Accidents and Deaths.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 77, 5 April 1904, Page 2

Accidents and Deaths.

(Per Proas Association.) N'APIBH, April 4. A. drowning futalit.v occurred at i lie Port, by which u little hoy nam- ■ •(1 Angus Kotiiilcl Cameron, Nix years 'lil, sou of Kenneth l!m -,111, 0/ the. Ilnrhour Hoard si all', lost his life. I'hu hoy's parents were fishing off In' nil lie wharf, the little fellow • l.iying nlKuit. Suddenly the inothi- missed the child, and on making inquiries found that n man hud seen ihe body in (lie water, and not be■ng u swimmer liaill tried to brine ■1 ashore with ii fishing line, but In•fleetuully ; and the. body W as carriil out to sen. Hunts went out in? search, but Die body Ims not yoV been recovered. (USHORNK, April S» A lad nnmed Alex Hoag w-. ls drowned yesterday near a foot bridge leading to the Turuheru freezing wijrks. The uccidenti was not seen, l<ut it. is supposed tilt! Hoy fell oft the bridge. Tim family hud only arrived the previous day from NaA Maori boy on horseback foil oyer n cliff at Whatiitulu district. The boy escaped with a broken arm". Chinaman in Trouble. (Per Press Association.) PAL.MKUSTON SOUTH, April' 4 The police arrested on Sunday « local Chinese storekeeper ~a mwj, Hum kee, on a charge of receivaiey siolon toltticco and cigarettes to, tilt vai.ic of m>, for the theft of wHich, i.. (.unkM.er and J. M (( ore have. iiheady been charged and ronwnded.. I he tobacco was stolen frym a to--nil wholosule store and tobacconist shop.