DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 August 1924, Page 2

DOMINION ITEMS.

BV TELKCn.U’Il —I'KKSS ASSN'., COPYHICnT. SOCCER FOOTBALL. AUCKLAND, August L 'i..e Canadian Association footballers returning from Australia, played the Auckland reps, to-ady. Despite the rain that fell throughout the gamo and the ground being in a quagmire, both sides gave a fast, nippy display, tlie visitors combination being a feature of the game. The match • was drawn, one goal each. FOOTBALLER INJURED. CHRISTCHURCH, August 1. Gordon Howes, agetl sixteen years, when playing for Morivale oil the Motivate ground on Saturday, fractured one of his legs. FOUND DEAD IN BED. CHRISTCHURCH, August 4. Frederick William Stephen Jordan, eighty-six years of age. was found dead in bed at 7 a.m. tin Saturday. He lived with his daughter, Mrs Burgess at the Yalilhuivd store. Dr. John W. Ciawshaw had attended Mr Jordan previously and he is prepared to give a certificate a,s to the cause of death.

A FRACMI'RF.D LEG. CHRISTCHURCH, August 4. Al. Hay, a married man, who resides at Xo 21. Roger's Street. Sydenham, was admitted to the hospital on Saturday evening suffering from a fractured leg. lie K employed hv the Gas Company anil sustained the injury while at work. An operation was performed later in the evening, and Ill’s condition yesterday was st.ateil to be satisfnvtoiy street cor.i.isinx. CR.H'ISrCIICRCII. August I. A collision between a motor-ear driven by All's Violet .Marriott, of lit. Mason’s Road, Bromley, and a bicycle ridden by Miss Eliza Maud Anderson, of 1)7, Winchester Street, Alerivale, occurred early on Saturday afternoon at the intersection of Hereford and Colombo Streets. At the time Airs Alnrriott was driving with Air T. Harper, inspector for the Hcalheoto County Council, for Hie purpose of securing her certificaie of ability to drive. Albs Andris m was thrown from her bicycle some eonsideralile distance, hut was not seriously injured. The" bicycle was badly knocked about. DEATH FROM ACCIDKXT. HEXEDI.X. August, fl. .Mr E. ('. Coxhead. manager for Briscoe's, Tiinaru. who was admitted to the hospital on Friday night as ihe result of a motor accident, died on Saturday swelling while under anaesthetic. Deceased, who was ag< I sixty-two. eliteied the elil) lov of Briscoe's thirty-eight yen is ago. and was well known throughout the South Island.

DEATH FROM IXJI'IUKS. DEXEDIX, Ailgust 2. Davh: Edwin Bishop aged ten. died this morning in the hospital, where he was admitted on July 12, suffering from a broken thigh, .suffered while playing on a dray, the shaft striking his leg. s l ' EEOSEI) DR OAVXI NO. AEC'KLAXD, August .1. bears are entertained for the safety of 11. fl. Rack.straw, for many years watchman on the Enion Company’s coal hulk Taliine. A dinghy was picked up floating awash in the harbour on Saturday morning. It is thought that the tackle broke while lie was hauling the boat a board on Friday night, precipitating him .into the water. ' ' ! ' ED'S DEATH FROAr BER'XS. TI.ATARI'. Aug. 4. < Xeilson Partridge, aged 21 months, win of a farmer, died at the public, hospital to-day from burns suffered on Eridav last. When bis mother dressed and sealed him before tbo fire in a chair, to which he was strapped, the child was given a comb with which in play. During a momentary absence of the mother, the comb caught lire, the child being burned on the legs and face. He was sent to the public hospital, where lie appeared to In* doing well till yesterday, when septic absorption set in. ami the child died. At the in<|Ue~t a verdict that death was due to heart failure, following oil shock ami septic absorption, caused by burns accidentally received, was returned.