ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES.

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19882, 11 May 1936, Page 8

ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES.

CYCLIST KILLED. POLICE DETAIN MOTORIST. . WANGANUI, Monday. A cyclist, Joseph Matthew Massey. when cycling along .\'o. 1 line on Saturday. sustained injuries from which he later died. He was struck by a motor-car driven by a Maori. whom the police detained. FATALITV IN WORKSHOPS. STRUCK BY A PIECE OF TIMBER. AUCKLAND. Monday. Alexander McLeod O’Brien (41). whilst. shaping a piece of timber in the Oiahuhu raihvay workshops on Saturday. was killed when it jammed in the machinc. Flying therefrom ii sirurk O'Brien with great force. inflicting internal injuries to which he succumbed )‘esLerl’la‘v morn—ing. BRIDGE FATALITY. SCENE 0F FORMER MISHAP. GISBORNE. Sunday. While Mr J. C. Graham, a well—known Poverty Bay farmer, was travelling along the \\'aimaia Road this morning in company with Mr J. Alex—ander, agricultural adviser of Kemp—-thorne-Prosser and Company‘s staff, Auckland, Mr Graham told his visitor of an accident that had occurred near a dangerous bridge some time ago when a party 01' Maoris went over the side in a car and had a remarkable escape from death. The car was stopped and .\lr Graham‘s visitor looked and said that he could see a motor-cycle and a man‘s body lying in the Ci‘eek below.

Both men hurriedly descended and found the body of Mr Josiah Harvey \\'atton, aged 25. head shepherd on the Maka Station. Tll9 motor—cycle and side—car was lying close by.

FATAL OOLLISIONS. ‘ HASTINGS. Monday. A. B. \\’ail. a mung Maori. was fatally injured when his motorwwlv rollided with a lorry on the mad between Ma—ngaiahi and Maraekaknho. A plilion rider. E. R. Ingram. osraped with slight injury. PALMERSTON NORTH. Sunday. A labourer. Ernest Osborne, nf Lnanurn. surr‘umhpd in injuries suf—fered when his motor—cycle collided with a motor—car in [he \'iciniiy of Marion. AI'CKLAND. Monday. on Saiurday. :1 motor ryr‘llsi, Mer—\'}‘l‘i James Pilkingion (19) was knocked down by a motnr-car ai Pakurangn, and suffered injuries which are regarded as son‘ous. The crash of iha roliisinn was heard a consider—able distance from the shot. and more were a numl‘mi' or wiinrssns of line collision. ’l‘hn motorist. fail-Hi lo strip. hut. left, the injurrrl man by iho rnndside. KILLED BY A TOWLINE. \\'HAXGAREI. Mnnday. Mrs Ellen Mary lll‘Kay {W , the wife of a 100.11 plnsir'rm‘. mn‘i hr-r deaih in a peruliar mnnnnr yrsrrrrldy fli'tr‘r—noon. \\'hiisi simdinz in lhr- mad f\\'r| i‘noinr-r‘ai‘s passed. nnr imxing lhw other with a wire I‘lntlin< lmr‘. \\‘hmi apposite Mrs .\lt‘l\'.l,\' ”11‘ linr‘ l'rulm and mr' and virrlm’l rmmrl \lrs ill-Kai. ilirnwin; hPr in llm zrmmd unrl dragginr hm’ snnw dislmu‘r lmfnrn hx'r plight \\'riS ill‘l‘OVl‘l‘Wl. 'l'l‘m Imp“ of her skull was t'rm'inrr‘rl and mun-r inr jurir‘s inflirind rvn iho Main and She died in hnspilnl wnhnui l‘r‘flfllliil‘l: (‘fll'l_ scimisness. She Imm: .1 fflliill} of {our children.

HIT BY A TRAIN. HEATH I-‘lll.l.o\\'~‘ l.\'.|l my»: .\l'l;l\‘L\.\‘lt, Mnnrln). Mr Lam-:- 'l‘humxrsun ml . “a; knovkmi dmn] II) .1 Main :11 l’smuhwhm on Fatun'lm m‘vning. HIM sul‘form‘l ininrlr‘s \\hirh [IX‘HH‘II fatal .v lnw hum-s lrflcx'. Na 0110 “'lleer HIP am‘yrlwm and no llght can be obliuned as to how it occurred~