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Hokitika Guardian, 16 November 1918, Page 1

An extraordinary accident was witnessed in Vulcan lane during the premature peace celebrations on If riday last, (states the Auckland “Star”). AL. R. Wynynrd, the well-known secretary of the Tnkapuna Jockey Club, was knocked down by a heavy four-seater motorcar, which stopped with one of the front wheels resting on his abdomen. The car was lifted by a number of by-standers, and Air. Wynyard was extricated. He was dazed, and his clothing was badly torn hut. otherwise he was none the worse for his adventure, and went on smoking a cigar that still remained alight.

Mr. W. G. Riddell. S. M., held an inquest at Wellington concerning the dontli of a child named Frederick Charles Lewis, son of Mr, Frederick Lewis, of Thorndorn quay. Evidence -was given that on Tuesday morning the bov climbed on top of a copper, full of boiling water, in'order to reach a wheel which had been placed in the bricking. In order to accomplish his object die plactd one foot on the wooden lid, which tipped'with his weight, and the child fell into the water. The little fellow was so severely scalded that he died from shock at the Wellington Hospital, where he was taken, the following day. Medical evidence was given that death was due to shock, caused by severe burns, and the Coroner returned a ve rd ict a ecord ingl v. The practice of some employees o. ceasing work at once on the occasion oi good news from the front for the purpose of taking part in the celebrations is sometimes fraught with distinct hardship to the employers (says the “Otago Daily Times”). It is statec that a man employed in a bakery not many miles from Dunedin became so excited when the war news iu regard to Germany came through, that he at once left the ship and participated in the rejoicings, quite ignoring the fad that there was a hatch of bread in the oven. The bread was badly burned and rendered quite useless for consumption. The employer took his loss as philosophically as he could under the circumstances, hut remarked, with reason that the baker might have had the fair, ness to let him know that the bread had been left in the oven and he could then have taken it out himself.