CASUALTIES.

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 11491, 26 January 1903, Page 9

CASUALTIES.

* A child named James Phillips,, three |> years old, fell from tilu back of an express J, b Wellington on Friday, aad died on Saturp-■ 'toy iTata injury to the head. Cr Frederick Ghinnery, a son of the ■wells'. 3RU>im cab proprietor of St. Asaph street, j. r while driving a young horse yesterday, woe .- "ttfown ottt of the trap. He was taken to f the Hospital, where it was found that one .'. }it his ankles had been dislocated. About nalf-paat two o'clock on Saturday :' Afternoon at Lyttelton, a lad named Stephen [ Korrk fell into the water near what is. *- .knoirn as the "black shed." Another lact named Henry Anderson at once went into f, the water and pluckily saved him from j , drowning. Aeingular accident happened at the Fair- : fidd Freeaang Works on Friday to an em- • ployee, Samuel Hume, in the fellmongery ' ■ He was feeding oiie ,of the t tingeia, which revolved at a great rate, and by some menne or other one of the pelts did ■ot get drawn in properly, and in its revolution struck Hume on the arm, inflicting a , bad flesh wound, and breaking the iimb : below the elbow.

■•(press association* telegrasis.) GREYMOUTH, January 23. At the inquest to-day on the body of Wyatt, the evidence shwved tliat ac was crunk, and had been seen coming out jrf thu public-lK>iis« near the trliarf shortly Wore liis deatli. jiu-y returned a *enhcfc that he was divwued whaie, appa- ■ »ntly, under the influence of liquor. The Cwoner, Mr Hawkins, in scathing terms, •eJKwnced the liquor traffic, and said it was eirectly responsible for this man's death; wit reform was necessary, and that a Mag■ttate should alone constitute a Licensing vommitiee.

NAPIER, January 23. • At the inquest on John Gourlay, found - wad in a cottage, the medical verdict at•Hbttted death to fatty degeneration of the j««t, ncceleruted by excessive drinking. "«» deceased cams to town three weeks ■ooe witi £76, B«n,rlv the whole of which wappeered.