Babe's Tragic Death
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THE four months’ old son, Peter, of Mr. and Mrs. J. Burston, of Madang, died on board the liner “Merkur” as it was nearing Sydney on September 6. Death is reported to have Been caused by suffocation. According to reports, Mrs. Burston discovered the child lying unconscious in his cot. She immediately secured assistance but, despite efforts by the ship’s doctor, the child did not re gain consciousness.
Mr. Jack Burston, who was a pre-war resident of the Territory, is a brother of Mrs. Ward Oakley and Miss O. Burston.
Dr. Languyon, who has been in charge of the bacteriological department in Noumea, New Caledonia, recently returned to France.