ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8918, 11 September 1907, Page 2

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

Per Press Association.

Nrw PLYjrouTir, September 10. Mr A. A. Pikott has died in the hospital. Deceased \?as 27 poays o£ age and leaves a widow and live children, one of nvc vrepje? old. He was a well-known contractor pf tfes firm of Pikett and Wilkie and had recently CuinploU-l tb<? *ww block of Government buildings. Jpceeasea wap c» good citizen and recently’ entered public life pj which ho chqpred groat energy and .enterprise. Hakes, September 11. 35Mr M. P. Cipllfm, who many years took an active part ip Wapicr local politics, died suddenly last night under somewhat tragic circumstances. Ho had arranged to give a gramophone couoorfc at the Working Men’s Club, and was ascending the platform w*heu ho was seized v.-itb a -jigralvtic stroke, which a foV hours later rhauUod fa-tahy C-ißisTcuvs-cit, tieptoa;ljOr 10. The Inspector of Police Inis' received a message from Akaroa stating that tjhb bgdy of James Joseph Herbert Pascbo, an ’ ex-constable, was found lying bn a road at 8.40 p.m. yesterday. A bottle containing a little whisky was found lying beside him.

Wellington, September 10. An accident which does mot appear to have been witnessed by anybody took place' this afternoon, and terminated fatally. When an electric car stopped on the Kilbiruie liuo it was found that the conductor was missing. Search was madp, and tho man—whose name was Atiiea—Ay as found lying beside the tramline. Ho was picked up and resumed duties partiallv. Subsequently he won't home ill, and r.ijiniponod a doctor. Later he ’ became" worse, and before a second doctor could be summoned Atiiea was dead. The deceased loaves a widow and child.