CASUALTIES.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 31 March 1926, Page 9

CASUALTIES.

FATAL FALL. By Telegraph—Press Association. WHANGAREI, March 30. William Harvey, aged about (30 years, employed at the Portland Cement ■Works, fell yesterday morning between the Herekino and the Portland wluivf into the harbour, receiving injuries resulting in death in a Whattgarei private hospital.

WOMAN SEVERELY BURNED. By Telegraph—Brass Association HAMILTON, March 30. A middle aged woman, Mrs Lilian Castlcton, employed as housekeeper to Mr Masters, farmer. Eureka, was engaged washing when flames from the copper ignited her clothes. No one was about at the time, and the unfortunate woman endeavoured to suppress the flames by rolling on the grass, but did not sucked until her clothes were nothing but cinders. She managed to make her way into tho house, but was not discovered for an hour. Sho was removed to hospital, where sho lies in a serious condition.

ELTHAM FIRE. tiy Telegraph—Press Asam-mtion. ELTHAM, March 30. That the four victims of the recent fire at the Dominion Boarding House met their death by suffocation and burning was the verdict returned by the jury when the inquiry -into the conflaguration was concluded at It) o'clock last night. A rider was added to the verdict: “That. Hiis jury strongly recommends the strict enforcement of the borough by-laws dealing with the licensing and regulation of boarding houses, particular. y the by-laws regarding the provision of efficient lire escapes.”

INJURED BY MOTOR CAR. By Tt?etfi-ADh» “Proas Association. HAMILTON, March 30. Mrs. Ethel May Prescott, wife of a railway employee, was knocked down by a motor ear, driven by Mrs Lafforty (Franklon), and badly injured, but the extent is not known, pending an X-ray examination. TWO ACCIDENTS AT LAWRENCE. By Telegraph—Press Assiciation. DUNEDIN, March 30. 'I WO rather serious accidents -are reported from the Lawrence district. On Friday, Richard 'Cotton, of AA'aipori. accompanied by William Arnott. of Evan's Flat, was returning from the Lee Stream, when the motor car swerved from rile road and fell into a gully about 100 ft deep. Both were rendered unconscious. ■ Arnott is in the Tnapekn Hospital suffering from a crushed chest and broken ribs. Cotton received facial and other injuries. Tim epr was wrecked. Dn Sunday afternoon. Albert Howard (28). a lesidcnt of Dunedin, was returning from -Millar's Flat, on a motor cycle when be collided with a dog in Whitehaven SI reel, Lawrence He was picked lip unconscious, and is iu the Trapckn Hospital in a serious comlit on. with a fractured skull.