ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES
INQUEST ON CHILD
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INVERCARGILL, January. 17
A verdict ob dentil from, shock following extensive burns all over the body caused when- bis nightdress- was accidentally ignited by a wax match wad returned by tlie coroner, Mr E. C, Levvey, at the inquest, in Invercargill, into tlie death ol George William.. Greener,, a; child of two years, son■ of Philip. Duncan Greener, marine engineer, -of difuff. ■ I he.- death occurred in the Southland Hospital.
BABY DROWNED IN BUCKET. WHANGAifir, January 18. An infant boy, Barry Joass, agea eighteen months, who fell into a. bucket of boiling water at his parents’ home at Onerahi on Monday morning, expired 'at Ufe Whangarei Hospital last night.
MAN BREAKS NECK WHEN
DIVING
!TE ‘AROHA, January 18:
A bathing fatality occurred in tlie Waihou River, near Eastport Road, yesterday. George Harry Hove, who was employed in the single men s camp, was bathing with others, and, when diving, hit'hits head on an obstruction, breaking bis neck. Death was instantaneous. Hove’s relatives reside at Waihi.
YOUNG BOY DROWNED. RAETITI, ' January 17
A drowning .fatality occurred at Raetiti, when a young lad, Lancelot Hamilton Osmond, was drowned in the Mangateiteii Stream in about six indies of water.
Tlie hoy had been working hard all the morning and went for a bathe between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. The poo-1 is about 25ft. long, and its greatest depth is only three feet. The water wa.s only isix inches deep where the hoy’s head was lying and only 12 inches deep where his feetwore.
A lAN SUFFERS' SCALDS. TAUPIRI, January 17,
A painful accident befel Mr William Hatwell, .an employee at th p Taupiri Dairy Company’s butter factory at Taupiri. this afternoon. Mr Hatwell was walk'-ng past the .steam generator when it hoilpd o’-er, th<* • boiling water pouring down the full • length of liis Rack. His scant clothing was quickly removed -and first aid was rendered.
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