suddenly in the cause of the hiccoughs. pierced the skin and his doctor re- moved it with his fingers.

Canada Mines More Gold

Child Extortionists

Sacramento, Cal. Now something new in the way of extortion notes has Sacramento de tectives puzzled. It was a 10-cent Ottawa, Ont.

demand sent to Mrs. F. E. Becker, Canada's 1938 gold production will threatening to hurm her three small amount to approximately $180,000,- children she did not leave 10 000, an increase of $25,000,000 over cents at the lock of your garage 1937, officials of the Mines and Re-door." Children were blamed for a sources Department here, predict. prank,

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Fly Crashed

A Car

A fly was blamed for a colli. the main Bourne- tlon, on mouth road, when Alexander Golum, Regents Park-square, Glasgow, was- aummoned -- for dangerous driving at Romsey, Hanks, recently. Golum alleged to have driven out of a Ine of traffic and collided with an oncoming car.

SEAL

Is told the court a fly got in his eye. He braked his car, but it swung to the offside, The case was dismissed.

Periscopes Aid Search

Sydney, Austraila. Periscopes now are being used by the Blue Mountains Rescue. Society to ald them in locating persons be- lleved to have fallen off cliffs. Ex- tending far out over the edge of the cliff, the periscopes permit the res cuers to survey the cliff' face and to sea around rock projections be- fore making a descent with ropes.

Mr. Jono B. Gonsalves and his bride, the former Miss Olga" "Klarin de Mello, photographed after their wedding which was solemnised re- cantly in the Church of St. Lawrance, Maacao.,

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