Last Look Round—

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 853, 23 December 1929, Page 11

Last Look Round—

Collision with Train Jack Atkinson, of Dyers Pass Road, Cashmere, suffered injuries to his right leg and head as a result of the motor-car he was driving coming into collision with a railway engine at the Colombo Street crossing, Christchurch, just before one o’clock this morning. * * * Yacht Safe The auxiliary yacht Mana, which left Wellington on Friday for Lyttelton, and for which fears had been expressed. is safe, and moored at Kaikoura. The crew* includes the owner, Mr. J. E. L. Cull, who is to take over a lectureship at Canterbury College. Considerable anxiety had been felt owing to the rough weather. , * * * Rain in Dunedin Up till 11 o’clock this morning, .86 inches of rain had fallen in 24 hours, and the weather is still bad with driving rain. If it continues people in the vicinity of the Leith, where the last flood took place, will be warned this afternoon to leave their houses, as with the high tide running in at 10.30 tonight it is feared the Leith waters will become blocked and overflow' the high wall. Rivers in Taieri and country districts are running high. mm* Van Goes Over Bank Fourteen occupants of a motor van driven by Mr. I. Manson of Whangarei received minor cuts and abrasions, tvhen the vehicle w'ent over a bank near Waipu yesterday. Mr. Manson was returning from the beach at Waipu Cove when the van capsized over a bank owing to the bad state of the road. The injured passengers were attended by Dr. Greenwood of Waipu, and then taken home in motor cars. Two Men Injured William Campbell, aged 58, was admitted to hospital on Saturday suffering from head injuries as a result of being knocked down by a motor-car when alighting from a tram. Clarence Umbers, aged 33, was also sent to hospital with severe head injuries. He had just stepped out of a motor-car when a motor-cycle knocked him down. Student’s Death Doctors’ evidence was heard at the adjourned inquest into the death of Richard Daniel Duder, aged 17, a student at Lincoln Agricultural College, who collapsed in the Riccarton Road and died later at the Christchurch Hospital. The Government analyst said he had found poison in the organs of the deceased. Dr. Pearson, pathologist at the Christchurch Hospital, stated that in his opinion death was due to poison. Youthful Thief Having been remanded for sentence so that the probation officer could prepare a report upon him, Ernest Edwin Newton, a clerk, aged IS, was admitted to probation for two years when he appeared at the Police Court this morning. Newton was charged on three counts of theft; stealing £8 Is from Models, Ltd., on December 17; stealing £l2 9s lid on October 16, and a vanity set valued at 18s on October 1 from Druggist Supplies, Ltd. Accused was ordered to make restitution of £ls 6s lid. The balance of the stolen money had been recovered, according to Chief-Detective Hammond. When Shops are Open Auckland shops will be open until 10 o’clock on Christmas Eve in order to give Santa Claus a final opportunity of filling his bag preparatory to filling stockings. Christmas Day and Boxing Day willbe observed as holidays. The shops will not be open on Friday evening but Saturday afternoon will be observed as a half-holiday as usual. The tram service will be suspended in Queen Street on Christmas Eve between the hours of 7.30 p.m. and 9 p.m. Other vehicular traffic will be excluded from Queen Street from seven o'clock until 10 o’clock. * * * Youth Injured A collision between his motor-cycle and a motor-car on the main road to the Hauraki Plains, between Pokeno and the Mangatawhiri Valley, yesterday afternoon, resulted in Mr. Frank Purcell, aged 20. of Onehunga, suffering severe injuries, including fractures of the skull, left thigh, and left arm. Mr. Purcell was picked up by a motorist and taken to a doctor’s house at Pokeno. After treatment he was removed to the Auckland Hospital, where his condition is stated to be not serious. Both the motor-car and cycle were badly damaged by the collision. Woman Marooned Caught by the tide, a woman spent several hours in a dangerous position on a rock ledge near the point at Ladies’ Bay yesterday morning, before Mr. R. Port, of St. Heliers, could rescue her.

Attracted by the spray swept by a strong wind off the waves, the woman remained on the ledge and did not discover her danger until she turned to go back to the beach. The beach was deserted.

After the woman had been in danger of being swept from the rocks for a considerable time, her position was noticed by Mr. Port. He waded with difficulty to the ledge and carried the then exhausted woman to the beach. She was removed before the tide had reached its full height.