ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2584, 5 October 1915, Page 4

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

CYCLIST INJURED. Shortly after 12 o'clock yesterday a!ternoon. au accident happened to Mr. Schaef, Press phbtographer, while rid- ' ing a motor-bicycle along Willis Street.' As he was passing the "Evening Post". Offico a ladder iised in painting the out- . side of the '.'Post" premises was blown down, and fell on his bead, inflicting a nasty cut on his forehead, and rendering him unconscious for some minutes. . Ho was taken into the shop! of . Mr. W. S. Wallace, chemist, where he received first-aid, treatment, and was then conveyed to his home. INQUEST TO BE HELD. 'An fnquost'will be held on Thursday concerning tho death of a newly-born infant, whoso body was found in a creek in the Johnsonville district. ; . •■i ■ " FOUND DEAD • By Telegraph.—Press Association. Hunedin, October 4.'Adam Blackley, aged 40 years, employed on tho railway works near Cromwell, was found dead at the foot of a ' cliff. It is thought he fell over while : collecting firewood. His neck was. ; broken. ' SCHOOLBOY'S FATAL FALL.' ' • Auckland, October 4. • _ Charles Corrin, a schoolboy, v was in-, . jured by a fall at Bjrkdale, and died ;■ m the hospital on Sunday. MOTOR-CYCLING FATALITY r Christchurcli, Octolwr 4 Roheni LaSkej-, 'aged 16 years, wnq killed near Rangiora yesterday,.through a motor-cyclp which lie was riding in; • the first time overturning. FATAL SHOOTING ACCIDENT. Auckland, October 4. Walter Seith Bevins, 10 years of age, ' and. Robert M'Farland, aged 20, went out "shooting at St._ Heliers on Sunday. M'Farland had a rifle, 1 which was accidentally discharged. The bullet, struck' Bevins in the neck, causing paralysis, Bevins died to-day. • •

Trees of tlie-palra family have larger leaves than any others. The inaja, palm, which grows on the banks of the Amazon, has leaves . which reach a length of from 30ft.'.to 50ft., and are. 10ft. to 12ft. in breadth. Messre. Lisle and Cook, land and estate agents, CaSliel Street. ■ advertise that tlicy have all classes of farms for salo and lease, also city and suburban property for salo and to let. The Now Zealand Farmers' Co-op. Dis-' tributing Co., Ltd., will sell by' public auction at its market, Allon Street;, on Thursday, at 11 a.m., 500 sacks of oatensheaf chaff. ' Messrs. Abraham and Williams advor-> tise entries for.their Levin sale oft Qotov