ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 66, 11 December 1907, Page 7

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

ACCIDENTS TO CYCLISTS . . Bicyclists who rido down the steopest portion of liill Street havo overy need to exercise caution. Within tho last few months tliero havo been several bicyclists who have met with serious injuries through being thrown from their machines in that locality. A fow weeks ago, a lady who was knocked over by a young bicyclist suffered a scalp wound and concussion of tho brain. Yesterday morning a young girl who fell from her bicyclo narrowly oscapod injury, and in tho afternoon a man named John l<on, who was bicycling down tho hill, fell through colliding with a dog. He also suffered from concussion of tho brain, and had to rcceivo medical attendance.

BURNED TO DEATH; (BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION,) Christchurch, Docombor 10. Daniel Sharp, a swaggor, aged 66, was burned to death in a hut at Kirweo last night. DREDGEMASTER DROWNED. (BY TELEGRAPH —SPECIAX CORRESPONDENT.) Dunedin, Dccembor 10. Tho body of Goorgo M'Lay, dredgoniaster, after boing battorod about for about a fortnight in tho gorgo of tho Molynoux, bolow Cromwoll, was found to-day noar Clydo. Tho inquost was oponed, and then adjourned till Thursday, so as to allow tho Inspector of Minos to attend. Captain M'Lay, as bo was popularly called, had worked on tho rivor for many years, and had boon often in it, but ablo to emergo by swimming. Most likoly on this occasion his strength failed him. Ho was gotting up in yoars.