SHOCKING FATALITY.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10713, 22 November 1912, Page 5

SHOCKING FATALITY.

POPULAR PRIEST KILLED

(by ieieKraon — Aaauoiauon.'

WELLINGTON. Last Night

The Rev. Father C. J. Venning, S.M., mot with a motorcycle accident this evening at 5.15 o'clock and succumbed to his injuries at 9.50 p.m. Father Venning was turning Hie corner of Hill Street and Guilford Terrace on his muchiim, when be seemed ti lose control, and it dashed into u fence. Jn the recoil he was heavily thrown, with the niachino on top of him. Air W. G. Riddell. S.M.. and Mrs Riddell were spectators of the accident. It was found that Father Venning had sustained concussion of the ■ brain and a fracture of the skull. Dt Pattie and Dr Martin were called in, but held out little hope, and deceased passed away a lew hours later. He appeared to regain consciousness as the last rites were being administered by Rer. Fathers at the Presbytery im Hill Street. Father Venning was 33 years old, and a native of Timani, being a son of Mr .John Venning, of that town'. He studied at St. Patrick's College. "Wellington, and at St. Mary's, Meanee, Hawke's Bay, being ordained in 1903. For some time he was on. the staff of St. Patrick's College. Ho then worked in various parishes in the Wellington Archdiocese. He was a man of tireless energy and did good work for fbe St. Vincent de Paul Society, and mission and rescue work generally.