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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1240, 23 September 1911, Page 3

An extraordinary accident occurred outside His Majesty's ThoatTO, at Auckland, 011 Wednesday evening, at the conclusion of tho "Our Jliss Gibbs" performance. Tlioro was tho usual cfTlus of theatregoers, and a null for tho cars. In crossing tho street a young ladv, when almost on tho tramJnic, found rant she was in danger of being run . down by cither a tramcar or motor-oar. To liavo attempted to cross tho rails would seemingly havo meant stopping in front of tho tram as it travelled down Queen Streot; to havo attempted a retreat likowiso appeared to bo courting a collision with tho motor-car, which was" travelling down Queon Street, and running abreast of tho tram. Thft lady did what might have boon expected under tho circumstances. Sho . moved neither way, but fell in a dead faint on tho spot. Both tho tram and motor jamtnod pn all brakes, and both were brought to a standstill almost 'directly over tho prostrate figure. Tho lady was pickod up by a policeman and convoyed to htir- liornc by the. occujim fll themotor-cnir -