ACCIDENTS

Hokitika Guardian, 6 May 1930, Page 3

ACCIDENTS

HASTINGS, May 5. While following the li.fc. limit at Mangiitahi, on Saturday, Mrs Gerald Gladstone, daughter of Mr and Mrs •T. Goring Johnston, of Tamumu, Station, was thrown from her horse. She was'picked up unconscious, wrfch injuries, to the head, and taken to the hospital. To-day she was reported to be improving. HAMILTON, May 5. Diean G. R. Barfiett yesterday met .‘with a strange mishap after a busy day. While motoring back to Hamilton from Gordontown, at a point three 'miles from town, he lost cohsciousness. He recovered to find the car in a tangle of blackberries in a ditch 10 feet below the level of the road. He scrambled out unhurt. • DPNEDTN. May 5. Charles Perbo. the brondsider, wlm was injured at the speedway on April Tfi is now reported to be progressiii'ewell, but tlie qxtont of Ids head' in •'•'ps is not yet known'. He was unennscions for a week. ” ■. _Lii . CAR SOMERSAULTS/ INTO RIVER, - f • ". AUCKLAND, May 5. Through his car plunging over , a v \ f t ,ha vl ' int" ,th n Pulioi River to’■"'nrht,. John Wilb'nm Roone, of Stanley Bay. Auckland, received in iuries from which bo died a fmv min-' r nt-es after being removed from the car. I. Tim machine turned a somensault an' l landed m its wheels in shallow water. /

DEATH FROM A FALL

AN UNUSUAL CASE,

AUCKLAND, May 5

An inquest was opened by Coroner Hunt, into the death of Le^’is Bernard Tester, aged 18., who died live days-after he fell 10 feet down a lift well at a factory at Ne.wmar k"t. He continued going to his em plovment until last Friday, when ho complained of pains in the head. After remaining in bed. until Sunday morning, he died at his home. Deceas'ed’s mother stated that when her son came home from work 'n<o Tuesday, he said he had had a slight accident, having fallen down a lift well. He went to work on Friday afternoon. He said he had a severe headache. On Saturday morning at one o’clock' lie said his head wa.s still'aching, and at 1 p.m. the c °mo dav witness called Dr Petit. T, m deceased remained in bed all Saturday. In addition to the head hehe.' the deceased had complained o’ his hack since the accident. He died at 7.4 jon Sunday morning.