ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES.

Taranaki Daily News, 21 March 1918, Page 4

ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES.

SHIP'S OFFICERS DROWNED. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Duncdin, March 10. The Union Steam Whip Company's head oftice has been advised that Mr. A. A. Winslow and Mr. W. 8. Hyslop, chief and second olliceis respectively of a Union Company steamer in the Imperial Government's service in the Atlantic, were drowned several weeks ago while endeavoring to secure a ship's boat which had broken adrift in heavy weather. Both the men had many friends in every port in New Zealand. Mr, Winsloe was 30 years old, and was born in Melbourne. Mr. Hyslop was a native of Glasgow, and -was 29 years of age, Both were single men.

DEATH PROM BURNS. Hamilton, March IS. Marion Shaw, a single woman, nj>ad 32, was burned at Tauwharc through her clothes cutching fire while she was washing. She was brought to Waikato Hospital, and died last night. AN EX-GU:<SER'B DEATH. Auckland, Last Night. Sydney Martin, a single man, aged 4-1 years employed as a storeman, died at the hospital from a wound in the throat, which is stated to have been self-inflict-ed. He was a gunner with one of (lie early reinforcements, and was recently in hospital as a neurasthenia patient.