ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2334, 16 December 1914, Page 6

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

SCHOOLBOY KILLED. (By TeUeraDh.-Prese Association.) Woodville, December 15. A fatal accident happened to a schoolboy this aftornoon. For a. long time past the school children on the Masterton Road have been brought to Woodville School and taken home in Someryille's brake. For a change, Somerville took the children home this afternoon ma motor lorry he has just imported. When slowuig up at the end of tbo lr Urne f - a se von-year-old boy named Noel Smith, stepson of Mr. Roberts, a. farmer, fell off, and a wheel of the lorry went over his head, smashing ia the skull. Death was instantaneous. DEATH OF A FARM LABOURER. . Core, December 15. At the inquest yesterday into the cause of the death of William Bloomneld at Pyramid on Friday, the evidence showed that deceased was seen driving a four-horse team with a- diso harrow. He stopped the team and went to a horse's head, was knocked down, and dragged a few yards. The disc passed-over his head, injuring the brain, The Coroner returned a verdict accordingly. ■ BOLTING HORSE CAUSES ACCIDENT. ■ . A bottle gatherer named John Millar, residing at Petone, met with an'accident last night through his horse bolting. The man was thrown out of his cart, and his right ankle was badly hurt, and his head slightly injured. He was admitted to the Hospital. A FRACTURED ANKLE. A delivery-van. driven by James P, Nielson. of the Wairarapa Meat Co., collided with a stationary tramcar in Aitken Street yesterday ' and.'Nielson sustained a fractured ankle. .. He web taken to the Hospital'to receive treatment. RUN OVER BY A MOTOR-CAR. V A one-armeo* man named Kellv was admitted to the Hospital shortly before one o'clock this morning suffering from internal injuries received through be- , ing. run over by a motor-car at Lowe'r Hutt. Kelly was attended to by Dr. Purdy, who. brought tho unfortunate man to Wellington. ships for our produce 'transports returning. The Prime Minister has completed arrangements with the shipping companies for three steamers, the: Orari, the Atbenic. and the Waimana, which conveyed a portion of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force to Egypt, to return immediately to New Zealand. These vessels are now on their return voyage, and should be available to load meat and. dairy produce at New Zealand ports in January. . In addition it is hoped that the Ma--rere and the Star of Victoria will be available for Now Zealand loading in January. These two steamers conveyed Australian troops, to Egypt, and they have been released, and are returning to Australia. The Prime Minister is now in communication with the Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia, and has made representations that if- possible these boats be not again used for military • purposes. . ; " Information at the'disposal -of the •■ Government shows that ten steareere with insulated space will be available for New Zealand loading in January, and eleven for February loading.' ,- :