CASUALTIES.

Press, Volume L, Issue 14974, 22 May 1914, Page 8

CASUALTIES.

A peculiar . accident happened on Wednesday evening, on the Opihi rivoi •traffic bridge (writes our Temuka correspondents Air G. Sutherland, car demonstrator for Bochaert's, was returning to-Timaru about 0.30 p.m. Running oh to the bridgo at a moderate pace, lights- full on, he was suddenly confronted by what appeared to be a team of horses emerging from tJio gloom. He tried to steer clear, but the hood iiron struck the near horse in the chest. Tho animal elevated itself on to tho car radiator. After some trouble the cdr was backed off and renewed its journey-Messrs Heron Bros.' lorry and -three-hors© team (for so it proved to be) also went their way, but after afow; paces the horse that, had been struck dropped dead.

(riiKSS ASSOCIATION" TELEGRAMS.) WAIROA, May 21. . A Maori named Tipu Karauria, aged 22; a native of Taupo, was drowned in the'Mohaka river last evening. He was engaged in collecting, driftwood, but slipped in and was carried away by tho current. While going down stream-he managed* to get onn*hugo log, and ho was seen: undressing in. order, to make an attempt to swim, when the log carried'him out into the. breakers and over the: bar" into "the sea. The' body was recovered, aud an inquest is being held.

y. AUCKLAND, May 21. Elizabeth Schonborg, 5 aged 32, a voluntary patient at ■'~- the Avondale ; Mental Hospital, was found dead, with a handkerchief tightly - round her neck and fastened to the bed. She was almost kneeling on the floor, with her head/ bent forward beneath the end of tho r;bedstead. Ten minutes previously she:was;conversing with tho nurse, and appeared to bo quite rational. . ..--■