ACCIDENTS, FATALITIES OFFENCES, ETC.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1901, 8 June 1889, Page 4

ACCIDENTS, FATALITIES OFFENCES, ETC.

London, June 4 The lower part of a woman’s body has been found in the Thames, and as ib has the appearance of being mutilated, the doctors suspect that a murder has been committed. June S. Additional parts of the woman’s body found in the Thames have been recovered. It is believed that the remains were mutilated in order to conceal traces of abortion. At the inquest on the body of James Maybrick evidence was adduced that deceased was in the habit of taking an arsenical tonic. San Fbancisco, June 5. News has been received here by steamer of a fearful hurricane at Hong Kong, during which a thousand persons were killed, and enormous damage to property caused, Later. The report as to a destructive hurricane at Hong Kong is without foundation. Chicago, Jan e 6. Woodruffe, the waggoner, who confessed to complicity in the murder of Dr. Cronin, implicates Alexander Sullivan, head of the National League in America, who, he alleges, shadowed the murdered man. Oaictjtta, June 4 Cholera is still raging in the Ganjan district, in the Presidency of Madras, and 1500 deaths' were reported last week. Sydney, June i. The Marine Board have cited Captain Fielding and Mr Hurley, second mate of the wrecked steamer Fijian, to appear on Monday to show cause why their certificates should not be suspended. The board hpldjthat they took the vessel towards Tanna Island, where she struck, and that Mr Hurley was guilty‘of negligence'in allowing the steamer approach the island too closely. The board further hold that no blame was attached to M r Duder, the third officer, Gbeymodtti, Juno 6. Patrick Casey, who has been employed for a number of years driving the horses for 'drawing coal trucks across the Brunner bridge, was this morning, between five and six o’clock, driving across the bridge. He accidentally became entangled with the chain which attached the horse to the truck and was thrown off the truck. It passed over him, cutting off his left leg and right arm and injuring his right leg. It has been decided to amputate both legs, but it is not expected that that the poor fellow will survive the operation. Another accident, w;hich is also likely to prove fatal, occurred at Coalpitheath mine. William King, whilst at work, was caught by a fall of coal, which broke his thigh and injured his (skill, besides inflicting other injuries. Chbistchuech, June 5. A young man named Andrew Johnston, aged 19, met his death in Lyttelton to-day at the foundry of Messrs J. Anderson. He was keeping some chains from being jammed be-1 tween a truck of coal which was com- ] jug through the yard, aud the end of *

a large boiler in course of construction for the Templeton freezing works, when somehow or other he got his head between the truck and the rim of the boiler, the result being a complete crushing of the back part of the skull, causing almost instantaneous death. Oamaeu, June 5. By a trap accident at Taipo to-day, Mr Gray, of the firm of Eeid and Gray, had one of his legs broken and was otherwise injured, Mr Blyth, a clerk to the firm, had his leg broken, and Mr. George Sumpter, was rendered insensible for a short time and was a good deal shaken. The horse attached to the trap in which Gray and Blyth were, riding got the bit out of its mouth, and while Blyth was attempting to get the bit into its mouth the horse bolted, and the vehicle attached to it collided with a buggy driven by Mr Sumpter, with the result mentioned.