ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1013, 31 December 1910, Page 7

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

LITTLE BOY'S FINE ACT.' . IBy lelegraph.— Special Correspondent.) ■ ■' Waste,-Jon, December 30. A childy. fiTO years' old, named — Moloney, • fell into a deep hole in tho Waipoua Riyor, but was pluc.kily rescued by a little boy named Sandford, 13 years of age, who jumped in fully clad, and brought the. child (then in a semi-conscious condition): to-land. ■ THE MASTERTON EPISODE. Mastorton, December 30. The man Donovan, who was shot hy his wife on Wednesday, is making satisfactory.. progress towards recovery. WANGANUI DROWNING FATALITY. , ■ (By Telegraph—Press Association.) . VVangap.ui, December 30. The bodj; of tho young man, Arthur Littlejohn, who was drowned in tho river six miles above tho town, on Tuesday was found by his brothers to-day about a rnilo. below the . scene of the fatality. body was held by willow trees. Tho funeral takes place at Palmerston North. to-day.

THROWN FROM A SULKY. Creymouih, December 30. Thomas Bell, builder, was thrown from a sulky .through a horso-jibbing, and fell on. his head, this morning. Ho is seriously hurt and is still ur.con.scious. AFTER ■ A SEVERE EXPERIENCE. Ghristciiuroh, December 30. Maitland Rawlins, tlio younger of tlio two boys who woro admitted to tlio hospital yesterday: seriously injured-as tlio result of a fall over a cliff, passed a fairly comfortable night, and was ported to bo ; a little more conscious this morning than when ho was admitted. The other boy, Charles Rawlins, is getting on very well, and passed a comfortable night. TRAM-CAR COLLISION. 'Glirtotchurcli, December 30. A head-on collision took place on tlio Burwood tram-lino this afternoon between a stoam locomotive and an electric car.'' Passengers on tlio latter ear were severely shaken and several found it necessary to come to town for medical aid. BOTH LEGS, FRACTURED. : A married man, named Jobn Alcoclt, residing at the Jacob's Place, was admitted to the hospital yesterday with both legs fractured. It appears -that lie was riding on an express in Lorno Street, with a ( friend, and in stepping off while the express was moving, slipped and fell. Tlio wheels passed over his legs inflicting tlio injuries mentioned. -Dr. H. J. M'Lean was called, and after attending to the injuries, ordered a removal to the hos- ' pital.