CASUALTIES.

Press, Volume L, Issue 14978, 21 May 1914, Page 8

CASUALTIES.

(PRESS ASSOCIATION' TIXEGUAM.) NAPIER,,May 20. The body of. a man was washed ashore at West Shore this morning. It. had the appearance: of haying been in liho water for several days? The body is ""believed to be that • of » single man iianied Donald McLeod, who. had been ■ missing'front JPortAhuriri since- Sat;Mrday.--;\ : '" '.'• -'■ .'.' . ': ■.'' . :

Andrew Poison, mate of the schooner Morning Light, was the; victim of, a. pamful accident at Lyttelton at about Jl.io yesterday morning. * The vessel was engaged in the" discharge, of timber at Gladstone-Pier,' arid Poison was,stand-; ing on deck supervising tho work. A sling ; of,' - timber had just been raised clear of the hatch, when, as a result of the shipgivirie a lurch, the load struck him on the leg, breaking it in two places. .The; iniured man was given , medical attention by Dr. Gnthrie, and was subsequently removed to his home.

(r&XSS ASSOCIATION: TSUEG&AU.) May 20. Tho man who perished: in *tho Manchester private hotel fire in; Courtenay plrtcej on Sunday morning, has j been identiSed as George White, a flaxmill worker, tintil lately ; employed* in the -Palmerstpn North; district. ."■■■•;He was about 38 years of age, and a native of Bradford, England. , - ' Frederick Knudsen, a seaman belong- * ing to .tho . steamer Kapnni, burst a blood-vessel and bled to death just be-fore-tho vessel was to leave for Patea ■'; this afternoon. He -was a native of Sweden, and had no relations in New Zealand. .