ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS

Evening Star, Issue 22455, 28 September 1936, Page 9

ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS

THREE INJURED. Motor accidents involving injuries to four people occurred during the weekend, three persons being seat to hospital, states an Association message from Gisborne At Manutuke, while cn route to a railway camp, Themis Hickey and Thomas Corby stepped out from behind a car and were atriick by another. Neither was senouily injured. , , The other accident occurred at a road intersection in the tOWn whebis a car and a motor cycle glided, Raymond Morris and Rena M'Lachlan (a pillion passenger) suffering injury. Morris was taken to hospital. _ The condition of all three was satisfactory today’ FATAL EXPLOSION. A Hokitika Association message states that Robert Gallon, a married man was blown to pieces by an ezplosion in his tent. PENSIONER’S BODY IN HARBOUR. * The fully-clad body of John Joseph Poland, an old-age pensioner, of Vivian street,., was found floating near the boat harbour at Wellington. Poland, who was 70 years old, was believed to he a brother of Mr Hugh Poland, of Paeroa, who for some years Was a member of Parliament. Apparently the body had not been in the water for any length of time, as a copy of Saturday’s newspaper was found in one of the pockets .—Press Association. FATAL FALL TO CONCRETE. An Auckland Association message states that, as the result of a fall through a trapdoor to a concrete floor yesterday, Paul Bock (63), of Wellington street, died in hospital this morning. Preparatory to moving furniture to an empty garage to Freeman’s Bay, he was sweeping the upper, garage floor, and it is surmised that he slipped. A passer-by heard a moaning sound, and saw Bock in a pool of blood. He informed the police, and Bock, suffering from grave head injuries. was tapen to the hospital in the ambulance, SEAMAN INJURED. Thomas Dawson, aged 30, a seaman employed on the s.s. Ashburton, was admitted to the Hospital at 9.45 on Saturday evening, suffering from Concussion caused' by a fall. YOUNG MAN ELECTROCUTED. While erecting a wireless aerial at' Kaituna yesterday, Roy Clark, a farm labourer, aged 26, was killed when the wire came into contact with high-ten-sion' wires.—(Jhristchurch Frew Association. BOY’S DEATH. At the inquest at Wellington on the boy John Rylands Yorston, aged 10, the finding of the coroner (Mr Gilbertson) was that death was due to a fracture of the skull received when he fell accidentally on a concrete step in tha Botanical Gardens. The evidence showed that the boy was hastening hy a short cut to join- his parents, and fell over a 10-foot • hank. Mr Gilbertson said no blame was attachable to the Gardens people or the City Council.— Press Association. FELL DOWN HATCH. Leslie Anderson, aged 24, employed as a seaman on the s.s. Tamaroa. fell down a hatch this_ afternoon and received an injury to his left bip. Ha was admitted to the Hospital at 2.30 i p.m.