ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.
PER PiIESS ASSOCIATION. WjssTroitr, April 30 A boy, two yen e, was burnt to death at Kurums* through h s clothes catching at tbe fire place. Dunedin, April 30. A boy n>m:d Weddei spoon, aged 6, dirfd at Oavershana yesterday under chloroform. Later. At the inquest on the bjy Wedderspoon, who died while undergoing an operation for a growth at the back of the nose, the mtdical evidence was to the effect that the child h»d been thoroughly examined bifoio the chloroform was adminiat led, aud fouid in a fit state to receive if. While ulcobscious the child was seized with fit convulsion'', and txpirc.d, all tffi.i'ts to restore consciousness failing. A verdict was returned in accordance with the evidence. Auckland, April 30. Jamas Ferguson, a s'Ameui.son. was kill.d at Awaiua by a fall of tarth iu a lime kiln. Napiek, Ap'il 30. At the inquest today on Mrs GracWicoeks, the medical evidence showed that death was duo ti hemorrhage ot the brain, and a verdict was returned accordingly.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 105, 1 May 1903, Page 2
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172ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 105, 1 May 1903, Page 2
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