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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3157, 19 March 1889, Page 2

A Dangerous PastimeWellington, Tuesday, A eerioua accident happened at Otaki last night. Eookets were being fired from the balcony of the Telegraph Hotel, when by some mischance one shot down into the street and Exploded with great tee. Three persons, W, H. Te Whiti, W, If. Muir, und Robinson were seriously wounded, and a boy ai)d a native girl slightly, Others had a vory narrow escape, ACCIDENTSWellington, Tuesday., Two other accidents are reported, Yesterday at Upper Hutt John Mcintosh, a well-known ox-publican, was knocked down by a horse which broke his shdßld§r' badly. Dr Wilford drove him to his surgery, buf on the way the horse fell on a precipitous road ani Ijoth men were thrown out, and the doctor's arm was badly hiirt; Molntosh received fet/ier seyere injuries to the head. -At (Ml a yojitig rprirmmcd Albion Tjiomas fraoturdd his loft ar/ii jn t|io |ilgh jump contest, •• •;