ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2977, 15 January 1917, Page 7

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

i . ! DROWNING ACCIDENT AT ROTO» 1 RUA. ; TWO FATALITIES. i By Telegraph—Press Association. j Rotorua, January 14. > Leslie Simpson, aged thirteen years, ' was drowned in Lake Rotorua, near ! the Postmaster Bath, at 11.15 a.m. on Sunday. He was playing in the shailow water, and slipped into a deep * hole. His brother tried to save him, ' but failed, and was nearly pulled un--1 der. f About, 4.30 p.m. on Saturday, May Damond, aged 17 years, a niece of Dr. Poinarc. was dnNvned in Lake Rotoiti. - She was swimming at the mouth of the - Ouau Channel, with three _of Dr. 6 .Poniaro's children, and got into dim- ' culties. and sank before assistance reached her. Her brother was on a r launch noar the spot, and jumped over--1 board, but he himself got into difficulties. The launch was brought quick- , l.v up, but the girl had by this timo ■ disappeared. TTr. Pomare's daughter ' also got into difficulties, but was ress cued. ■ FATAL FALL FROM A DRAY. t ' Core, January 14. ] John Knowlcs, Senr., was carting i wool from Waipounamu to Eivorsdale son Saturday when, the horse bolted. I Knowles, who .was sitting on the" shaft, - fell off. and the wheel passed over him, killing him. SUDDEN DEATH. 0 Auckland, January 13. e A visitor from Gisborne, named ? Thomas Wlielan, unmarried, died sud- " denly i" AlEert Park whilst sitting on a seat conversing with a friend. A s post-mortem examination indicated rupP ture or aneurism of the heart. ti . II The Wellington Hospital reports that " Mrs. Emily Martin was admitted there ~ on Saturday evening, suffering from j concussion of the brain, supposed fcc have been received through being e knocked' down by a motor-car at Taitn, 1 ■-+--- '- -