DOMINION ITEMS
MAN'S LEG SEVERED
Uy Telegraph,—l'er tre»s Astociatiom
TE KUITI, May 26
Seymour Tancred McDowell, a married' man, had his ’ leg severed when attempting to board the train at the Awakino Road crossing at six o’clock this morning. The ground and the stop on the carriage were slippery with frost, and he sdpped and was dragged under the train. His condition is eeri-
SNOW FALL. DUNEDIN. May 27
Rcourt,; at noon state that the roads at Boxhoiough and Alexandra are still immiscible through drifts. The main rhad over Mt Cargill "as also impassable for s°n ie hours yesterday and several motors that attempted to cross came to grief in ditches. / The storm locally • wan the most severe experienced in many years so early in the season. The wind and the drifting snow had the effect of a blizza rd. To-,lay was cold and clear and tilt* sun was shining.
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Hokitika Guardian, 27 May 1932, Page 5
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150DOMINION ITEMS Hokitika Guardian, 27 May 1932, Page 5
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