CASUALTIES.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 13337, 1 February 1909, Page 7

CASUALTIES.

HASTINGS, January 30.. A Maori named Gregory fell doad in tho act of chopping a tree for wild honey. WELLINGTON, January 30. During shunting operations at Thorndon last night, a shunter named , Goorgo Alexander Wetkins, was accidentally killed. With two others, ho -waa engaged in breaking trucks, when suddenly his lantern was eeen to fall. His companions found him lying across the rails terribly injured and quite dead. It is supposed ho slipped, and before he could recover himself tho trucks had passed over him. Deceased wan a married man, and came from Australia. Hβ had been in the railway eervioe for four or five years, and was experienced in shunting work. January 31. The body of a young man, supposed to be tliait of William Burnhy, a recent arrival from Australia, who was reported missing •three, days ago, was found in the harbour this morning. (PKKBS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAMS.) HOKITIKA, January 30. A Chinaman, aged about 66, died on Wednesday morninc at Stafford, after complaining of pains during the night. At the inquest the doctor was unable to account for deceased's death, and the stomach and its contents axe being forwarded to the Government Analyst for report. DUNEDIN, January 31. A man naaned Walter Lawson, a bachelor, aged about sixty_ years, died to-day as tho result of injuries sustained yesterday. Deceased was employed by Mr Scott, a. fanner at North Tarieri, and was riding lioane from work, when. Shis liors© took fright and ran away. X/awson, was unseatod, tupui was apparently entangled in tihe ohaane, being dragged for about a mile. He had no relatives in the Dominion. INVERCARGILL, January 31. Ait tihe inquest on the body found recently in. £ihe Pomaihaloa river, the jtuy found ithafc the man v Frank Fulton, wae found drowned, but tJiero was noihing to show how -he got into lite river, ftnquirdes regarding the death of Donald Fraser, -who was found drowned in The lagoon on Wednesday Last, showed that ho liiad Buffered for fomr years from an intestinal complaint, and been, operated on two years ago. The day before hje death. !h© had bad a very severe attack, and bad. decided to go to ithe hospital. An inquest was deeaned unnecessary.