ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES

Southland Times, Issue 20080, 18 January 1927, Page 6

ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES

MOTOR CYCLIST INJURED. COLLIDES WITH MOTOR CAR. (Per United Press Association.) Hamilton, January 17 On the Tirau road near Okoroire, a collision occurred on Sunday evening between a motor car and a motor cycle and side car in which P. B. Smith, a butcher residing at Thames, the driver of the latter vehicle, had a leg fractured in two places. STOCK AGENT FOUND DEAD. Timaru, January 17. On Saturday afternoon Sydney E. Nicholas, aged 33, a stock agent, of Temuka, borrowed a gun, explaining that ho wanted to shoot hares. Shortly afterwards his body was found on the roadside, his hand grasping the gun, with a large hole in his head. At the inquest the Coroner returned a verdict that death was caused by a gunshot wound, self-inflicted, whilst deceased was in a state of depressed mind. LORRY GOES OVER BANK. Gisborne, January 17. This afternoon a motor lorry, driven by W. H. Priestley, while passing a car a few miles on the Gisborne side of Morere, went over a bank and fell 159 feet. Another car passing later picked Priestley up and took him to the Cook Hospital, where he was found to be suffering from a broken collarbone. YOUNG WOMAN’S DEATH. Auckland, January 17. The inquest regarding the death of Myrtle Spanhake, aged 21, who was admitted to the Auckland Hospital on Friday evening with symptoms which suggested food poisoning, and who died a few hours later, was opened to-day. Alice Spanhake, mother of deceaiwd, said her daughter had suffered from haemorrhage of the kidneys three months ago, and was laid up for a week. Cyril Holmes, labourer, said he was with deceased on Friday evening when she slipped and fell. About 20 minutes later she said she did not feel well. A doctor was called and he ordered her removal to hospital where she died about one o’clock next morning. The inquest was then adjourned to obtain the evidence of the conductor who conducted the post mortem examination.