Lid, said he had known deceased for 20 years, Me was a very keen shot and made a practice of coming out to the neighbourhood once or twice a Week, "He had no reason to believe that "deceased would take his life intentionally. Answering the Coroner, Ihe said that there was no possibility fof deceased having become involved an argument with the sandown of the ground over which he ws shooting, In his opinion, death was 1¢ Chinese fireman of the Tuberculosis Hospital also gave evidence of. having seen the body, and Mr. If. Kenake, Assistant Clerk in the US. Court, gave evidence of heving ldentl~ fied the body that morning that of Mr. Vida. "Mr. Watson made a recommendation that a verdict of accidental death be returned, and this verdict was accordingly returned by the: Coroner,
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